Between 2012 and 2022, the share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia's prison system trended upwards, increasing from 27.2 percent in 2012 to 31.8 percent in 2022. Indigenous Australians are starkly overrepresented in the criminal justice system.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners in Australia from 2012 to 2022
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (February 24, 2023). Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners in Australia from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411757/australia-share-of-indigenous-prisoners-timeline/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners in Australia from 2012 to 2022." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411757/australia-share-of-indigenous-prisoners-timeline/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners in Australia from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411757/australia-share-of-indigenous-prisoners-timeline/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Prisoners in Australia from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411757/australia-share-of-indigenous-prisoners-timeline/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners in Australia from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411757/australia-share-of-indigenous-prisoners-timeline/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners in Australia from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, February 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1411757/australia-share-of-indigenous-prisoners-timeline/
