3.1 Age

Forty three percent of sentenced inmates were less than 30 years old; however, only a small proportion (6.7%) were under 20 years of age.

Table 3-1 Age of sentenced inmates

Age

Female

Male

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

14 – 16

4

1.5%

12

0.2%

16

0.3%

17 – 19

22

8.4%

305

6.3%

327

6.4%

20 – 24

48

18.3%

898

18.6%

946

18.6%

25 – 29

39

14.9%

865

17.9%

904

17.7%

30 – 34

46

17.6%

806

16.7%

852

16.7%

35 – 39

41

15.6%

632

13.1%

673

13.2%

40 – 49

43

16.4%

802

16.6%

845

16.6%

50 – 59

13

5.0%

314

6.5%

327

6.4%

60+

1

0.4%

134

2.8%

135

2.6%

Age not available

5

1.9%

65

1.3%

70

1.4%

Total

262

100.0%

4833

100.0%

5095

100.0%

Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding.