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NSW Custody Statistics Quarterly update June 2026
Date: 11 Aug 2026
Subject: Custody
Author: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
The adult custody population increased 6.2% over the year to June 2026, reaching 13,960 adults. Growth was largely driven by remand, which now accounts for 46% of all adults in custody.
Domestic violence offences were a major contributor to remand growth. Around one-third of all adults on remand are now in custody for a DV-related offence.
There were 4,726 Aboriginal adults in custody in June 2026, accounting for 33.9% of the adult custody population. The Aboriginal custody population grew by 6.3% (282 people) over the year to June 2026, with remand driving most of this increase
As at June 2026, there were 208 young people in detention in NSW, down from 236 in June 2025.
The number of Aboriginal young people in detention decreased by 26.7% over the same period, to 107. Despite this decline, Aboriginal young people accounted for more than half (51.4%) of all young people in detention.