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Summary
- Fewer than 900 young people in detention on an average night
- Numbers and rates in detention have decreased
- Sentenced detention rate has decreased
- Just over half of those in detention are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
- Trends vary between the states and territories
1. Introduction
- Youth detention in Australia
- Youth detention data
2. Trends in detention
- Numbers
- Rates
3. Trends in sentenced and unsentenced detention
- Numbers
- Rates
4. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
- Numbers
- Rates
5. State and territory trends
- Numbers
- Rates
- Sentenced and unsentenced detention
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
Technical notes
- Youth detention data sources
- Methods and technical notes
End matter: Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Symbols; References; Related publications