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Table 2 Rates of incarceration (per 100,000 population) for adults aged 18 years or older

From: Years of life lost to incarceration: inequities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians

 

Aboriginal

Non-Aboriginal

Rate ratio (95% CI)

 

Rate of incarceration (95% CI)

Total adult population

Rate of incarceration (95% CI)

Total adult population

Provincial penal systems

Newfoundland/Labrador

202.2 (147.3-257.1)

25713

47.3 (41.9-52.6)

637,064

4.28 (4.09-4.48)

Prince Edward Island

NA

1,484

NA

106,952

N/A

Nova Scotia

NA

23,735

NA

710,122

NA

New Brunswick

NA

15,588

NA

579,480

NA

Quebec

NA

101,096

NA

6,080,120

NA

Ontario

468.1 (438.9-497.3)

210,426

75.4 (73.7-77.2)

9,749,071

6.23 (6.22-6.25)

Manitoba

1377.6 (1311.8-1443.4)

120,645

75.1 (69.0-81.2)

775,341

18.59 (18.50-18.67)

Saskatchewan

1260.1 (1188.7-1331.6)

93,643

49.2 (43.9-54.5)

676,566

25.93 (25.73-26.13)

Alberta

800.3 (753.7-846.9)

140,320

67.7 (64.5-70.9)

2,607,172

11.91 (11.87-11.94)

British Columbia

305.1 (277.9-332.3)

157,669

67.3 (64.5-70.0)

3,325,281

4.54 (4.52-4.57)

Yukon

1285.6 (984.4-1587.3)

5,366

67.3(32.1-102.6)

20,789

19.34 (15.80-23.67)

Nunavut

639.5 (514.5-764.4)

15,638

NA*

3,793

24.37 (N/A)

Northwest Territories

NA

13,831

NA

15,945

NA

Canada federal penal system

Canada

330.4 (318.7 342.1)

925,146

44.6 (43.8 45.4)

25,038,216

7.43 (7.42-7.44)

  1. Note: CI, confidence interval; NA: not applicable due to unavailable data.
  2. *Only one incarceration reported.