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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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