澳大利亚的监狱人口在2024-25年创下了历史新高,尽管犯罪率在更严厉的判刑和保释政策驱动下有所下降。 Australia's prison population hit a record high in 2024–25, despite falling crime rates, driven by stricter sentencing and bail policies.

2024-25年,澳大利亚的监狱人口达到创纪录的最高水平,每天平均超过45 000名囚犯,比上一年增加5.9%,根据生产力委员会的数据,是8年来的最高水平。 Australia's prison population reached a record high of over 45,000 inmates on average daily in 2024–25, a 5.9% increase from the previous year and the highest level in eight years, according to the Productivity Commission. 监狱费用每年猛增至50亿美元以上,即每天约1 370万美元,原因是监禁增加,在释放后两年内累犯率达到44.5%,是2019年以来最高的。 Prison costs surged to over $5 billion annually, or about $13.7 million per day, driven by rising incarceration and a recidivism rate of 44.5% within two years of release—the highest since 2019. 尽管如此,犯罪率在过去十年中普遍下降,财产犯罪、袭击和抢劫减少,虽然性攻击事件略有增加。 Despite this, crime rates have generally declined over the past decade, with drops in property crimes, assaults, and robberies, though sexual assault incidents have slightly increased. 数据表明,即使犯罪率下降,更严厉的判刑和保释政策也可能助长更高的监禁率。 The data suggests that stricter sentencing and bail policies may be fueling higher incarceration rates even as crime falls.