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European Union Compared by Crime > Jails per million

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. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 LatviaLatvia 3,467.85 2002
2 DenmarkDenmark 10.42 2002
3 SwedenSweden 9.19 2002
4 FinlandFinland 7.11 2002
5 PortugalPortugal 5.21 2002
6 EstoniaEstonia 5.15 2002
7 CroatiaCroatia 4.73 2002
8 LuxembourgLuxembourg 4.48 2002
9 NetherlandsNetherlands 4.33 2002
10 BulgariaBulgaria 4.19 2002
11 PolandPoland 4.08 2002
12 LithuaniaLithuania 3.75 2002
13 ItalyItaly 3.59 2002
14 IrelandIreland 3.56 2002
15 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 3.43 2002
16 SlovakiaSlovakia 3.35 2002
17 BelgiumBelgium 3.19 2002
18 HungaryHungary 3.05 2002
19 SloveniaSlovenia 3.01 2002
20 GermanyGermany 2.53 2002
21 MaltaMalta 2.53 2002
22 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2.43 2002
23 RomaniaRomania 1.79 2002
24 CyprusCyprus 1.02 2002

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