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Indigenous overrepresentation index scores, by gender, 2019/2020 to 2023/2024

scores 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 2019/2020 2020/2021 2021/2022 2022/2023 2023/2024 Indigenous menIndigenous men Indigenous womenIndigenous women Total IndigenousTotal Indigenous
Note(s):
The overrepresentation index calculates the relative difference between Indigenous and non-Indigenous incarceration rates while controlling for age and gender differences between populations. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from the Centre for Demography at Statistics Canada. Daily counts for the correctional population are derived from federal facilities operated by Correctional Service Canada (CSC) and correctional centres operated by provincial governments. Provincial and territorial breakdowns of CSC counts are determined by the jurisdiction where the initial federal sentence for the person supervised was issued.
Source(s):
Canadian Correctional Services Survey (5251).

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Indigenous overrepresentation index scores, by gender, 2019/2020 to 2023/2024, scores
  Indigenous men Indigenous women Total Indigenous
2019/2020 7.7 12.6 8.1
2020/2021 8.5 14.6 8.8
2021/2022 9.6 17.9 10.1
2022/2023 9.5 18.5 10.0
2023/2024 9.7 18.4 10.2
Note(s):
The overrepresentation index calculates the relative difference between Indigenous and non-Indigenous incarceration rates while controlling for age and gender differences between populations. Populations are based on July 1 estimates from the Centre for Demography at Statistics Canada. Daily counts for the correctional population are derived from federal facilities operated by Correctional Service Canada (CSC) and correctional centres operated by provincial governments. Provincial and territorial breakdowns of CSC counts are determined by the jurisdiction where the initial federal sentence for the person supervised was issued.
Source(s):
Canadian Correctional Services Survey (5251).
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