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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | United States | 715 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
2 | Russia | 584 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
3 | Belarus | 554 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
4 | Palau | 523 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
5 | Belize | 459 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
6 | Suriname | 437 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
7 | Dominica | 420 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
8 | Ukraine | 416 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
9 | The Bahamas | 410 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
10 | South Africa | 402 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
11 | Kyrgyzstan | 390 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
12 | Singapore | 388 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
13 | Kazakhstan | 386 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
14 | Barbados | 367 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
15 | Panama | 354 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
16 | Trinidad and Tobago | 351 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
17 | Thailand | 340 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=18 | Estonia | 339 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=18 | Latvia | 339 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
20 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 338 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
21 | Grenada | 333 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
22 | Botswana | 327 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
23 | Swaziland | 324 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
24 | Mongolia | 303 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 287.5 per 100,000 people | 2003 | ||
25 | Antigua and Barbuda | 278 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
26 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 270 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
27 | Namibia | 267 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
28 | Tunisia | 253 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
29 | Taiwan | 250 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
30 | Saint Lucia | 243 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
31 | Lithuania | 234 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
32 | Costa Rica | 229 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
33 | Iran | 226 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
34 | Mauritius | 214 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 211.85 per 100,000 people | 2003 | ||
35 | Poland | 210 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
36 | Uruguay | 209 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
37 | Seychelles | 207 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
38 | Chile | 204 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
39 | Azerbaijan | 198 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 196 per 100,000 people | 2003 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 195.84 per 100,000 people | 2003 | ||
40 | Romania | 193 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
41 | Uzbekistan | 184 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
42 | Czech Republic | 178 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
Former British colonies average (profile) | 176.29 per 100,000 people | 2003 | ||
=43 | Morocco | 176 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=43 | Jamaica | 176 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 175.54 per 100,000 people | 2003 | ||
45 | Guyana | 175 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
46 | Israel | 174 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
47 | Libya | 173 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
48 | Honduras | 172 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=49 | Mexico | 169 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=49 | Brazil | 169 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=51 | Slovakia | 165 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=51 | Hungary | 165 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=53 | Tajikistan | 161 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=53 | Malaysia | 161 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
55 | New Zealand | 160 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
56 | El Salvador | 158 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
57 | Dominican Republic | 157 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
58 | Bahrain | 155 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
Europe average (profile) | 150.47 per 100,000 people | 2003 | ||
59 | Georgia | 148 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
60 | Lebanon | 146 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
61 | Spain | 144 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=62 | Lesotho | 143 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=62 | Nicaragua | 143 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 140.82 per 100,000 people | 2003 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 137.16 per 100,000 people | 2003 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 135.42 per 100,000 people | 2003 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 133.54 per 100,000 people | 2003 | ||
=64 | Madagascar | 130 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=64 | Portugal | 130 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=66 | Cameroon | 129 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=66 | Burundi | 129 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
68 | Bulgaria | 127 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
Eurozone average (profile) | 126.71 per 100,000 people | 2003 | ||
69 | Colombia | 126 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 122.53 per 100,000 people | 2003 | ||
70 | Zambia | 121 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
71 | China | 119 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
72 | Fiji | 117 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=73 | Canada | 116 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=73 | Tanzania | 116 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=73 | Australia | 116 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
76 | Netherlands | 112 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=77 | Luxembourg | 111 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=77 | Kenya | 111 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 110.5 per 100,000 people | 2003 | ||
=79 | Central African Republic | 110 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=79 | Saudi Arabia | 110 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=79 | Algeria | 110 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
82 | Rwanda | 109 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
83 | Argentina | 107 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=84 | Jordan | 106 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=84 | Tonga | 106 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=86 | Albania | 105 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=86 | Sri Lanka | 105 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
88 | Peru | 104 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
Muslim countries average (profile) | 102.53 per 100,000 people | 2003 | ||
