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Table 1
Average daily counts of adults in correctional services, by type of supervision and jurisdiction, 2016/2017

Table 1
Average daily counts of adults in correctional services, by type of supervision and jurisdiction, 2016/2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Average daily counts of adults in correctional services. The information is grouped by Jurisdiction (appearing as row headers), Custody , Community supervision and Total correctional services, calculated using number, rate , percent change in rate from 2015/2016, percent change in rate from 2015/2016 and percent change in rate from 2012/2013 units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Jurisdiction	Custody^{Table 1 Note 1}			Community supervision^{Table 1 Note 2}			Total correctional services^{Table 1 Note 3}
Jurisdiction	number	rate^{Table 1 Note 4}	percent change in rate from 2015/2016	number	rate^{Table 1 Note 4}	percent change in rate from 2015/2016^{Table 1 Note 5}	number	rate^{Table 1 Note 4}	percent change in rate from 2015/2016^{Table 1 Note 3}	percent change in rate from 2012/2013^{Table 1 Note 3}
Newfoundland and Labrador	345	78	-5	1,562	356	-4	1,907	434	-4	-14
Prince Edward Island	79	66	-7	746	620	-11	826	686	-11	-17
Nova Scotia	489	62	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
New Brunswick	449	72	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	5,068	75	-1	13,474	198	-2	18,542	273	-1	-8
Ontario	7,699	68	-5	43,074	382	-4	50,773	450	-4	-23
Manitoba	2,454	240	-1	7,166	702	-2	9,620	943	-2	-10
Saskatchewan	1,900	214	3	5,378	606	-1	7,278	820	0	-3
Alberta	3,826	115	3	7,706	232	-13	11,532	347	-8	-19
British Columbia	2,734	70	1	12,553	321	2	15,287	391	2	-7
Yukon	83	279	-12	359	1,203	7	443	1,483	3	1
Northwest Territories	184	552	-3	385	1,155	-1	568	1,707	-2	-24
Nunavut	138	577	0	732	3,069	-5	869	3,646	-4	-29
Total—provinces and territories^{Table 1 Note 5}	25,448	87	-1	93,135	334	-4	117,645	422	-3	-17
Federal^{Table 1 Note 6}	14,425	49	-3	8,581	29	3	23,006	79	-1	-6
Total—all jurisdictions	39,873	136	-2	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 exclude other types of community supervision and inmates on temporary absence. The total number and rate of adults in community supervision in 2016/2017 excludes Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The percent change in total rate from 2015/2016 to 2016/2017 excludes Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3 The total number and rate of adults in correctional services in 2016/2017 excludes Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. For this reason, total custody plus total community supervision do not sum to the total correctional services. The percent change in total rate from 2015/2016 to 2016/2017 and 2012/2013 to 2016/2017 excludes Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4 Rates are calculated per 100,000 adult population (18 years and older) 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 community supervision rate and total correctional services from 2015/2016 to 2016/2017 excludes Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6 As of 2013/2014, federal offenders on temporary absences are counted in custody counts rather than in community counts. Return to note 6 referrer Note: Additional data are available on CANSIM (Tables 251-0005 and 251-0006). 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, 2016/2017.

Date modified:: 2018-06-19