In 2021, over ten thousand prisoners were incarcerated in Australia due to crimes relating to acts intended to cause injury. Sexual assault related offences were the the third most common crime after illicit drug offences.
Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Australia in 2021, by crime committed
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (December 9, 2021). Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Australia in 2021, by crime committed [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/973506/australia-imprisoned-people-by-crime-committed/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Australia in 2021, by crime committed." Chart. December 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973506/australia-imprisoned-people-by-crime-committed/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Australia in 2021, by crime committed. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/973506/australia-imprisoned-people-by-crime-committed/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of People Sentenced to Imprisonment in Australia in 2021, by Crime Committed." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973506/australia-imprisoned-people-by-crime-committed/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Australia in 2021, by crime committed Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/973506/australia-imprisoned-people-by-crime-committed/ (last visited February 05, 2023)
Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Australia in 2021, by crime committed [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/973506/australia-imprisoned-people-by-crime-committed/