=89 | Bolivia | 102 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=89 | Kuwait | 102 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=91 | Italy | 100 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=91 | Austria | 100 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
OPEC countries average (profile) | 96.9 per 100,000 people | 2003 | ||
93 | Germany | 96 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=94 | France | 95 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=94 | Qatar | 95 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
96 | Philippines | 94 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
97 | Syria | 93 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=98 | Turkey | 92 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=98 | Armenia | 92 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
100 | Andorra | 90 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
101 | Belgium | 88 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=102 | Greece | 83 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=102 | Yemen | 83 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
Former French colonies average (profile) | 81.64 per 100,000 people | 2003 | ||
=104 | Oman | 81 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=104 | Benin | 81 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
106 | Sao Tome and Principe | 79 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
107 | Venezuela | 76 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=108 | Paraguay | 75 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=108 | Sweden | 75 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=110 | Denmark | 72 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=110 | Switzerland | 72 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=110 | Malta | 72 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=113 | Finland | 71 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=113 | Vietnam | 71 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
115 | Malawi | 70 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
116 | Guatemala | 68 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
117 | Papua New Guinea | 66 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=118 | Norway | 64 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=118 | Croatia | 64 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
120 | Djibouti | 61 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=121 | Ecuador | 59 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=121 | Slovenia | 59 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=121 | Pakistan | 59 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=124 | Tuvalu | 56 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=124 | Kiribati | 56 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=126 | Senegal | 54 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=126 | Japan | 54 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=128 | Liechtenstein | 53 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=128 | Haiti | 53 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
130 | Ghana | 52 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=131 | Bangladesh | 50 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=131 | Cyprus | 50 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=131 | Mozambique | 50 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=134 | Nauru | 48 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=134 | Mauritania | 48 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=136 | Togo | 46 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=136 | Chad | 46 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
138 | Cambodia | 45 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=139 | Vanuatu | 44 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=139 | Angola | 44 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=139 | Marshall Islands | 44 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
142 | Iceland | 40 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
143 | Monaco | 39 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=144 | Indonesia | 38 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=144 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 38 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
146 | Guinea | 37 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=147 | Federated States of Micronesia | 34 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=147 | Mali | 34 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
149 | Nigeria | 33 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
150 | The Gambia | 32 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
151 | Solomon Islands | 31 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=152 | Nepal | 29 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=152 | India | 29 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
154 | Burkina Faso | 23 per 100,000 people | 2003 | |
=155 | Turkmenistan | 0.0 | 2003 | |
=155 | Ethiopia | 0.0 | 2003 | |
=155 | Sudan | 0.0 | 2003 | |
=155 | Zimbabwe | 0.0 | 2003 | |
=155 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0 | 2003 | |
=155 | Cuba | 0.0 | 2003 | |
=155 | Uganda | 0.0 | 2003 | |
=155 | Niger | 0.0 | 2003 | |
=155 | Egypt | 0.0 | 2003 | |
=155 | Comoros | 0.0 | 2003 |
Citation
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The Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Observatory on Public Security (www.alertamerica.org) has just released new and updated regional, sub regional and national information on prisons from 34 OAS Member Countries. The Observatory collects official data and works together with UNODC in the implementation of the CTS process. The Observatory has posted new data on adults held in prisons; children deprived of liberty; untried persons held; prisoners sentenced for illicit drugs, robbery and homicide; and occupancy rates, by gender and age for all 34 countries of North, South, Central America and the Caribbean.
For more data and information please visit the following URL:
http://www.oas.org/dsp/observatorio/database/indicators.aspx?lang=en
Do nor hesitate to contact me in case you need more information.
Kind regards,
Luiz O. Coimbra
Head, Information on Public Security Unit
Department of Public Security
Organization of American States
1889 F Street, NW, 20006
Washington, DC
Office phone: +1 (202) 370 5083
Cell phone: +1 (202) 538 0515
Email: lcoimbra@oas.org
Visit the OAS Inter-American Observatory on Public Security
Posted on 17 Dec 2013
Luiz O. Coimbra
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These are figures compiled by the respected International Centre for Prison Studies in London in association with University of Essex and can be accessed here: http://www.prisonstudies.org/info/worldbrief/wpb_country.php?country=61
In a population of 11,250,000 that equates to 0.5 persons per 100,000.
Statisticians among you may be able to explain why only whole numbers are reported in the data.
That puts the US figure of 715 into stark relief.
Posted on 17 Jul 2013
SMcG
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1/ Differences in drug laws many are misdemeanors in Canada
2/ Minimum sentencing means longer prison stays for lessor crimes.
3/ Privatization of the prison system these have to produce a profit so the large companies are promoting longer prison terms and more minimum sentencing for minor crimes etc
bob
Posted on 28 Oct 2011
bob