NSW Reoffending Statistics by Gender, Age, and Indigenous Status Since 1994

The NSW Reoffending Database (ROD) contains information on each person convicted of a criminal offence in New South Wales since 1994. It provides statistics on the number of convicted offenders who re-offend within 12 months, broken down by gender, age, Indigenous status, and offence type. The data is maintained by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze recidivism rates for offenders exiting prison based on demographic breakdowns mentioned in the description.
• Compare re-offending patterns across different offence groups as described in the dataset.
• Assess the impact of non-custodial penalties on re-offending based on the provided statistics.
• Study disparities in recidivism by Indigenous status using the demographic variables.

Strengths

• Longitudinal coverage starting from 1994, providing over 30 years of data.
• Includes key demographic breakdowns: gender, age, and Indigenous status.
• Published under a CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for reuse and redistribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, being specific to New South Wales.

Provenance

Source

NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research

Collection Method

Administrative data from criminal convictions and prison exits.

Time Range

1994 onwards

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-01 19:23:52.354647; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia