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Table 1
Average daily counts of adults in correctional services, by jurisdiction, 2015/2016 Table 1
Average daily counts of adults in correctional services, by jurisdiction, 2015/2016

Table 1
Average daily counts of adults in correctional services, by jurisdiction, 2015/2016
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 , Percent change incarceration rate from 2014/2015 to 2015/2016 , Community supervision , Percent change in community supervision rate from 2014/2015 to 2015/2016 , Total correctional services , Percent change in total rate from 2014/2015 to 2015/2016 and Percent change in total rate from 2011/2012 to 2015/2016 , calculated using number and rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Jurisdiction	Custody^{Table 1 Note 1}		Percent change incarceration rate from 2014/2015 to 2015/2016	Community supervision^{Table 1 Note 2}		Percent change in community supervision rate from 2014/2015 to 2015/2016^{Table 1 Note 5}	Total correctional services^{Table 1 Note 3}		Percent change in total rate from 2014/2015 to 2015/2016^{Table 1 Note 3}	Percent change in total rate from 2011/2012 to 2015/2016^{Table 1 Note 3}
Jurisdiction	number	rate^{Table 1 Note 4}		number	rate^{Table 1 Note 4}		number	rate^{Table 1 Note 4}
Newfoundland and Labrador	359	82	15	1,610	369	-2	1,968	452	1	-14
Prince Edward Island	84	71	-20	824	698	-6	907	769	-8	-11
Nova Scotia	483	62	-5	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	442	71	8	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	5,097	76	-2	13,581	202	-2	18,678	277	-2	-4
Ontario	7,960	72	1	43,977	396	-7	51,937	467	-6	-25
Manitoba	2,424	242	0	7,202	719	-5	9,627	960	-4	-4
Saskatchewan	1,812	207	6	6,495	742	16	8,307	948	14	10
Alberta	3,673	112	10	8,767	267	Note ...: not applicable	12,441	379	Note ...: not applicable	-15
British Columbia	2,653	69	9	12,146	316	-4	14,798	385	-2	-16
Yukon	94	317	23	336	1,128	-8	431	1,445	-2	1
Northwest Territories	189	570	8	389	1,172	-13	578	1,742	-4	-33
Nunavut	136	575	6	760	3,222	-13	895	3,797	-10	-28
Provinces and territories—total^{Table 1 Note 3}	25,405	88	3	96,087	349	-4	120,568	438	-3	-16
Federal^{Table 1 Note 6}	14,742	51	-4	8,215	28	3	22,956	79	-1	-6
Total	40,147	139	0	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 excludes other types of community supervision and inmates on temporary absence. The total number and rates of adults in community supervision in 2015/2016 excludes adults in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The percent change in total rate from 2014/2015 to 2015/2016 excludes Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Alberta. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3. The total number and rates of adults in correctional services in 2015/2016 excludes adults in 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 2014/2015 to 2015/2016 excludes Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Alberta. The percent change in total rate from 2011/2012 to 2015/2016 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 from 2014/2015 to 2015/2016 excludes Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Alberta. 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, 2015/2016.

Date modified:: 2017-03-01