Table 9
Characteristics of adults involved in custodial correctional services, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Correctional Service Canada (CSC), 2008/2009
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| Characteristics | Provincial custody | Federal custody | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | percent | number | percent | |
| Total persons | 75,559 | 100.0 | 22,656 | 100.0 |
| Sex | ||||
|
Male
|
66,919 | 88.7 | 21,580 | 95.3 |
|
Female
|
8,565 | 11.3 | 1,076 | 4.7 |
|
Unknown
|
75 | ... | 0 | ... |
| Age at last custodial status admission date | ||||
|
Under 18
|
19 | 0.0 | 36 | 0.2 |
|
18 to 19
|
5,109 | 6.8 | 682 | 3.0 |
|
20 to 24
|
14,522 | 19.2 | 3,839 | 16.9 |
|
25 to 29
|
12,737 | 16.9 | 4,154 | 18.3 |
|
30 to 34
|
10,322 | 13.7 | 3,375 | 14.9 |
|
35 to 39
|
9,506 | 12.6 | 3,319 | 14.6 |
|
40 to 44
|
9,032 | 12.0 | 2,841 | 12.5 |
|
45 to 49
|
7,024 | 9.3 | 2,030 | 9.0 |
|
50 and over
|
7,264 | 9.6 | 2,380 | 10.5 |
|
Unknown
|
24 | ... | 0 | ... |
|
Mean age
|
34.3 | ... | 35.4 | ... |
|
Median age
|
32.5 | ... | 33.8 | ... |
| Marital status | ||||
|
Single (never married)
|
45,147 | 62.2 | 11,405 | 51.1 |
|
Married
|
8,089 | 11.1 | 1,807 | 8.1 |
|
Common-law
|
10,440 | 14.4 | 6,680 | 29.9 |
|
Separated/divorced
|
8,485 | 11.7 | 2,130 | 9.5 |
|
Widowed
|
416 | 0.6 | 295 | 1.3 |
|
Unknown
|
2,982 | ... | 339 | ... |
| Education completed for age 25 and over1 | ||||
|
No formal education
|
8 | 0.1 | .. | ... |
|
Some primary
|
528 | 6.2 | .. | ... |
|
Completed primary
|
666 | 7.8 | .. | ... |
|
Some secondary
|
2,646 | 30.8 | .. | ... |
|
Completed secondary
|
3,828 | 44.6 | .. | ... |
|
Some postsecondary
|
269 | 3.1 | .. | ... |
|
Completed postsecondary
|
640 | 7.5 | .. | ... |
|
Unknown
|
841 | ... | .. | ... |
| Employment status at admission1 | ||||
|
Unemployed (but able to work)
|
5,645 | 47.3 | .. | ... |
|
Employed (part-time, full-time)
|
4,899 | 41.0 | .. | ... |
|
Not employable – disabled, medical reasons, etc.
|
401 | 3.4 | .. | ... |
|
Student - not employed
|
473 | 4.0 | .. | ... |
|
Retired - not employed
|
54 | 0.5 | .. | ... |
|
Other - not employed
|
463 | 3.9 | .. | ... |
|
Unknown
|
1,358 | ... | .. | ... |
| Need indicated2, 3 | ||||
|
Substance abuse
|
4,631 | 91.8 | 15,097 | 73.0 |
|
Attitude
|
3,875 | 76.9 | 13,485 | 67.5 |
|
Family/marital
|
1,703 | 55.1 | 9,033 | 45.6 |
|
Personal/emotional
|
... | ... | 17,817 | 86.4 |
|
Social interaction
|
4,303 | 85.3 | 14,103 | 70.5 |
|
Employment
|
3,477 | 68.9 | 12,307 | 62.0 |
|
Community functioning
|
1,390 | 71.3 | 6,718 | 33.8 |
| Number of needs indicated3 | ||||
|
0 to 1
|
193 | 3.8 | 629 | 3.0 |
|
2 to 3
|
1,149 | 22.8 | 6,916 | 33.3 |
|
4 to 5
|
2,922 | 57.9 | 7,713 | 37.2 |
|
6 to 7
|
783 | 15.5 | 5,498 | 26.5 |
|
Mean number of needs
|
4.2 | ... | 4.3 | ... |
|
Median number of needs
|
4.0 | ... | 4.0 | ... |
| Most serious offence, last custodial status | ||||
|
Violent offences
|
23,246 | 31.4 | 13,571 | 60.3 |
|
Serious violent offences4
|
6,938 | 9.4 | 5,704 | 25.3 |
|
Sexual offences
|
3,167 | 4.3 | 2,348 | 10.4 |
|
Robbery
|
2,799 | 3.8 | 4,612 | 20.5 |
|
Common assault
|
4,101 | 5.5 | 20 | 0.1 |
|
Other violent offences5
|
6,241 | 8.4 | 887 | 3.9 |
|
Property offences
|
13,119 | 17.7 | 3,265 | 14.5 |
|
Break and enter
|
3,821 | 5.2 | 2,346 | 10.4 |
|
Theft and possession of property
|
3,965 | 5.3 | 138 | 0.6 |
|
Fraud
|
1,994 | 2.7 | 476 | 2.1 |
|
Other property offences
|
3,339 | 4.5 | 305 | 1.4 |
|
Offences against the Administration of Justice
|
9,201 | 12.4 | 74 | 0.3 |
|
Breach of probation
|
5,654 | 7.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
|
Other Criminal Code offences (excludes traffic)
|
8,972 | 12.1 | 1,832 | 8.1 |
|
Criminal Code - traffic offences
|
2,734 | 3.7 | 647 | 2.9 |
|
Impaired driving
|
2,358 | 3.2 | 216 | 1.0 |
|
Drug offences
|
5,756 | 7.8 | 2,765 | 12.3 |
|
Other federal
|
1,190 | 1.6 | 148 | 0.7 |
|
Other offences6
|
1,917 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
|
Unknown
|
1,412 | ... | 138 | ... |
|
.. not available for a specific reference period ... not applicable 1. Provincial custody excludes Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario due to missing data. 2. Needs analysis includes last assessment performed. Includes only those cases where need assessments were performed and need level is indicated as medium or high. Provincial custody includes Saskatchewan. 3. Includes only those cases in which needs were assessed. Need is indicated as being present when the need is assessed as medium or high. Maximum number of needs available is 7 and minimum is 0. Provincial custody includes Saskatchewan. 4. Includes homicide, attempted murder and major assault. 5. Includes utter threats, criminal harassment, and other crimes against the person. 6. Includes provincial/territorial offences and municipal bylaw infractions. Notes: Percentage calculations exclude 'unknown'. Includes the most recent custodial status. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Integrated Correctional Services Survey. |
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