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Table 2 Institutional and average daily cost of persons in provincial, territorial and federal custody
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| Average daily custodial count (actual-in) | Operating expenditures | Average daily inmate cost1 | Operating expenditures | Average daily inmate cost¹ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current dollars | constant dollars 2002/2003 | |||||
| Type of custody | number | $ thousands | $ | $ thousands | $ | % change from the previous year |
| Provincial and territorial custody | ||||||
| 1999/2000 | 18,492 | 879,731 | 129.97 | 951,585 | 140.58 | ... |
| 2000/2001 | 18,646 | 906,839 | 133.25 | 954,687 | 140.28 | -0.2 |
| 2001/2002 | 19,099 | 934,413 | 134.05 | 962,336 | 138.05 | -1.6 |
| 2002/2003 | 19,516 | 1,009,578 | 141.73 | 1,009,578 | 141.73 | 2.7 |
| 2003/2004 | 19,204 | 991,802 | 141.11 | 973,584 | 138.52 | -2.3 |
| 2004/2005 | 19,653 | 1,075,185 | 149.88 | 1,033,114 | 144.02 | 4.0 |
| 2005/2006 | 20,736 | 1,134,384 | 149.88 | 1,065,769 | 140.81 | -2.2 |
| 2006/2007 | 22,320 | 1,203,201 | 147.69 | 1,109,711 | 136.21 | -3.3 |
| 2007/2008 | 22,919 | 1,300,132 | 155.00 | 1,174,116 | 139.98 | 2.8 |
| 2008/2009 | 23,635 | 1,397,731 | 161.80 | 1,234,681 | 142.93 | 2.1 |
| Federal custody | ||||||
| 1999/2000 | 12,887 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2000/2001 | 12,642 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2001/2002 | 12,639 | 1,085,277 | 235.25 | 1,117,709 | 242.28 | ... |
| 2002/2003 | 12,602 | 1,099,525 | 239.05 | 1,099,525 | 239.05 | -1.3 |
| 2003/2004 | 12,379 | 1,111,239 | 245.26 | 1,090,827 | 240.75 | 0.7 |
| 2004/2005 | 12,301 | 1,163,100 | 259.05 | 1,117,589 | 248.91 | 3.4 |
| 2005/2006 | 12,582 | 1,194,500 | 260.11 | 1,122,249 | 244.37 | -1.8 |
| 2006/2007 | 12,935 | 1,294,842 | 274.27 | 1,194,232 | 252.95 | 3.5 |
| 2007/2008 | 13,304 | 1,453,771 | 298.56 | 1,312,864 | 269.62 | 6.6 |
| 2008/2009 | 13,343 | 1,570,628 | 322.51 | 1,387,409 | 284.89 | 5.7 |
not applicable
Daily offender cost is calculated by dividing the operational expenditures by the "total days stay." "Total days stay" is based on average daily (actual-in) counts of inmates multiplied by the number of days in the year. Custodial Services operating costs constitute total operating expenditures for government facilities as well as purchased services related to institutional activities.
Note(s):
Due to missing data for some years, data from Prince Edward Island and Nunavut have been excluded for all years.
