From 2022 to 2023, the imprisonment rate increased by 13.7% for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Victoria, from 1,671.2 per 100,000 adults to 1,898.2. During the same period, the imprisonment rate decreased by 4.7% for all people in Victoria, from 126.9 to 120.9.
The imprisonment rate is significantly higher for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Victoria than for the total population in Victoria. The imprisonment rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Victoria grew by 96.7% between 2011 and 2023, from 965.2 to 1,898.2. Overall, Victoria’s imprisonment rate also grew, albeit by 9.7%, from 110.2 in 2012 to 120.9 in 2023.
Note: The data in the graph gives the rate of prisoners of each group per 100,000 adults of the same group.
Imprisonment rate per 100,000 adults for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Victoria and for the population in Victoria overall
Hover over the lines in the graph to display the year and imprisonment rate.
| Year | Rate per 100,000 adults for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in prison in Victoria | Rate per 100,000 adults for all prisoners in Victoria |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,898.2 | 120.9 |
| 2022 | 1,671.2 | 126.9 |
| 2021 | 1,903.5 | 138.7 |
| 2020 | 1,845.4 | 136.0 |
| 2019 | 2,217.6 | 157.1 |
| 2018 | 1,884.3 | 152.3 |
| 2017 | 1,719.9 | 145.4 |
| 2016 | 1,560.3 | 138.1 |
| 2015 | 1,439.8 | 134.4 |
| 2014 | 1,442.2 | 134.4 |
| 2013 | 1,200.0 | 119.8 |
| 2012 | 1,175.7 | 111.6 |
| 2011 | 965.2 | 110.2 |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Prisoners in Australia (2023).
