4517.0 - Prisoners in Australia, 2012

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Women prisoners increasing at a faster rate than men (Media Release)

Contents >> Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoner characteristics >> Most Serious Offence/Charge

MOST SERIOUS OFFENCE/CHARGE

Just over one third (34% or 2,673) of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners were sentenced/charged for acts intended to cause injury, and a further 15% (1,231) for unlawful entry with intent. Illicit drug offences were the offences that accounted for the highest proportion of non-Indigenous prisoners (15%), followed by acts intended to cause injury (14%) and sexual assault (13%). (Table 4.1)