Prison facts and statistics - December 2024

Quarterly prison statistics XLSX, 59.1 KB

This page shows statistical information on the:

Number of prisoners in each location by custody status
Total prison population
Breakdowns of the prison population by
o   Age
o   Ethnicity
o   Offence type
o   Security classification

Number of prisoners in each location by custody status as at 31 December 2024

Prison/Corrections Facility	Remand Accused Prisoners	Remand Convicted Prisoners	Sentenced Prisoners	Onsite Population	Offsite Population*	Total Population	Population %
Total Male Prisoners	2,557	1,261	5,511	9,329	75	9,404	93.3%
Auckland Prison	20	64	557	641	6	647	6.4%
Auckland South Corrections Facility	0	0	954	954	2	956	9.5%
Christchurch Men's Prison	250	200	367	817	12	829	8.2%
Hawke's Bay Regional Prison	132	113	432	677	3	680	6.8%
Invercargill Prison	54	41	89	184	0	184	1.8%
Manawatu Prison	68	57	137	262	0	262	2.6%
Mount Eden Corrections Facility	843	290	65	1,198	14	1,212	12.0%
Northland Region Corrections Facility	183	52	337	572	2	574	5.7%
Otago Corrections Facility	98	72	319	489	1	490	4.9%
Rimutaka Prison	364	127	399	890	10	900	8.9%
Rolleston Prison	0	0	487	487	0	487	4.8%
Spring Hill Corrections Facility	399	156	232	787	23	810	8.1%
Tongariro Prison	0	0	419	419	0	419	4.2%
Waikeria Prison	38	35	363	436	1	437	4.3%
Whanganui Prison	108	54	354	516	1	517	5.1%
Total Female Prisoners	200	157	301	658	13	671	6.7%
Arohata Prison	38	38	50	126	3	129	1.4%
Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility	120	93	166	379	10	389	3.9%
Christchurch Women's Prison	42	26	85	153	0	153	1.5%
Grand Total	2,757	1,418	5,812	9,987	88	10,075	100.0%

* Offsite population refers to people in offsite locations such as mental health facilities and police custody.

Total prison population

* Justice Sector Projection is sourced from Projection Report: Data for the Justice Sector Projections 2024.

Source link: https://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/research-data/justice-sector-projections/

Prison population by age group

Prison population by ethnicity

Prison population by 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.