6.2 Major Offence
Sixty-two percent of sentenced gang members were imprisoned for violence or sexual violence(1). This was a slightly higher rate than for those without gang connections (58%).
Table 6-2 Major offence of gang sentenced inmates
|
Major offence |
Gang members |
Other inmates |
Total |
|||
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
|
|
Violence |
289 |
49.2% |
1564 |
34.7% |
1853 |
36.4% |
|
Property |
130 |
22.1% |
1001 |
22.2% |
1131 |
22.2% |
|
Sexual Violence |
76 |
12.9% |
1029 |
22.8% |
1105 |
21.7% |
|
Drugs |
50 |
8.5% |
399 |
8.9% |
449 |
8.8% |
|
Traffic |
29 |
4.9% |
391 |
8.7% |
420 |
8.2% |
|
Misc |
13 |
2.2% |
124 |
2.8% |
137 |
2.7% |
|
Total |
587 |
100.0% |
4508 |
100.0% |
5095 |
100.0% |
1 Offence classifications are derived from Police codes and classifications; where there is more than one offence, “most serious offence” ranking is made using Ministry of Justice “seriousness of offence scale”. For more on this see section 15.11 Offence categories.