Prison facts and statistics - December 2017

This page shows statistical information on the:

Number of prisoners in each location by status
Total prison population
breakdowns of the prison population by

Ages
Ethnicity
Offence Type
Security Classification

Number of prisoners in each location by status

Prisoner population by location and status (as at 31 December 2017)

Prison\Corrections Facility	Remand Prisoners	Sentenced Prisoners	Prisoner Population	Population %
Total Male Prisoners	2,708	6,914	9,622	92.6%
Auckland Prison	55	567	622	6.0%
Auckland South Corrections Facility		952	952	9.2%
Christchurch Men's Prison	337	598	935	9.0%
Hawke's Bay Regional Prison	185	514	699	6.7%
Invercargill Prison	43	132	175	1.7%
Manawatu Prison	112	159	271	2.6%
Mount Eden Corrections Facility	912	96	1,008	9.7%
Northland Region Corrections Facility	56	567	623	6.0%
Otago Corrections Facility	82	391	473	4.5%
Rimutaka Prison	334	763	1,097	10.6%
Rolleston Prison		260	260	2.5%
Spring Hill Corrections Facility	208	721	929	8.9%
Tongariro Prison		300	300	2.9%
Waikeria Prison	238	498	736	7.1%
Whanganui Prison	146	396	542	5.2%
Total Female Prisoners	243	529	772	7.4%
Arohata Prison	38	161	199	1.9%
Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility	179	272	451	4.3%
Christchurch Women's Prison	26	96	122	1.2%
Grand Total	2,951	7,443	10,394	100.0%

Total Prison Population

Percentage of Prisoners in Different Age Groups

Ethnicity of Prisoners

Percentage of Prisoners According to Most Serious* Offence Type

* Prisoners may be convicted of offences across multiple categories. This information is based on the most serious offence a prisoner is convicted of.