4517.0 - Prisoners in Australia, 2016

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 08/12/2016

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Key findings In this issue Overview + Prisoner characteristics, Australia + Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoner characteristics Imprisonment rates Sex Age Prior adult imprisonment Sentenced prisoners Unsentenced prisoners + State and Territory profiles + Federal offender characteristics Unsentenced prisoners continue to rise (Media Release) History of changes About this Release	Imprisonment rates At 30 June, 2016, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait imprisonment rate (prisoners per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population): increased from 2,253 at 30 June, 2015 to 2,346. The non-Indigenous imprisonment rate increased from 146 to 154 prisoners per 100,000 non-Indigenous population. increased in every jurisdiction except South Australia. was highest in Western Australia (3,997), followed by the Northern Territory (2,914). (Table 19) when age standardised, was 13 times greater than the age standardised imprisonment rate for non-Indigenous persons (2,039 compared to 163). (Table 16) Footnote(s): (a) Rate per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult population. See Explanatory Notes paragraphs 54–57, 59–62 and 64–72. Source(s): Prisoners in Australia Footnote(s): (a) Rate per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult population. See Explanatory Notes paragraphs 54–57, 59–62 and 64–72. Source(s): Prisoners in Australia Footnote(s): (a) The ratio of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander to non-Indigenous imprisonment rates is calculated by dividing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rate by the non-Indigenous rate. Source(s): Prisoners in Australia Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.