12.3 Major Offence

Compared to the sentenced inmate population, the major offence of Home Detainees was far less likely to be a sex or violent offence.

Table 12-4 Major offence of home-detainees

Major offence

Female

Male

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Property

52

44.1%

110

23.1%

162

27.2%

Drugs

27

22.9%

112

23.5%

139

23.4%

Violence

11

9.3%

124

26.0%

135

22.7%

Traffic

16

13.6%

89

18.7%

105

17.7%

Sex

0

0.0%

23

4.8%

23

3.9%

Misc

13

10.2%

19

4.0%

31

5.2%

Total

118

100.0%

4833

100.0%

595

100.0%

Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding.