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Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics: Female Prisoners |
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Overview:
The Australian prison population mostly consists of male prisoners (93.2%). Both male and female prisoner numbers have been increasing since 1984, although the number of female prisoners has been increasing at more that twice the rate than that of their male counterparts. This can be seen with the increase in female prisoners as a percentage of total prisoners since 1984.
Between 1984 and 2003, there was a 75% increase in the imprisonment rate per 100.000 male adults (age 17 and over) for men where as the equivalent rate for women soared by 209%.
SOURCE:
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2004, Australian social trends 2004, cat.no. 4102.0, ABS, Canberra.
Australian Bureau of Statistics 2004, Prisoners in Australia 2003, cat. no. 4517.0, ABS, Canberra.
Australian Institute of Criminology 1984, Australian prisoners, AIC, Canberra.
Number of female prisoners, 1984-2003
SOURCE:
- Australian Institute of Criminology 1984-1993, Australian prisoners, AIC, Canberra.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics 1994-2004, Prisoners in Australia, cat. no. 4517.0, ABS, Canberra.
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