Image description - A graph depicting the ethnic diversity of total in-custody population from the fiscal years 2008-09 to 2018-19

A graph depicting the ethnic diversity of total in-custody population from the fiscal years 2008-09 to 2018-19

  • Black inmates: In 2008-09, 7.14%; 2009-10, 7.81%; 2010-11, 8.29%; 2011-12, 8.99%; 2012-13, 9.13%; 2013-14, 9.57%; 2015-16, 9.73%; 2016-17, 8.97%; 2017-18, 8.58%; and 2018-19, 8.37%.
  • Indigenous inmates: In 2008-09, 19.41%; 2009-10, 19.58%; 2010-11, 20.54%; 2011-12, 21.52%; 2012-13, 22.31%; 2013-14, 23.07%; 2015-16, 24.57%; 2016-17, 25.71%; 2017-18, 26.82%; and 2018-19, 27.80%.
  • White inmates: In 2008-09, 66.38%; 2009-10, 65.31%; 2010-11, 63.79%; 2011-12, 61.37%; 2012-13, 59.32%; 2013-14, 57.97%; 2015-16, 57.44%; 2016-17, 55.35%; 2017-18, 54.00%; and 2018-19, 51.99%.

Note: Data was not available for 2014-15 fiscal year from CSC’s Data Warehouse. Other ethnic groups were excluded as their numbers were too small in comparison.

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