Incarceration Statistics

From Criminal Law Notebook
See also: Crime Statistics

Incarceration Statistics (Adults)

Average Daily Number of Persons in federal custody (serving 2 years or more sentences):

  • 2016/2017: 39,873


Adult Federal Inmates

Federal Incarceration [1]
Year 2017 to 2018 2016 to 2017 2015 to 2016 2014 to 2015 2013 to 2014 2012 to 2013 2011 to 2012 2010 to 2011 2009 to 2010
Actual-in count [1] 14,128.5 14,425.3 14,741.6 15,167.5 15,140.8 14,470.6 14,265.8 13,760.7 13,209.3
Incarceration rates per 100,000 47.65 49.29 51.02 53.00 53.63 52.01 52.06 50.85 49.51


Provincial Inmates

Provincial Incarceration [2]
Year 2017 to 2018 2016 to 2017 2015 to 2016 2014 to 2015 2013 to 2014 2012 to 2013 2011 to 2012 2010 to 2011 2009 to 2010
Sentenced, actual-in count 9,542.6 9,709.7 10,091.4 10,363.6 9,888.0
Remand, actual-in count 14,812.3 15,416.5 14,898.9 13,650.3 11,494.1
Incarceration rates per 100,000 83.16 86.96 87.93 85.46 86.48
Total community supervision[2] 94,904.0 93,134.7 94,949.4 90,271.6 95,680.3
Total conditional sentence orders 6,528.9 7,249.3 8,258.8 8,745.6 10,076.8
Probation rates per 100,000 adults 309.69 305.07 312.25 336.27 358.22

Adult Remand

Incarceration Statistics (Youth)

  • Canada 2015 to 2016:
    • average of 998 youth in any type of custody [3]
    • 5 / 10,000 (~0.05%) youth in any type of custody [4]

Youth Remand

  1. Actual-in counts include federal and provincial or territorial offenders in a federal facility and those temporarily detained in a federal facility. As of 2013/2014, federal offenders on temporary absences and those held for deportation or extraditions are counted in custody counts rather than in community counts. Comparisons to previous years should be made with caution.
  2. Total community supervision counts are the sum of probation, conditional sentences, and provincial parole.