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Group of 7 countries (G7) Compared by Crime > Jails

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 United States 1,558 2002
2 Germany 209 2002
3 Italy 205 2002
4 Canada 198 2002
5 Japan 181 2002
6 United Kingdom 144 2002

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Group of 7 countries (G7) Compared by Crime > Jails

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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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