Table 1
Incarceration rates among the Indigenous and non-Indigenous adult populations, by gender, select provinces, 2023/2024
| Men – Indigenous | Women – Indigenous | Total – Indigenous | Men – Non-Indigenous | Women – Non-Indigenous | Total – Non-Indigenous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rate per 10,000 adults | rate per 10,000 adults | rate per 10,000 adults | rate per 10,000 adults | rate per 10,000 adults | rate per 10,000 adults | |
| Total | 163 | 21 | 89 | 15 | 1 | 8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 88 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 2 | 11 |
| Nova Scotia | 68 | 7 | 36 | 20 | 1 | 11 |
| Ontario | 139 | 19 | 77 | 17 | 1 | 9 |
| Saskatchewan | 373 | 55 | 211 | 17 | 1 | 9 |
| Alberta | 172 | 22 | 95 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
| British Columbia | 83 | 6 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
Note(s):
The incarceration rate measures the proportion of a population in custody on an average day of the year. It is calculated by taking the average daily count of the correctional population, dividing it by the general population estimate on July 1 of that same year, then multiplying by 10,000. Federal counts are based on a one-day year snapshot, rather than an average of the daily counts. For the Canadian Correctional Services Survey, the rate is expressed as the number of incarcerated persons per 10,000 population.
Source(s):
Canadian Correctional Services Survey (5251).
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