Prison statistics and population projections Scotland: 2011-12

This publication shows data up to 2011-12 on Scottish prison population levels and characteristics, receptions to/liberations from Scottish prisons, and international comparisons. This year it includes prison population projections to 2020-21 which were previously published separately, as well as additional background information and analyses.


Prison population and incarceration rate per 100,000 population
by jurisdiction: 2011 Table A.16

  Prison population Rate per 100,000 Population at
Australia 29,106 129 30 June 2011
Austria 8,694 104 3 June 2011
Belgium 10,561 97 1 March 2010
Bulgaria 9,006 119 1 January 2010
Canada 39,009 117 31 March 2009
Cyprus 900 112 1 September 2010
Czech Republic 23,734 225 27 April 2012
Denmark 4,091 74 1 April 2011
England & Wales 87,092 155 27 April 2012
Estonia 3,381 252 1 October 2011
Finland 3,189 59 1 January 2011
France 76,428 115 1 March 2012
Germany 68,099 83 30 November 2011
Greece 11,934 106 1 September 2010
Hungary 17,210 173 31 December 2011
Ireland (Eire) 4,279 95 30 October 2011
Italy 66,695 109 31 March 2012
Japan 69,876 55 31 December 2011
Latvia 6,780 304 1 January 2011
Lithuania 9,139 276 1 January 2011
Luxembourg 645 124 1 September 2011
Malta 580 141 August 2011
Netherlands 14,488 87 30 September 2011
New Zealand 8,433 190 31 December 2011
Northern Ireland 1,810 99 27 April 2012
Norway 3,602 73 1 May 2011
Poland 85,245 223 31 March 2012
Portugal 13,285 125 1 April 2012
Romania 31,689 148 17 April 2012
Russian Federation 741,600 519 1 April 2012
Scotland 1 8,106 154 30 June 2011
Slovakia 10,031 184 31 December 2010
Slovenia 1,311 64 26 May 2011
South Africa 157,375 310 31 August 2011
Spain 70,675 152 31 March 2012
Sweden 6,669 70 1 October 2011
Switzerland 6,065 76 7 September 2011
Turkey 132,369 176 31 March 2012
USA 2,266,832 730 31 December 2010

Source: International Centre for Prison Studies World Prison Brief

Note: Comparisons of the prison population in different jurisdictions should be treated with caution due to the different justice systems and recording rules in operation. Further details, including time series, can be found in the Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics (SPACE) publications.

1. Rate based on estimated total national population for purposes of comparability across jurisdictions, as well as snapshot populations in most cases. This will give a somewhat lower rate than that reported in Table A.6, which is based on the 16+ population.

Contact

Email: JusticeStatistics@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

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