Prison facts and statistics - December 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 December 2018)

Prison\Corrections Facility	Remand Prisoners	Sentenced Prisoners	Prisoner Population	Population %
Total Male Prisoners	2,714	6,388	9,102	93.0%
Auckland Prison	90	438	528	5.4%
Auckland South Corrections Facility		946	946	9.7%
Christchurch Men's Prison	332	515	847	8.7%
Hawke's Bay Regional Prison	199	477	676	6.9%
Invercargill Prison	55	122	177	1.8%
Manawatu Prison	118	151	269	2.8%
Mount Eden Corrections Facility	799	86	885	9.0%
Northland Region Corrections Facility	126	477	603	6.2%
Otago Corrections Facility	84	399	483	4.9%
Rimutaka Prison	288	722	1,010	10.3%
Rolleston Prison		257	257	2.6%
Spring Hill Corrections Facility	211	658	869	8.9%
Tongariro Prison		298	298	3.0%
Waikeria Prison	267	450	717	7.3%
Whanganui Prison	145	392	537	5.5%
Total Female Prisoners	226	454	680	7.0%
Arohata Prison	23	114	137	1.4%
Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility	163	256	419	4.3%
Christchurch Women's Prison	40	84	124	1.3%
Grand Total	2,940	6,842	9,782	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.