Research and Statistics Unit

The Research and Statistics Unit reports to the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Policy Coordination. The Unit is responsible for meeting the crime and justice research and statistical reporting needs of the Department of Justice and produces quarterly, annual and adhoc publications on the broad range of crime and justice matters.

Latest Quarterly Crime and Justice Statistics

Issue 28: June Quarter 2009 (PDF, 530 Kb)

Factsheets: June Quarter 2009 (PDF,300 Kb)

Long Term Recorded Crime Statistic (PDF, 28 Kb)

Correctional Services Annual Summary

Detailed statistics on; the characteristics, offences and sentences of adults and juveniles supervised by the Northern Territory Correctional Services whilst serving time in custody or under Community Corrections supervision.

Annual Statistics 2007 - 2008 (PDF, 279 Kb)
Annual Statistics 2006 - 2007 (PDF, 209 Kb)
Annual Statistics 2005 - 2006 (PDF, 202 Kb)
Annual Statistics 2004 - 2005 (PDF, 236 Kb)
Annual Statistics 2003 - 2004 (PDF, 233 Kb)

Mandatory Sentencing for Adult Property Offenders The Northern Territory Experience

In 1997 the Northern Territory introduced a range of legislative changes that were commonly referred to as the mandatory sentencing legislation. This was seen as highly controversial both within the Northern Territory, and throughout Australia. This paper presents detailed statistics and a discussion of some of the major issues based on an analysis of data from the four and a half years during which mandatory sentencing was in force. More... (PDF, 273kb)

Recidivism in the Northern Territory: Adult Prisoners Released in 2001-02

The prisoner population in the Northern Territory has been increasing in recent years and a large proportion of the prison population are repeat offenders who have prior imprisonment records. This paper is intended to assist in understanding the issue of recidivism in the NT prison system.