4517.0 - Prisoners in Australia, 2015

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 11/12/2015

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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 About this Release + Federal offender characteristics History of changes Unsentenced prisoners at the highest level in a decade (Media Release)	Imprisonment rates At 30 June 2015, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait imprisonment rate (prisoners per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population): increased from 2,175 at 30 June 2014 to 2,253. The non-Indigenous imprisonment rate increased from 138 to 146 prisoners per 100,000 non-Indigenous population. increased in New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory; and decreased in Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia. was highest in Western Australia (3,621), followed by the Northern Territory (2,886). (Table 19) when age standardised, was 13 times greater than the age standardised imprisonment rate for non-Indigenous persons (1,951 compared to 153). (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.