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 |
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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% |