CRJU222 Key stats

How many Māori women make up the women’s prison population?

Māori women make up 67%

How many women make up the overall prison population in NZ?

They make up 7% of the overall prison population.

The percentage of New Zealand prisoners who are Māori is just over?

It is just over 50% of the total prison population.

The percentage of all Māori in prison at one time is around?

1%

The Māori population tends to be?

younger than non-Māori

The Indigenous populations of Canada and Australia share some remarkable similarities, comprising about what percentage of the total population, and what percentage of the prison population?

About 3%, and about 27% of total population.

What is the % of prison morbidity rates in NZ?

60% of prisoners would have meet the diagnostic criteria for either a mental health or substance abuse disorder within 12 months prior to imprisonment. 91% meeting criteria at some point over the course of their lives.

What % of gang members are Māori?

77% of gang members are Māori