Table 1
Average counts of adults in correctional services, by jurisdiction, 2013/2014

Table 1
Average counts of adults in correctional services, by jurisdiction, 2013/2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Average counts of adults in correctional services. The information is grouped by Jurisdiction (appearing as row headers), Custody, Percent change incarceration rate from 2012/2013 to 2013/2014, Community supervision , Percent change in community supervision rate from 2012/2013 to 2013/2014, Total correctional services , Percent change in total rate from 2012/2013 to 2013/2014 and Percent change in total rate from 2009/2010 to 2013/2014 (appearing as column headers).
Jurisdiction CustodyNote 1 Percent change incarceration rate from 2012/2013 to 2013/2014 Community supervisionNote 2 Percent change in community supervision rate from 2012/2013 to 2013/2014 Total correctional services Percent change in total rate from 2012/2013 to 2013/2014 Percent change in total rate from 2009/2010 to 2013/2014Note 4
number rateNote 3 number rateNote 3 number rateNote 3
Newfoundland and LabradorNote 5 286 66 3 1,736 400 -6 2,022 467 -5 Note ...: not applicable
Prince Edward Island 118 101 5 884 757 3 1,002 858 3 16
Nova Scotia 524 68 7 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
New Brunswick 419 68 -1 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ..: not available for a specific reference period Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Quebec 5,180 78 2 14,107 213 -1 19,287 291 -1 -7
Ontario 8,253 76 -8 51,073 471 -7 59,326 547 -7 -17
Manitoba 2,370 242 -4 7,816 800 1 10,187 1,042 0 15
Saskatchewan 1,672 195 1 5,327 621 -2 6,999 816 -2 -4
British Columbia 2,428 65 -4 13,036 348 -4 15,464 413 -4 -15
Yukon 81 278 -21 355 1,213 10 436 1,491 2 5
Northwest Territories 245 755 5 411 1,265 -16 656 2,019 -10 -11
Nunavut 128 563 6 934 4,115 -7 1,062 4,677 -5 -18
Provinces and territories - totalNote 6 21,704 87 -3 95,680 404 -5 116,442 492 -4 -12
FederalNote 7 15,141 54 3 7,754 27 -13 22,895 81 -3 4
.. not available for a specific reference period
... not applicable
Note 1.

Total custody includes sentenced custody, remand and other temporary detention.

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Note 2.

Total community supervision includes probation, conditional sentences, provincial parole, full parole, day parole, statutory release, and long-term supervision. Excludes other types of community supervision and inmates on temporary absence.

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Note 3.

Rates are calculated per 100,000 adult population (18 years and over) using revised July 1st population estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Rates may not match those previously published in other reports.

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Note 4.

The percent change in the rate of total correctional services from 2009/2010 to 2013/2014 excludes Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Alberta.

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Note 5.

The average count of adults under community supervision were not available from Newfoundland and Labrador in 2009/2010. As such, the percent change in the rate of adults under correctional services from 2009/2010 to 2013/2014 cannot be calculated.

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Note 6.

The total number and rate of adults in correctional services in 2013/2014 excludes adults in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Alberta. The percent change from 2012/2013 to 2013/2014 excludes New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Alberta. The percent change from 2009/2010 to 2013/2014 excludes Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Alberta.

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Note 7.

As of 2013/2014, federal offenders on temporary absences are counted in custody counts rather than in community counts. Comparisons to previous years should be made with caution.

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Note: Counts are based on the average number of adults in correctional services on any given day. Figures may not add up due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Adult Corrections Key Indicator Report, 2013/2014.
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