4517.0 - Prisoners in Australia, 2018

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 06/12/2018

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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 Prisoner numbers up 4 per cent from 2017 (Media Release) + Federal Offender characteristics About this Release History of changes	IMPRISONMENT RATES At 30 June 2018, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander age standardised imprisonment rate (prisoners per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population; see Explanatory Notes paragraphs 53-71): increased in all jurisdictions except Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania since 2017. was highest in Western Australia (3717), followed by the Northern Territory (2579). (Table 18) Footnote(s): (a) Rate per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult population. See Explanatory Notes paragraphs 53–59, 60–62 and 63–71. Source(s): Prisoners in Australia Footnote(s): (a) Rate per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adult population. See Explanatory Notes paragraphs 53–59, 60–62 and 63–71. Source(s): Prisoners in Australia Footnote(s): (a) Ratio of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander to non-Indigenous imprisonment rates. This 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.