Latest findings
On an average day in 2021–22, 4,536 young people aged 10 and over were under youth justice supervision
82% of young people under supervision on an average day were supervised in the community and the remainder in detention
The number of young people under supervision on an average day fell by 18% between 2017–18 and 2021–22
On an average night in the June quarter 2022, 818 young people were in detention
Most (81%) young people in detention were aged 14–17, the remainder were aged 10–13 (5%) or 18 and over (13%)
More than half (56%) of all young people in detention on an average night in the June quarter 2022 were Indigenous