greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 1
st, 2018 at 2:09pm:
"Information on the numbers of Muslims in prisons is
not available through the Census ... " I posted NSW Corrective Service figures for 2013.......
"Australian Muslims.
A DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROFILE OF MUSLIMS IN AUSTRALIA
34
4.3 Prison population
Prisoner statistics broken down by religion are not publically available in Australia. But Muslims in Australian prisons are often discussed in public debates on nationalism and radicalisation. Muslims comprise 3.2% of the NSW population but 9.3% of the state prison population, according to the NSW Corrective Services 2013 Census (Khoury 2014)."
https://www.unisa.edu.au/Global/EASS/MnM/Publications/Australian_Muslims_Report_... .....
page 34 (36 of 88).It's worse in Victoria:-
Australian Muslims.
A DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROFILE OF MUSLIMS IN AUSTRALIA
34
4.3 Prison population
Prisoner statistics broken down by religion are not publically available in Australia. But Muslims in Australian prisons are often discussed in public debates on nationalism and radicalisation.
Muslims comprise 3.2% of the NSW population but 9.3% of the state prison population, according to the NSW
According to Corrections Victoria, as of 27 April 2015 there were 507 Muslim prisoners in Victoria. The total prison population is around 6300 prisoners. This shows that, while 2.9% of Victorians were Muslim, 8% of prisoners in Victoria were Muslims.
Well there you go Pecca. I suppose you won't believe this either?