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Indigenous people are overrepresented in Canada's criminal justice system as both victims and offenders. National data on Indigenous people in the criminal justice system includes data on self-reported victimization , police-reported homicide, and provincial/territorial and federal custody. In 2014/2015, Indigenous adults accounted for 26% of provincial/territorial custody admissions and 25% of the in-custody federal offender population. The proportion of Indigenous adults in custody was about 9 times higher than their representation in the adult population (3%). Indigenous adults were overrepresented in provincial/territorial custody in most jurisdictions, especially British Columbia , Saskatchewan , Manitoba, and Ontario. In 2014/2015, Indigenous youth (aged 12-17) accounted for 37% of provincial/territorial custody admissions. The proportion of Indigenous youth in provincial/territorial custody was about 5 times higher than their representation in the youth population ( 7%). Indigenous youth were overrepresented in provincial/territorial custody in most jurisdictions, especially British Columbia, Manitoba, and Ontario.

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Indigenous overrepresentation in the criminal justice system	PDF		https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/jr/jf-pf/2017/docs/jan02.pdf
Indigenous overrepresentation in the criminal justice system	HTML		https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/jr/jf-pf/2017/jan02.html
Indigenous overrepresentation in the criminal justice system	PDF		https://www.justice.gc.ca/fra/pr-rp/jr/pf-jf/2017/docs/jan02.pdf
Indigenous overrepresentation in the criminal justice system	HTML		https://www.justice.gc.ca/fra/pr-rp/jr/pf-jf/2017/jan02.html

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