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Corrective Services, Australia

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National and state information about adult prisoners and community based corrections, including legal status, custody type, Indigenous status, sex

Reference period

December Quarter 2023

Released

14/03/2024

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Key statistics

42,274 persons were in custody in the December quarter 2023, stable since the September quarter 2023
There were 16,131 unsentenced prisoners, stable for the quarter
81,760 persons were serving community-based corrections (CBC) orders, up 1% (412 persons) from the September quarter 2023

There were various government restrictions in place across the states and territories due to COVID-19 from March 2020 to February 2022. The restrictions may have had an impact on criminal activity and the justice system.

Persons in custody

There were 42,274 (average daily number) prisoners:

stable from 42,215 in the September quarter 2023
up 3% from 41,029 in the December quarter 2022

Average number of persons in custody(a), Dec 2018 to Dec 2023
	Prisoners
Dec Qtr 2018	42,779
Mar Qtr 2019	43,320
Jun Qtr 2019	43,306
Sep Qtr 2019	42,987
Dec Qtr 2019	43,069
Mar Qtr 2020	44,159
Jun Qtr 2020	41,784
Sep Qtr 2020	41,002
Dec Qtr 2020	41,668
Mar Qtr 2021	42,633
Jun Qtr 2021	43,073
Sep Qtr 2021	42,506
Dec Qtr 2021	40,862
Mar Qtr 2022	40,330
Jun Qtr 2022	40,627
Sep Qtr 2022	40,907
Dec Qtr 2022	41,029
Mar Qtr 2023	41,833
Jun Qtr 2023	42,204
Sep Qtr 2023	42,215
Dec Qtr 2023	42,274

Average number of persons in custody(a), Dec 2018 to Dec 2023

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(a) Based on average daily number.

Imprisonment rates

The imprisonment rate was 203 persons per 100,000 adult population:

down from 204 persons in the September quarter 2023
up from 202 persons in the December quarter 2022

Average daily imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Dec 2022, Sep 2023 and Dec 2023
	Dec Qtr 2022	Sep Qtr 2023	Dec Qtr 2023
NSW	195.2	189.9	186.4
Vic.	128.4	120.5	117.0
Qld	233.9	246.6	245.3
SA	215.5	207.9	211.2
WA	286.9	305.4	310.7
Tas.	140.9	166.1	168.8
NT	1,043.8	1,127.8	1,142.8
ACT	109.0	100.9	102.8
Aust.	202.3	203.7	202.5

Average daily imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Dec 2022, Sep 2023 and Dec 2023

["","Dec Qtr 2022","Sep Qtr 2023","Dec Qtr 2023"]

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(a) Rate is the number of prisoners per 100,000 adult population. Based on average daily number.

Sex

Of all prisoners:

93% (39,116) were male
7% (3,158) were female

The imprisonment rate for male prisoners was 381 persons per 100,000 adult male population, down from 383 persons last quarter.

The imprisonment rate for female prisoners was 30 persons per 100,000 adult female population, down from 31 persons last quarter.

Type of custody

Of all prisoners:

84% (35,386) were in secure custody
16% (6,888) were in open custody

Legal status

16,131 (38%) of the 42,304 prisoners (first day of the month) were unsentenced:

down from 16,182 in the September quarter 2023
up from 15,515 in the December quarter 2022

26,075 (62%) of the 42,304 prisoners (first day of the month) were sentenced, up from:

25,913 in the September quarter 2023
25,565 in the December quarter 2022

Average number of unsentenced prisoners(a), Dec 2018 to Dec 2023
	Unsentenced prisoners
Dec Qtr 2018	13,970
Mar Qtr 2019	14,662
Jun Qtr 2019	14,635
Sep Qtr 2019	14,257
Dec Qtr 2019	14,128
Mar Qtr 2020	15,238
Jun Qtr 2020	13,835
Sep Qtr 2020	13,081
Dec Qtr 2020	13,633
Mar Qtr 2021	14,559
Jun Qtr 2021	15,219
Sep Qtr 2021	15,248
Dec Qtr 2021	14,250
Mar Qtr 2022	14,884
Jun Qtr 2022	15,114
Sep Qtr 2022	15,240
Dec Qtr 2022	15,515
Mar Qtr 2023	16,158
Jun Qtr 2023	16,348
Sep Qtr 2023	16,182
Dec Qtr 2023	16,131

Average number of unsentenced prisoners(a), Dec 2018 to Dec 2023

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(a) Based on average number on the first day of the month.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners

There were 14,463 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners, up from:

14,183 in the September quarter 2023
13,197 in the December quarter 2022

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate was 2,549 persons per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, up from:

2,500 in the September quarter 2023
2,383 in the December quarter 2022

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate for male prisoners was 4,683 persons per 100,000 adult male Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, up from 4,584 persons last quarter.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate for female prisoners was 473 persons per 100,000 adult female Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, up from 472 persons last quarter.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Dec 2022, Sep 2023 and Dec 2023
	Dec Qtr 2022	Sep Qtr 2023	Dec Qtr 2023
NSW	1,983.1	1,979.1	1,988.8
Vic.	1,943.7	1,885.5	1,883.3
Qld	2,284.5	2,486.9	2,546.4
SA	2,531.1	2,476.7	2,621.8
WA	3,662.1	4,023.9	4,145.1
Tas.	739.2	841.4	879.7
NT	3,233.4	3,487.2	3,541.5
ACT	1,969.9	1,662.3	1,690.4
Aust.	2,382.8	2,500.0	2,549.3

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rate(a), By states and territories, Dec 2022, Sep 2023 and Dec 2023

["","Dec Qtr 2022","Sep Qtr 2023","Dec Qtr 2023"]

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(a) Rate is the number of prisoners per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. Based on average daily number.

Federal sentenced prisoners

There were 1,299 federal sentenced prisoners, up from:

1,170 in the September quarter 2023
1,094 in the December quarter 2022

Prisoner receptions

The total number of prisoner receptions was 17,260, up from:

17,200 in the September quarter 2023
16,805 in the December quarter 2022

Number of prisoner receptions(a), Dec 2018 to Dec 2023
	Receptions
Dec Qtr 2018	17,342
Mar Qtr 2019	17,349
Jun Qtr 2019	16,999
Sep Qtr 2019	17,168
Dec Qtr 2019	17,577
Mar Qtr 2020	17,611
Jun Qtr 2020	14,624
Sep Qtr 2020	15,919
Dec Qtr 2020	16,309
Mar Qtr 2021	16,481
Jun Qtr 2021	16,139
Sep Qtr 2021	15,161
Dec Qtr 2021	15,094
Mar Qtr 2022	14,829
Jun Qtr 2022	15,381
Sep Qtr 2022	16,720
Dec Qtr 2022	16,805
Mar Qtr 2023	17,336
Jun Qtr 2023	16,504
Sep Qtr 2023	17,200
Dec Qtr 2023	17,260

Number of prisoner receptions(a), Dec 2018 to Dec 2023

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(a) Total number of prisoner receptions.

Prisoner releases

The total number of prisoner releases was 17,278, up from:

16,779 in the September quarter 2023
16,964 in the December quarter 2022

Number of prisoner releases(a), Dec 2018 to Dec 2023
	Releases
Dec Qtr 2018	17,741
Mar Qtr 2019	16,545
Jun Qtr 2019	17,487
Sep Qtr 2019	17,326
Dec Qtr 2019	17,195
Mar Qtr 2020	17,042
Jun Qtr 2020	17,365
Sep Qtr 2020	15,562
Dec Qtr 2020	15,972
Mar Qtr 2021	15,346
Jun Qtr 2021	16,196
Sep Qtr 2021	16,323
Dec Qtr 2021	16,648
Mar Qtr 2022	14,498
Jun Qtr 2022	15,400
Sep Qtr 2022	16,251
Dec Qtr 2022	16,964
Mar Qtr 2023	16,155
Jun Qtr 2023	16,511
Sep Qtr 2023	16,779
Dec Qtr 2023	17,278

Number of prisoner releases(a), Dec 2018 to Dec 2023

["","Releases"]

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(a) Total number of prisoner releases.

Community-based corrections

Persons in community-based corrections

There were 81,760 persons serving CBC orders, up from:

81,348 in the September quarter 2023
78,927 in the December quarter 2022

Average number of persons in community-based corrections(a), Dec 2018 to Dec 2023
	Persons
Dec Qtr 2018	73,430
Mar Qtr 2019	75,565
Jun Qtr 2019	79,151
Sep Qtr 2019	82,050
Dec Qtr 2019	83,648
Mar Qtr 2020	83,377
Jun Qtr 2020	80,411
Sep Qtr 2020	78,401
Dec Qtr 2020	77,919
Mar Qtr 2021	77,529
Jun Qtr 2021	78,785
Sep Qtr 2021	79,211
Dec Qtr 2021	79,869
Mar Qtr 2022	78,928
Jun Qtr 2022	77,715
Sep Qtr 2022	77,861
Dec Qtr 2022	78,927
Mar Qtr 2023	79,342
Jun Qtr 2023	79,984
Sep Qtr 2023	81,348
Dec Qtr 2023	81,760

Average number of persons in community-based corrections(a), Dec 2018 to Dec 2023

["","Persons"]

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(a) Based on average number on the first day of the month.

Rates for persons in community-based corrections

The rate of persons serving CBC orders was 392 persons per 100,000 adult population:

down from 393 in the September quarter 2023
up from 389 in the December quarter 2022

Community-based corrections rate(a), By states and territories, Dec 2022, Sep 2023 and Dec 2023
	Dec Qtr 2022	Sep Qtr 2023	Dec Qtr 2023
NSW	537.2	555.0	554.5
Vic.	201.2	202.5	200.6
Qld	467.8	447.3	446.5
SA	353.3	365.7	368.6
WA	272.9	279.8	278.8
Tas.	432.0	423.9	417.0
NT	673.6	748.1	729.2
ACT	214.9	205.6	217.0
Aust.	389.1	392.5	391.6

Community-based corrections rate(a), By states and territories, Dec 2022, Sep 2023 and Dec 2023

["","Dec Qtr 2022","Sep Qtr 2023","Dec Qtr 2023"]

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(a) Rate per 100,000 persons for the state/territory of interest.

