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High income OECD countries Compared by Crime > Jails

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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.
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1 United StatesUnited States 1,558 2002
2 GermanyGermany 209 2002
3 ItalyItaly 205 2002
4 CanadaCanada 198 2002
5 JapanJapan 181 2002
6 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 163 2002
7 PolandPoland 156 2002
8 AustraliaAustralia 153 2002
9 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 144 2002
10 ChileChile 96 2002
11 SwedenSweden 82 2002
12 NetherlandsNetherlands 70 2002
13 DenmarkDenmark 56 2002
14 PortugalPortugal 54 2002
15 NorwayNorway 46 2002
16 South KoreaSouth Korea 42 2002
17 FinlandFinland 37 2002
18 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 35 2002
19 BelgiumBelgium 33 2002
=20 New ZealandNew Zealand 18 2002
=20 SlovakiaSlovakia 18 2002
22 IrelandIreland 14 2002
23 EstoniaEstonia 7 2002
24 SloveniaSlovenia 6 2002
25 IcelandIceland 5 2002
26 LuxembourgLuxembourg 2 2002

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Created with Highcharts 4.0.1High income OECD countries by Crime > Jails, 2002United StatesGermanyItalyCanadaJapanSwitzerlandPolandAustraliaUnited KingdomChileSwedenNetherlandsDenmarkPortugalNorwayOther

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