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Reoffending is a major contributor to the growing prison population in NSW. A small group of persistent offenders, many of whom have multiple and complex needs, will have continued and frequent contact with the justice system across their life-course. These patterns of contact are often intergenerational and to improve outcomes and break the cycle of reoffending requires strategic thinking about what works to address these needs.
The NSW Reoffending Database (ROD) contains information on each person who has been convicted of a criminal offence in NSW since 1994 and is used by the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research to determine the proportion of offenders who have been re-convicted for a further offence. This tool looks at two measures of reoffending:
Tables: Reoffending in NSW (XLSX, 42.2 KB)
The Excel files provides further information on:
The next update will be available: March 2025
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Informed by lessons of the past, Department of Communities and Justice is improving how we work with Aboriginal people and communities. We listen and learn from the knowledge, strength and resilience of Stolen Generations Survivors, Aboriginal Elders and Aboriginal communities.
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