Aboriginal Offender Statistics
Introduction:
Aboriginal peoples represent 2.8% of the Canadian population, but account for 18% of the federally incarcerated population.
Overview:
Female Offender Population 2001-12-30
0ffender Race |
National Total |
Atlantic Region |
Quebec Region |
Ontario Region |
Prairie Region |
Pacific Region |
Total |
948 |
90 |
171 |
303 |
297 |
87 |
Non-Aboriginal |
734 |
79 |
161 |
276 |
151 |
67 |
Aboriginal |
182 |
11 |
4 |
17 |
136 |
14 |
Male Offender Population 2001-12-30
0ffender Race |
National Total |
Atlantic Region |
Quebec Region |
Ontario Region |
Prairie Region |
Pacific Region |
Total |
21,756 |
2,081 |
5,686 |
5,771 |
5,160 |
3,057 |
Non-Aboriginal |
18,273 |
1,951 |
5,396 |
5,252 |
3,222 |
2,451 |
Aboriginal |
3,232 |
117 |
232 |
427 |
1,874 |
582 |
Inuit Offender Population 2001-12-30
0ffender Gender |
National Total |
Atlantic Region |
Quebec Region |
Ontario Region |
Prairie Region |
Pacific Region |
Female |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Male |
128 |
17 |
18 |
53 |
36 |
4 |
Mtis Offender Population 2001-12-30
0ffender Gender |
National Total |
Atlantic Region |
Quebec Region |
Ontario Region |
Prairie Region |
Pacific Region |
Female |
50 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
43 |
4 |
Male |
885 |
9 |
115 |
35 |
569 |
157 |
North American Offender Population 2001-12-30
0ffender Gender |
National Total |
Atlantic Region |
Quebec Region |
Ontario Region |
Prairie Region |
Pacific Region |
Female |
128 |
9 |
3 |
15 |
91 |
10 |
Male |
2,219 |
91 |
99 |
339 |
1,269 |
421 |
Breakdown of Provincial Aboriginal Offenders
Province |
Total # of Offenders |
% of total Population that is of Aboriginal Descent |
Total # of Provincial Offenders that are of Aboriginal Descent |
Newfoundland |
1,199 |
6% |
72 |
Prince Edward Island |
803 |
NIL |
NIL |
Nova Scotia |
1,964 |
5% |
98 |
New Brunswick |
2,273 |
5% |
114 |
Quebec |
21,735 |
2% |
435 |
Ontario |
32,815 |
10% |
328 |
Manitoba |
1,393 |
59% |
822 |
Saskatchewan |
3,850 |
76% |
2,926 |
Alberta |
15,491 |
38% |
5,887 |
British Columbia |
9,628 |
20% |
1,926 |
Yukon |
300 |
NIL |
NIL |
Northwest Territories |
1,594 |
49% |
781 |
Total incarcerated population |
93,045 |
|
13,389 |
Breakdown of Federal Aboriginal Offenders
Gender |
Atlantic |
Quebec |
Ontario |
Prairies |
Pacific |
National |
Aboriginal Male Offenders: |
104 |
213 |
410 |
1,944 |
572 |
3,243 |
Aboriginal Female Offenders: |
7 |
4 |
17 |
137 |
9 |
174 |
Total |
111 |
217 |
427 |
2,081 |
581 |
3,417 |
Aboriginal people account for a disproportionate number of offenders in the federal correctional system.
Future:
CSC is currently developing a new National Strategy that will further expand and focus its efforts to ensuring an Aboriginal-specific correctional process is in place throughout an Aboriginal offender's sentence.
- Date modified :
- 2013-08-15