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Table 1
Average counts of adults in correctional services, by jurisdiction, 2014/2015 Table 1
Average counts of adults in correctional services, by jurisdiction, 2014/2015

Table 1
Average counts of adults in correctional services, by jurisdiction, 2014/2015
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 2013/2014 to 2014/2015 , Community supervision , Percent change in community supervision rate from 2013/2014 to 2014/2015 , Total correctional services , Percent change in total rate from 2013/2014 to 2014/2015 and Percent change in total rate from 2010/2011 to 2014/2015, calculated using number and rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Jurisdiction	Custody^Note 1		Percent change incarceration rate from 2013/2014 to 2014/2015^Note 5	Community supervision^Note 2		Percent change in community supervision rate from 2013/2014 to 2014/2015^Note 6	Total correctional services^Note 3		Percent change in total rate from 2013/2014 to 2014/2015^Note 3	Percent change in total rate from 2010/2011 to 2014/2015^Note 3
Jurisdiction	number	rate^Note 4		number	rate^Note 4		number	rate^Note 4
Newfoundland and Labrador	314	72	10	1,647	379	-5	1,960	451	-3	-13
Prince Edward Island	105	89	-12	875	742	-2	979	831	-3	0
Nova Scotia	506	65	-4	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	408	66	-3	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	5,179	77	-1	13,713	205	-4	18,892	282	-3	-7
Ontario	7,785	71	-7	46,802	425	-10	54,587	496	-9	-23
Manitoba	2,387	240	-1	7,515	757	-5	9,902	997	-4	3
Saskatchewan	1,702	195	0	5,540	636	2	7,241	832	2	-6
Alberta	3,291	102	Note ...: not applicable	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
British Columbia	2,404	63	-2	12,530	330	-5	14,934	393	-5	-18
Yukon	76	261	-7	361	1,236	1	437	1,497	0	8
Northwest Territories	174	533	-29	443	1,355	8	617	1,888	-6	-28
Nunavut	125	534	-6	846	3,624	-13	971	4,158	-12	-21
Provincial and territorial total^Note 3	24,455	85	-4	90,271	376	-7	110,521	461	-6	-16
Federal^Note 7	15,168	53	-1	7,895	28	0	23,062	81	-1	-3
Total	39,623	138	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable	Note ...: not applicable
.. not available for a specific reference period ... not applicable Note 1. Total custody includes sentenced custody (including intermittent sentences), remand and other temporary detention. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. Total community supervision includes probation, conditional sentences, provincial parole, full parole, day parole, statutory release, and long-term supervision. The data excludes other types of community supervision and inmates on temporary absence. Community supervision data excludes Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Alberta due to the unavailability of data. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3. The total number and rate of adults in correctional services in 2014/2015 excludes adults in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Alberta. For this reason, total custody plus total community supervision do not sum to the total correctional services. The percent change in total rate from 2010/2011 to 2014/2015 excludes Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Alberta. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4. 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. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5. The percent change in the incarceration rate from 2013/2014 to 2014/2015 excludes Alberta. The percent change in total rate from 2010/2011 to 2014/2015 excludes Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Alberta. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6. The percent change in the community supervision rate from 2013/2014 to 2014/2015 excludes Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Alberta. Return to note 6 referrer 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. Return to note 7 referrer 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, 2014/2015.

Date modified:: 2016-03-22