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Venezuela
Capital city —
Caracas
Country population
28,838,499
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2023
/
World Bank
Type of government
Federal Constitutional Republic (Presid…
Human Development Index
0.699
(119/193)
i
2022
/
UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
12.61
i
2022
/
UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Popular Power for Internal…
Total number of incarcerated people
67,200
32,200 in prisons…
i
03/2022
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
199
i
03/2022
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
163.8 %
occupancy level o…
i
2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
41
i
2023
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
7.8 %
of people in pris…
i
03/2022
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0 %
Minors in custody…
i
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
62.5 %
i
2020
/
World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
yes, since 1863
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