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Total federal, provincial and territorial adult custodial population, December 2019 to December 2020

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Note(s):
Counts are based on the average number of adults in federal and territorial custody (includes sentenced custody (including intermittent sentences when in), remand and other temporary detention) per day for each month. Data from April 2020 to September 2020 for Quebec were revised, therefore figures for the total adult custodial population, as well as total provincial/territorial custody figures (including remand and sentenced custody counts) from April to September are revised.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Adult Corrections Key Indicator Report (3313).

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Total federal, provincial and territorial adult custodial population, December 2019 to December 2020, average daily count
  Total federal and provincial/territorial Federal Provincial/territorial
December 2019 37,361 13,915 23,446
January 2020 37,213 13,881 23,332
February 2020 37,976 13,891 24,085
March 2020 36,960 13,957 23,003
April 2020 32,091 13,720 18,371
May 2020 30,861 13,378 17,483
June 2020 30,709 13,141 17,568
July 2020 30,935 12,992 17,943
August 2020 31,245 12,829 18,416
September 2020 31,684 12,761 18,923
October 2020 32,259 12,652 19,607
November 2020 32,525 12,664 19,861
December 2020 31,981 12,592 19,389
Note(s):
Counts are based on the average number of adults in federal and territorial custody (includes sentenced custody (including intermittent sentences when in), remand and other temporary detention) per day for each month. Data from April 2020 to September 2020 for Quebec were revised, therefore figures for the total adult custodial population, as well as total provincial/territorial custody figures (including remand and sentenced custody counts) from April to September are revised.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Adult Corrections Key Indicator Report (3313).
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