Peru

Capital city — Lima

Country population
34,352,719
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2023
/ World Bank
Type of government
Unitary Republic
Human Development Index
0.762
(87/193)
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2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
8.46
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2021
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of incarcerated people
94,911
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31/01/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
278
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01/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
231.4 %
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31/01/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
68
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2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
yes, since 2015
Female prisoners
5.1 %
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31/01/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0 %
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31/01/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
36.3 %
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31/01/2024
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1979
for common law cr…
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Special populations

Women

Female prisoners

5.1 % (4,866)

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31/01/2024

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Minors

Incarcerated minors

0 %

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31/01/2024

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Untried prisoners

Percentage of untried prisoners

36.3 % (34,452)

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31/01/2024

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Death penalty prisoners

Death penalty is abolished

yes, since 1979

for common law crimes

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