During 2010 there were a total of 17,179 committals to prison. This was a significant increase on the 2009 total of 15,425 and represents an 11.4% increase. A total of 13,758 persons accounted for these committals. In total there were 12,487 committals under sentence during the year, which was an increase of 1,622 or 14.9% on the 2009 figure of 10,865 committals. There was again a considerable increase in the numbers committed for non-payment of a court ordered fine during 2010. This category increased by 39% on the 2009 figure - from 4,806 in 2009 to 6,688 in 2010. This follows on from an increase of 90.7% in 2009 and an 88.7% increase in 2008.