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Target 10

Target 10: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are not overrepresented in the criminal justice system

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are not overrepresented in the criminal justice system.

Description



  • Number and age-standardised rate (per 100,000) of First Nations Australians aged 18 years or over in legal custody of adult corrective services

  • Age-standardised rate (per 100,000) of non-Indigenous Australians aged 18 years or over in legal custody of adult corrective services.


Data period



  • As at June 30 2022

  • As at June 30 2021

  • As at June 30 2020

  • As at June 30 2019

  • As at June 30 2018

  • As at June 30 2017

  • As at June 30 2016

  • As at June 30 2015

  • As at June 30 2014

  • As at June 30 2013

  • As at June 30 2012.


Data source


ABS Prisons in Australia, via the Australian Government Productivity Commission website < https://www.pc.gov.au/closing-the-gap-data/dashboard/socioeconomic/outcome-area10 >.


Region types reported



  • Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2021 Main Structure regions: States and Territories, Australia.


Suppression rules


Measure based on publicly available data. No further suppression rules applied.


Notes



  • From 2019, in all states and territories, persons remanded or sentenced to adult custody are aged 18 years or over. Previous data may include persons under the age of 18 in adult correctional institutions.

  • Rates are calculated based on ABS ERP Series B projections for 30 June of the relevant calendar year.

  • Age-standardised rates are calculated using the direct method of age standardisation.

  • Comparisons of imprisonment rates should be made with care, especially for states and territories with relatively small Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations. Small changes in prisoner numbers can cause variations in rates that do not accurately represent either real trends over time or consistent differences from other jurisdictions.


Reference material


Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (2023), Prisoners in Australia, ABS website, accessed 14 November 2023.


ABS (2023), Prisoners in Australia methodology, ABS website, accessed 13 November 2023.


Productivity Commission (PC) (2023), Socioeconomic outcome area 10, Productivity Commission website, accessed 3 October 2023

Description



  • Age-standardised rate (per 100,000) of First Nations males aged 18 years or over in legal custody of adult corrective services

  • Age-standardised rate (per 100,000) of First Nations females aged 18 years or over in legal custody of adult corrective services.


Data period



  • As at June 30 2022.


Data source


ABS Prisons in Australia, via the Australian Government Productivity Commission website < https://www.pc.gov.au/closing-the-gap-data/dashboard/socioeconomic/outcome-area10 >.


Region types reported



  • Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2021 Main Structure regions: States and Territories, Australia.


Suppression rules


Measure based on publicly available data. No further suppression rules applied.


Notes



  • Rates are calculated based on ABS ERP Series B projections for 30 June of the relevant calendar year.

  • Age-standardised rates are calculated using the direct method of age standardisation.

  • Comparisons of imprisonment rates should be made with care, especially for states and territories with relatively small Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations. Small changes in prisoner numbers can cause variations in rates that do not accurately represent either real trends over time or consistent differences from other jurisdictions.


Reference material


Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (2023), Prisoners in Australia, ABS website, accessed 14 November 2023.


ABS (2023), Prisoners in Australia methodology, ABS website, accessed 13 November 2023.


Productivity Commission (PC) (2023), Socioeconomic outcome area 10, Productivity Commission website, accessed 3 October 2023.

Description



  • Number of First Nations Australians aged 18 years in legal custody of adult corrective services

  • Number of First Nations Australians aged 19 years in legal custody of adult corrective services

  • Number of First Nations Australians aged 20-24 years in legal custody of adult corrective services

  • Number of First Nations Australians aged 25-29 years in legal custody of adult corrective services

  • Number of First Nations Australians aged 30-34 years in legal custody of adult corrective services

  • Number of First Nations Australians aged 35-39 years in legal custody of adult corrective services

  • Number of First Nations Australians aged 40-44 years in legal custody of adult corrective services

  • Number of First Nations Australians aged 45-49 years in legal custody of adult corrective services

  • Number of First Nations Australians aged 50-54 years in legal custody of adult corrective services

  • Number of First Nations Australians aged 55-59 years in legal custody of adult corrective services

  • Number of First Nations Australians aged 60-64 years in legal custody of adult corrective services

  • Number of First Nations Australians aged 65+ years in legal custody of adult corrective services.


Data period



  • As at June 30 2022.


Data source


ABS Prisons in Australia, via the Australian Government Productivity Commission website < https://www.pc.gov.au/closing-the-gap-data/dashboard/socioeconomic/outcome-area10 >.


Region types reported



  • Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2021 Main Structure regions: States and Territories, Australia.


Suppression rules


Measure based on publicly available data. No further suppression rules applied.


Notes



  • Rates are calculated based on ABS ERP Series B projections for 30 June of the relevant calendar year.

  • Comparisons of imprisonment rates should be made with care, especially for states and territories with relatively small Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations. Small changes in prisoner numbers can cause variations in rates that do not accurately represent either real trends over time or consistent differences from other jurisdictions.


Reference material


Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (2023), Prisoners in Australia, ABS website, accessed 14 November 2023.


ABS (2023), Prisoners in Australia methodology, ABS website, accessed 13 November 2023.


Productivity Commission (PC) (2023), Socioeconomic outcome area 10, Productivity Commission website, accessed 3 October 2023.