Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal imprisonment rate Australia 2009-2019 by gender

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 3, 2024

In 2019, about 405.7 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women per 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander female inhabitants were imprisoned in Australia. In the same year, almost four thousand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men per 100,000 were imprisoned.

Imprisonment rate of Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people in Australia from 2009 to 2019, by gender*

Characteristic	Male	Female
2019	3,772.4	405.7
2018	3,984.4	459.9
2017	3,894.2	418.8
2016	3,700.2	408.4
2015	3,531.7	405.8
2014	3,391.5	360.9
2013	3,187.2	317.1
2012	3,093.2	311.4
2011	3,064.3	263.5
2010	3,082.7	283.1
2009	3,095.1	267

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Release date

December 2020

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

2009 to 2019

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

*Prisoner rates are expressed as imprisoned persons per 100,000 inhabitants. It is calculated by dividing the number of prisoners by the estimated resident population and multiplying the result by 100,000.
In this statistic, the age standardized imprisonment rate is used in order to account for age differences between study populations.

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