In 2022, illicit drug offenders represented 13.6 percent the prison population in Australia. Between 2010 and 2022, the proportion of drug offenders in Australian prisons peaked at 15.8 percent in 2015.
Proportion of people imprisoned for illicit drug offences in Australia from 2010 to 2022
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (February 24, 2023). Proportion of people imprisoned for illicit drug offences in Australia from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/993513/australia-proportion-of-imprisoned-people-for-illicit-drug-offences/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Proportion of people imprisoned for illicit drug offences in Australia from 2010 to 2022." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/993513/australia-proportion-of-imprisoned-people-for-illicit-drug-offences/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023). Proportion of people imprisoned for illicit drug offences in Australia from 2010 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/993513/australia-proportion-of-imprisoned-people-for-illicit-drug-offences/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Proportion of People Imprisoned for Illicit Drug Offences in Australia from 2010 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/993513/australia-proportion-of-imprisoned-people-for-illicit-drug-offences/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Proportion of people imprisoned for illicit drug offences in Australia from 2010 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/993513/australia-proportion-of-imprisoned-people-for-illicit-drug-offences/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Proportion of people imprisoned for illicit drug offences in Australia from 2010 to 2022 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, February 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/993513/australia-proportion-of-imprisoned-people-for-illicit-drug-offences/
