Table 1
Selected characteristics of individuals released from provincial custody, by Indigenous and non-Indigenous identity, 2016/2017

Table 1 Selected characteristics of individuals released from provincial custody, by Indigenous and non-Indigenous identity, 2016/2017
Table summary
The information is grouped by Selected characteristics (appearing as row headers), First Nations persons, Métis, Inuit, Total Indigenous persons1 and Non-Indigenous persons, calculated using number, percent, number, percent, number, percent, number, percent, number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Selected characteristics First Nations persons Métis Inuit Total Indigenous persons Table 1 Note 1 Non-Indigenous persons
number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent
Note 0

true zero or a value rounded to 0

Note ...

not applicable

Note x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Note 1

Indigenous persons include First Nations persons, Métis and Inuit. As information on Indigenous distinction was unavailable for 9% of people who identified as Indigenous, totals presented under Total Indigenous persons will not match the sum of the numbers presented for First Nations persons, Métis and Inuit. Information on Indigenous identity is based on data from the Canadian Correctional Services Survey, and is self-reported by persons upon intake to correctional services.

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Note 2

Also includes a small number of sentences of two years or more. Sentences served in provincial correctional facilities do not exceed two years less one day. However, sentences of two years or longer may appear in the data due to overlapping sentences or other circumstances.

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Note 3

Represents the most serious crime that resulted in the conviction for which the sentence was being served prior to release in 2016/2017.

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Note 4

Includes drug offences, Criminal Code traffic offences, and other federal statutes (for example, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, Customs Act, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act).

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Note: Includes individuals released from provincial custody between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017 in the provinces of Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, whose records were successfully linked to other data sources used in this study. Excludes individuals who were released from provincial custody in 2016/2017 but who died during the subsequent four years. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Correctional Services Survey, Integrated Criminal Court Survey and Canadian Vital Statistics Database - Deaths (linked file).
Gender  
Men 4,564 83 1,103 85 43 75 6,254 83 12,714 90
Women 933 17 202 15 14 25 1,243 17 1,417 10
Unknown or not reported 1 ... not applicable 1 ... not applicable 0 ... not applicable 2 ... not applicable 4 ... not applicable
Age group  
18 to 24 years 1,228 22 280 21 8 14 1,636 22 2,288 16
25 to 34 years 2,334 42 529 41 30 53 3,148 42 5,291 37
35 to 44 years 1,304 24 298 23 11 19 1,788 24 3,545 25
45 years and older 632 11 199 15 8 14 927 12 3,011 21
Length of custody  
Less than three months 3,504 64 761 58 41 72 4,720 63 8,508 60
Three months to less than six months 995 18 250 19 10 18 1,372 18 2,731 19
Six months to less than one year 669 12 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 961 13 1,943 14
One year to two years less a day 329 6 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 445 6 941 7
Unknown or not reported Table 1 Note 2 1 ... not applicable 0 ... not applicable 0 ... not applicable 1 ... not applicable 12 ... not applicable
Index offence type Table 1 Note 3  
Violent crime 1,484 27 258 20 17 30 1,908 25 3,140 22
Property crime 1,448 26 457 35 18 32 2,110 28 4,583 32
Administration of justice 1,397 25 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 1,882 25 3,005 21
Other Criminal Code and federal statutes Table 1 Note 4 1169 21 x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 1,599 21 3,407 24
Total 5,498 100 1,306 100 57 100 7,499 100 14,135 100
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