United States of America

Capital city — Washington

Country population
334,914,895
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01/07/2023
/ United States Census Bureau
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
541
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2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Federal Constitutional Republic (Presid…
Human Development Index
0.927
(20/193)
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2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
6.38
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2022
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Department of Justice
Total number of incarcerated people
1,808,100
U.S. Bureau of Ju…
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2022
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
95.6 %
estimated percent…
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2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
4,455
3,163 local jails…
i
World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
8.8 %
estimated percent…
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2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
0.2 %
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2019
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Number and percentage of people awaitin…
25.5 %
estimated percent…
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2021
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
The death penalty is abolished
no
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