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Australian Crime: Facts and Figures 2002

Trends in prison populations

Prisoners, rate per 100,000 adults, 1983-2001
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Sources:

  • Australian Bureau of Statistics 1981-2001, Population by age and sex: Australian states and territories (various issues), cat. no. 3201.0.
  • Australian Institute of Criminology 1983-1993, Australian Prisoners (various issues), Australian Institute of Criminology, Canberra.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics 1994-2002, Prisoners in Australia (various issues), cat. no. 4517.0.

What this chart shows

  • Between 1983 and 2001, the overall imprisonment rate increased from 92 to 150 per 100,000 adult population. The prison population has grown by an average 5% a year since 1983.
  • At 30 June 2001, sentenced prisoners accounted for 81% of the total prisoner population.
  • The number of prisoners who were remanded in custody (awaiting trial or sentence), increased from 26 to 29 per 100,000 relevant population, between 2000 and 2001.

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