Northern Territory prison population (daily average)

The average number of prisoners in full-time custody in the Northern Territory has risen from 1,648 to 2,401 over the past nine years.

A blue line graph shows the average number of prisoners in full-time custody in the NT. Starting in 2015 June the figure was 1,633. In December 2024 the figure was 2,401/
The highlighted chart shows the CLP (displayed in orange) was in power until 2016, when Labor (displayed in red) won government. The CLP was elected again in August 2024.
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