5.6 Age at First Custodial Sentence
Approximately 40 percent of the sentenced inmates first served a custodial sentence as a teenager. This rate was higher for males (41%) than females (22.5%). Only 12 percent percent of male inmates, and 13 percent of females, experienced their first custodial sentence when aged 40 or older.
Table 5-7 Age at first custodial sentence for sentenced inmates
|
Age at first custodial sentence |
Female |
Male |
Total |
|||
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
13 - 16 |
11 |
4.2% |
284 |
5.9% |
295 |
5.8% |
|
17 - 19 |
48 |
18.3% |
1687 |
34.9% |
1735 |
34.1% |
|
20 - 24 |
59 |
22.5% |
1106 |
22.9% |
1165 |
22.9% |
|
25 - 29 |
41 |
15.6% |
531 |
11.0% |
572 |
11.2% |
|
30 - 34 |
31 |
11.8% |
331 |
6.8% |
362 |
7.1% |
|
35 - 39 |
31 |
11.8% |
248 |
5.1% |
279 |
5.5% |
|
40 - 49 |
23 |
8.8% |
352 |
7.3% |
375 |
7.4% |
|
50 - 59 |
12 |
4.6% |
160 |
3.3% |
172 |
3.4% |
|
60 + |
0 |
0.0% |
74 |
1.5% |
74 |
1.5% |
|
Not recorded |
6 |
2.3% |
60 |
1.2% |
66 |
1.3% |
|
Total |
262 |
100.0% |
4833 |
100.0% |
5095 |
100.0% |