4517.0 - Prisoners in Australia, 2013

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 05/12/2013

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Contents In this issue Overview + Prisoner characteristics, Australia Changes in the Prisoner Population Indigenous status of prisoners Most Serious Offence or Charge Country of Birth Prior Imprisonment Sentenced Prisoners Unsentenced Prisoners Periodic Detainees + Prisoner characteristics, states and territories + Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoner characteristics + State and territory profiles + Federal offender characteristics Australian prisoner numbers reach 30,000 for the first time (Media Release) History of changes About this Release	COUNTRY OF BIRTH At 30 June 2013, 81% (24,970) of all prisoners (sentenced and unsentenced) were born in Australia. This was followed by New Zealand (3% or 883 prisoners), Vietnam (2% or 735 prisoners) and the United Kingdom (2% or 537 prisoners). (Table 6) Prisoners born in Sudan had the highest imprisonment rate (582 prisoners per 100,000 adult population born in Sudan), followed by prisoners born in Samoa (501 prisoners per 100,000 adult population born in Samoa). (Table 23) Footnote(s): (a) Rate per 100,000 of relevant population. Source(s): Prisoners in Australia Previous Page \| Next Page Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.