United Kingdom

Capital city — London

Country population
68,350,000
i
01/01/2023
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
139
In November 2024,…
i
11/2024
/ in England and Wales
Type of government
Parliamentary monarchy
Human Development Index
0.94
(15/193)
i
2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
11.7
i
2022
/ Office for National Statistics
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
three distinct administrations
England and Wales…
Total number of incarcerated people
86,038
In November 2024,…
i
25/11/2024
/ in England and Wales
Average length of imprisonment (in mont…
12.1
Is 2022, the aver…
i
2022
/ in England and Wales
Prison density
108.1 %
The prison densit…
i
10/2024
/ in England and Wales
Total number of prison facilities
120
120 facilities in…
i
2023
/ in England and Wales
An NPM has been established
yes
in March 2009
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
4.1 %
There are 3,528 (…
i
11/2024
/ in England and Wales
Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
0.3 %
0.3% in England a…
i
09/2024
/ in England and Wales
Number and percentage of people awaitin…
20.4 %
There are 17,711…
i
09/2024
/ in England and Wales
The death penalty is abolished
yes
since 1998

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