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Crime > Jails: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total number of adult prisons, penal or correctional institutions (excluding temporary jail lock-ups). Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 MalaysiaMalaysia 26,294 2002
2 Hong KongHong Kong 10,593 2002
3 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 9,474 2002
4 LatviaLatvia 8,110 2002
5 KuwaitKuwait 2,566 2002
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 1,799.62 2002
6 United StatesUnited States 1,558 2002
7 OmanOman 1,164 2002
8 RussiaRussia 739 2002
9 TurkeyTurkey 504 2002
10 MexicoMexico 448 2002
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 416.92 2002
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 415.83 2002
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 390.71 2002
11 IndonesiaIndonesia 362 2002
12 South AfricaSouth Africa 228 2002
13 GermanyGermany 209 2002
14 ItalyItaly 205 2002
15 CanadaCanada 198 2002
16 JapanJapan 181 2002
17 ColombiaColombia 168 2002
18 ArgentinaArgentina 166 2002
19 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 163 2002
20 PolandPoland 156 2002
21 AustraliaAustralia 153 2002
22 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 144 2002
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 138 2002
23 ThailandThailand 134 2002
24 UkraineUkraine 128 2002
25 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 104 2002
26 ChileChile 96 2002
27 SwedenSweden 82 2002
28 PeruPeru 81 2002
29 NepalNepal 73 2002
30 NetherlandsNetherlands 70 2002
31 DenmarkDenmark 56 2002
32 PortugalPortugal 54 2002
33 ZambiaZambia 52 2002
34 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 51 2002
35 VenezuelaVenezuela 48 2002
=36 MoroccoMorocco 46 2002
=36 NorwayNorway 46 2002
38 EgyptEgypt 43 2002
39 South KoreaSouth Korea 42 2002
=40 BurmaBurma 40 2002
=40 ZimbabweZimbabwe 40 2002
42 RomaniaRomania 39 2002
43 FinlandFinland 37 2002
44 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 35 2002
=45 BelgiumBelgium 33 2002
=45 BulgariaBulgaria 33 2002
=47 EcuadorEcuador 32 2002
=47 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 32 2002
49 HungaryHungary 31 2002
50 Sri LankaSri Lanka 29 2002
51 BelarusBelarus 27 2002
=52 PanamaPanama 21 2002
=52 El SalvadorEl Salvador 21 2002
=52 CroatiaCroatia 21 2002
55 BotswanaBotswana 20 2002
=56 MoldovaMoldova 18 2002
=56 New ZealandNew Zealand 18 2002
=56 SlovakiaSlovakia 18 2002
59 GeorgiaGeorgia 17 2002
60 IrelandIreland 14 2002
61 LithuaniaLithuania 13 2002
62 AlbaniaAlbania 11 2002
=63 JordanJordan 10 2002
=63 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 10 2002
=65 MauritiusMauritius 9 2002
=65 MaldivesMaldives 9 2002
=67 PhilippinesPhilippines 7 2002
=67 EstoniaEstonia 7 2002
=67 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 7 2002
=67 JamaicaJamaica 7 2002
71 SloveniaSlovenia 6 2002
72 IcelandIceland 5 2002
=73 KazakhstanKazakhstan 3 2002
=73 SurinameSuriname 3 2002
75 LuxembourgLuxembourg 2 2002
=76 DominicaDominica 1 2002
=76 QatarQatar 1 2002
=76 CyprusCyprus 1 2002
=76 MontserratMontserrat 1 2002
=76 MaltaMalta 1 2002

Citation

Crime > Jails: Countries Compared Map

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Created with Highcharts 4.0.1Crime > Jails, 2002MalaysiaHong KongPapua New GuineaLatviaKuwaitUnited StatesOmanRussiaTurkeyMexicoIndonesiaSouth AfricaGermanyItalyCanadaOther

Interesting observations about Crime > Jails

  • United States ranked first for jails amongst High income OECD countries in 2002.
  • Russia ranked second for jails amongst Europe in 2002.
  • Malaysia ranked first for jails amongst Emerging markets in 2002.
  • Germany ranked second for jails amongst European Union in 2002.
  • Latvia ranked first for jails amongst NATO countries in 2002.
  • United Kingdom ranked last for jails amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2002.
  • All of the top 3 countries by jails are Hot countries.
  • Papua New Guinea ranked first for jails amongst Christian countries in 2002.
  • Canada ranked #5 for jails amongst Cold countries in 2002.
  • Mexico ranked first for jails amongst Catholic countries in 2002.

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How can Malaysia have 26,000 jails? We have 39,000 prisoners.. thats 1.5 people per jail!!

Forget rent! get arrested!

Posted on 04 Aug 2009

Malay guy

Malay guy

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26,000 jails in Malaysia?? for our 39,258 prisoners?
That is 1.5 prisoners per jail!

Talk about space! Forget rent move into jail!


Posted on 04 Aug 2009

Malay guy

Malay guy

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