Prison facts and statistics - March 2018

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 March 2018)

Prison\Corrections Facility	Remand Prisoners	Sentenced Prisoners	Prisoner Population	Population %
Total Male Prisoners	3,031	6,805	9,836	92.3%
Auckland Prison	108	557	665	6.2%
Auckland South Corrections Facility		967	967	9.1%
Christchurch Men's Prison	319	608	927	8.7%
Hawke's Bay Regional Prison	189	506	695	6.5%
Invercargill Prison	60	122	182	1.7%
Manawatu Prison	126	154	280	2.6%
Mount Eden Corrections Facility	973	49	1,022	9.6%
Northland Region Corrections Facility	62	557	619	5.8%
Otago Corrections Facility	115	412	527	5.0%
Rimutaka Prison	360	748	1,108	10.4%
Rolleston Prison		260	260	2.4%
Spring Hill Corrections Facility	277	696	973	9.1%
Tongariro Prison		296	296	2.8%
Waikeria Prison	289	477	766	7.2%
Whanganui Prison	153	396	549	5.2%
Total Female Prisoners	285	524	809	7.7%
Arohata Prison	37	171	208	2.0%
Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility	199	264	463	4.4%
Christchurch Women's Prison	45	89	134	1.3%
Whanganui Prison	4		4	0.0%
Grand Total	3,316	7,329	10,645	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.