Sex

Of all persons serving CBC orders:

81% (65,868) were male
19% (15,855) were female

The rate for male persons serving CBC orders was 642 persons per 100,000 adult male population, down from 645 persons last quarter.

The rate for female persons serving CBC orders was 149 persons per 100,000 adult female population, stable since last quarter.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving community-based corrections orders

There were 20,735 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons serving CBC orders, up from:

20,186 in the September quarter 2023
18,958 in the December quarter 2022

Average number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections(a), Dec 2018 to Dec 2023
	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons
Dec Qtr 2018	15,615
Mar Qtr 2019	16,109
Jun Qtr 2019	16,765
Sep Qtr 2019	17,287
Dec Qtr 2019	17,661
Mar Qtr 2020	17,642
Jun Qtr 2020	17,229
Sep Qtr 2020	16,923
Dec Qtr 2020	17,324
Mar Qtr 2021	17,459
Jun Qtr 2021	17,844
Sep Qtr 2021	18,198
Dec Qtr 2021	18,600
Mar Qtr 2022	18,506
Jun Qtr 2022	18,153
Sep Qtr 2022	18,331
Dec Qtr 2022	18,958
Mar Qtr 2023	19,060
Jun Qtr 2023	19,561
Sep Qtr 2023	20,186
Dec Qtr 2023	20,735

Average number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in community-based corrections(a), Dec 2018 to Dec 2023

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(a) Based on average number on the first day of the month.

Type of community-based corrections orders

There were 57,175 Sentenced probation orders, up from:

56,725 in the September quarter 2023
54,339 in the December quarter 2022

Average number of Sentenced probation orders(a), Dec 2018 to Dec 2023
	Orders
Dec Qtr 2018	47,852
Mar Qtr 2019	48,472
Jun Qtr 2019	52,197
Sep Qtr 2019	55,420
Dec Qtr 2019	57,149
Mar Qtr 2020	57,550
Jun Qtr 2020	55,153
Sep Qtr 2020	53,775
Dec Qtr 2020	53,973
Mar Qtr 2021	53,562
Jun Qtr 2021	54,862
Sep Qtr 2021	55,084
Dec Qtr 2021	55,255
Mar Qtr 2022	54,219
Jun Qtr 2022	53,314
Sep Qtr 2022	53,643
Dec Qtr 2022	54,339
Mar Qtr 2023	54,809
Jun Qtr 2023	55,618
Sep Qtr 2023	56,725
Dec Qtr 2023	57,175

Average number of Sentenced probation orders(a), Dec 2018 to Dec 2023

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(a) Based on average number on the first day of the month.

There were 17,538 Parole orders:

up from 17,413 in the September quarter 2023
down from 17,803 in the December quarter 2022

Average number of Parole orders(a), Dec 2018 to Dec 2023
	Orders
Dec Qtr 2018	17,362
Mar Qtr 2019	17,505
Jun Qtr 2019	17,709
Sep Qtr 2019	17,872
Dec Qtr 2019	18,016
Mar Qtr 2020	17,911
Jun Qtr 2020	17,854
Sep Qtr 2020	17,629
Dec Qtr 2020	17,641
Mar Qtr 2021	17,451
Jun Qtr 2021	17,615
Sep Qtr 2021	17,861
Dec Qtr 2021	18,233
Mar Qtr 2022	18,267
Jun Qtr 2022	17,806
Sep Qtr 2022	17,572
Dec Qtr 2022	17,803
Mar Qtr 2023	17,666
Jun Qtr 2023	17,317
Sep Qtr 2023	17,413
Dec Qtr 2023	17,538

Average number of Parole orders(a), Dec 2018 to Dec 2023

["","Orders"]

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(a) Based on average number on the first day of the month.

There were 12,914 Community service orders, up from:

12,881 in the September quarter 2023
12,405 in the December quarter 2022

Average number of Community services orders(a), Dec 2018 to Dec 2023
	Orders
Dec Qtr 2018	10,627
Mar Qtr 2019	10,527
Jun Qtr 2019	10,705
Sep Qtr 2019	12,969
Dec Qtr 2019	14,747
Mar Qtr 2020	15,014
Jun Qtr 2020	14,136
Sep Qtr 2020	13,275
Dec Qtr 2020	12,900
Mar Qtr 2021	12,688
Jun Qtr 2021	13,054
Sep Qtr 2021	13,020
Dec Qtr 2021	12,835
Mar Qtr 2022	12,519
Jun Qtr 2022	12,269
Sep Qtr 2022	12,258
Dec Qtr 2022	12,405
Mar Qtr 2023	12,429
Jun Qtr 2023	12,571
Sep Qtr 2023	12,881
Dec Qtr 2023	12,914

Average number of Community services orders(a), Dec 2018 to Dec 2023

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(a) Based on average number on the first day of the month.

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Persons in custody

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Sex

Type of custody

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment rates

Federal sentenced prisoners

Prisoner receptions

Prisoner releases

Community-based corrections

Persons in community-based corrections

Rates for persons in community-based corrections

Sex

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