Mexico
Capital city — Mexico City
Country population
i2022Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
i04/2024Type of government
Human Development Index
0.781(77/193)
iHomicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
National Security Commission(Comision Naciona…
Total number of incarcerated people
i30/04/2024Prison density
i30/04/2024Total number of prison facilities
i2024An NPM has been established
Number and percentage of incarcerated w…
i30/04/2024Number and percentage of incarcerated c…
i31/12/2013Number and percentage of people awaitin…
i30/04/2024The death penalty is abolished
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Overview
Prison population
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
174
i
04/2024
Total number of incarcerated people
232,730
i
30/04/2024
Prison density
104.6 %
i
30/04/2024
Organisation
Name of authority in charge of the prison administration
National Security Commission
(Comision Nacional de Seguridad)
Prison facilities
Total number of prison facilities
278
i
2024