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Switzerland
Capital city —
Bern
Country population
8,500,000
i
2017
/
UNPD
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
-
Type of government
-
Human Development Index
0.939
i
2015
/
UNDP
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
0.5
per 100,000 inhab…
i
2016
/
UNDP
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Federal Department of Justice and Polic…
Total number of prisoners
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Prison density
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Total number of prison facilities
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An NPM has been established
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Number and percentage of female prisone…
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Incarcerated minors
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Untried prisoners
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Death penalty is abolished
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Country population
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Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Introduction
Themes
Country population
Type of government
Human Development Index
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Country population
8,500,000
i
2017
/
UNPD
Type of government
-
Human Development Index
0.939
i
2015
/
UNDP
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
0.5
per 100,000 inhabitants
i
2016
/
UNDP
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