Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
On an average day in 2018–19, in New South Wales:
- Indigenous young people made up 6% of those aged 10–17 in the general population, but 44% of those of the same age under supervision
- Indigenous young people aged 10–17 were 13 times as likely as non-Indigenous young people to be under supervision (119 per 10,000 compared with 9 per 10,000)
- Indigenous over-representation was higher in detention (16 times the non-Indigenous rate).
Time under supervision
In 2018–19, in New South Wales:
- the median total duration of individual periods of supervision that were completed during the year was 52 days (7 weeks)
- when all time spent under supervision during the year is considered, young people spent an average of 177 days (25 weeks) under supervision.
Sentenced and unsentenced detention
On an average day in 2018–19, in New South Wales:
- almost 3 in 5 (56%) young people in detention were unsentenced—that is, they were awaiting the outcome of their court matter, or had been found guilty and were awaiting sentencing
- 44% of young people in detention were serving a sentence.
Trends to 2018–19
Over the 5 years to 2018–19, on an average day, in New South Wales:
- the number of young people under supervision fell by 5% (from 1,440 in 2014–15 to 1,363 in 2018–19), while the rate fell from 19 to 17 per 10,000 young people aged 10–17
- in community-based supervision, the number fell by 5%, while the rate fell from 16 to 14 per 10,000
- in detention, the number fell by 8%, while the rate remained at 3 per 10,000
- the rate for Indigenous young people under supervision fell, overall, from 104 to 95 per 10,000.