Quick facts
On an average day in 2018–19, in the Australian Capital Territory:
- 76 young people aged 10 and over were under youth justice supervision
- 17 per 10,000 young people aged 10–17 were under supervision
- Indigenous young people were 9 times as likely as their non-Indigenous counterparts to be under supervision.
Of those under supervision in the Australian Capital Territory on an average day:
- 91% were supervised in the community, and the rest in detention
- Almost 4 in 5 (78%) were male
- Almost a quarter (23%) of those aged 10–17 were Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
- 71% of those in detention were unsentenced (awaiting the outcome of their court matter or sentencing), and the rest were serving a sentence.
Young people spent an average of 23 weeks under supervision during the year.
Over the 5 years to 2018–19, the number of young people under supervision on an average day fell by 8%, while the rate for those aged 10–17 fell from 22 to 17 per 10,000.
Number and rate
On an average day in 2018–19, in the Australian Capital Territory:
- 76 young people aged 10 and over were under youth justice supervision
- 91% were supervised in the community, and the rest (9%) in detention
- the rate of supervision was 17 per 10,000 young people aged 10–17
- 16 per 10,000 young people aged 10–17 were under community-based supervision, and 2 per 10,000 were in detention.
Age and sex
On an average day in 2018–19, in the Australian Capital Territory:
- 87% of those under supervision were aged 10–17, and the rest were 18 and over
- almost 4 in 5 (78%) of those under supervision were male
- males under supervision were most likely to be aged 16 and 17, while females were most likely to be 15.