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15. Public order offences - There are 226 prisoners in Australia for public order offences.

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14. Property damage - Australian prisons have 503 prisoners for property damage. 

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13. Prohibited/regulated weapons - There are 613 prisoners charged for prohibited/regulated weapons charges. 

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12. Abduction/harassment - There are 640 people in Australian jails for abduction/harassment charges.

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11. Traffic/vehicle offences - As many as 778 people are behind bars in Australia for traffic/vehicle offences. 

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10. Fraud/deceptions - Australia has 978 prisoners behind bars for fraud/deceptions. 

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9. Dangerous/negligent acts - There are 1559 people in jail for dangerous/negligent acts in Australia. 

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8. Theft - As many as 1605 people are in jail for theft in Australia. 

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7. Robbery/extortion - There are 3086 people in jail for robbery/extortion in Australia. 

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6. Homicide - Homicide is the reason why 3110 people are in Aussie jails. 

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5. Offence against justice procedures - Offence against justice procedures is the charge for 3318 prisoners in Australia. 

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4. Unlawful entry with intent - There are 4360 prisoners in Australia serving time for unlawful entry with intent.

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3. Sexual assault - Sexual assault is what 4386 Aussie prisoners are serving time for.

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2. Illicit drug offences - There are 5236 people in Australian jail for Illicit drug offences.

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1. Acts intended to cause injury - Acts intended to cause injury is the most common reason why people are in Australian jail, accounting for 8364 prisoners.

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Most commonly committed crimes - Not all crimes result in prison time. Here are the most commonly committed crimes, that don't necessarily result in the perpetrator going to jail.

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4. Public order offences - There were 69,042 instances of public order offenders in one year, though there were only 226 behind bars for the same charge.

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3. Theft - There were recorded 74,911 thieves in Australia in one year, and 1605 in jail for the same offence.

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2. Acts intended to cause injury - There were 75,947 perpetrators of assault in Australia in one year, and 8364 in jail for the same charge.

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1. Illicit drug offences - There were 83,160 individuals charged with illicit drug offences in one year, and 5236 people behind bars for that charge.

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