diff --git a/supervision/dataset/formats/pascal_voc.py b/supervision/dataset/formats/pascal_voc.py
index fda259d7..a5114ade 100644
--- a/supervision/dataset/formats/pascal_voc.py
+++ b/supervision/dataset/formats/pascal_voc.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ def object_to_pascal_voc(
     object_name = SubElement(root, "name")
     object_name.text = name
 
+    # https://github.com/roboflow/supervision/issues/144
     xyxy += 1
 
     bndbox = SubElement(root, "bndbox")
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ def object_to_pascal_voc(
     ymax.text = str(int(xyxy[3]))
 
     if polygon is not None:
+        # https://github.com/roboflow/supervision/issues/144
         polygon += 1
         object_polygon = SubElement(root, "polygon")
         for index, point in enumerate(polygon, start=1):
@@ -232,7 +234,6 @@ def detections_from_xml_obj(
         class_names.append(class_name)
 
         bbox = obj.find("bndbox")
-
         x1 = int(bbox.find("xmin").text)
         y1 = int(bbox.find("ymin").text)
         x2 = int(bbox.find("xmax").text)
@@ -244,20 +245,20 @@ def detections_from_xml_obj(
         with_masks = force_masks if force_masks else with_masks
 
         for polygon in obj.findall("polygon"):
-            polygon_points = np.array(parse_polygon_points(polygon))
+            polygon = parse_polygon_points(polygon)
+            # https://github.com/roboflow/supervision/issues/144
+            polygon -= 1
 
             mask_from_polygon = polygon_to_mask(
-                polygon=polygon_points - 1,
+                polygon=polygon,
                 resolution_wh=resolution_wh,
             )
             masks.append(mask_from_polygon)
 
     xyxy = np.array(xyxy) if len(xyxy) > 0 else np.empty((0, 4))
 
-    # Correction functions for VOC XML format as bounding boxes
-    # in VOC XML start at (1,1) not (0,0). Refer:
     # https://github.com/roboflow/supervision/issues/144
-    xyxy = np.array(xyxy) - 1
+    xyxy -= 1
 
     for k in set(class_names):
         if k not in extended_classes:
@@ -275,11 +276,6 @@ def detections_from_xml_obj(
     return annotation, extended_classes
 
 
-def parse_polygon_points(polygon: Element) -> List[List[int]]:
-    polygon_points = []
-    coords = polygon.findall(".//*")
-    for i in range(0, len(coords), 2):
-        x = int(coords[i].text)
-        y = int(coords[i + 1].text)
-        polygon_points.append([x, y])
-    return polygon_points
+def parse_polygon_points(polygon: Element) -> np.ndarray:
+    coordinates = [int(coord.text) for coord in polygon.findall(".//*")]
+    return np.array([(coordinates[i], coordinates[i+1]) for i in range(0, len(coordinates), 2)])
diff --git a/test/dataset/formats/test_pascal_voc.py b/test/dataset/formats/test_pascal_voc.py
index 55148cb9..db6598d6 100644
--- a/test/dataset/formats/test_pascal_voc.py
+++ b/test/dataset/formats/test_pascal_voc.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def test_object_to_pascal_voc(
                 """<polygon><x1>0</x1><y1>0</y1><x2>10</x2><y2>0</y2><x3>10</x3>
                     <y3>10</y3><x4>0</x4><y4>10</y4></polygon>"""
             ),
-            [[0, 0], [10, 0], [10, 10], [0, 10]],
+            np.array([[0, 0], [10, 0], [10, 10], [0, 10]]),
             DoesNotRaise(),
         )
     ],
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def test_parse_polygon_points(
 ):
     with exception:
         result = parse_polygon_points(polygon_element)
-        assert result == expected_result
+        assert np.array_equal(result, expected_result)
 
 
 ONE_CLASS_N_BBOX = """<annotation><object><name>test</name><bndbox><xmin>1</xmin>