Statistical bulletin - Crime and Justice series: Prison statistics Scotland 2010-11

This bulletin shows data up to 2010-11 on Scottish prison population level and characteristics, receptions to/liberations from Scottish prisons, and international comparisons.


Prison population and rate per 100,000 population by jurisdiction: 2010 Table 16

Prison population Rate per 100,000 1 % change from
previous year
Population at
Australia 29,700 133 1 30 June 2010
Austria 8,694 104 * 3 June 2011
Belgium 10,561 97 4 1 March 2010
Bulgaria 9,071 120 -4 1 December 2009
Canada 39,132 117 2 2008-09
Cyprus 883 110 24 1 September 2009
Czech Republic 23,238 220 5 29 June 2011
Denmark 4,091 74 3 1 April 2011
England & Wales 84,635 152 -1 24 June 2011
Estonia 3,405 254 -7 28 March 2011
Finland 3,189 59 -1 1 January 2011
France 2 66,975 102 5 1 January 2011
Germany 69,385 85 -2 30 November 2010
Greece 3 11,364 101 -6 1 January 2010
Hungary 16,537 165 7 31 December 2010
Ireland (Eire) 4,433 99 5 June 2011
Italy 67,615 111 * 28 February 2011
Japan 74,476 58 -6 June 2010
Latvia 7,055 314 -2 1 January 2010
Lithuania 2 9,139 276 6 1 January 2011
Luxembourg 706 139 -5 1 June 2010
Malta 583 140 51 April 2010
Netherlands 15,604 94 -5 30 April 2010
New Zealand 8,755 199 3 31 March 2011
Northern Ireland 1,688 93 16 30 May 2011
Norway 3,602 73 4 1 May 2011
Poland 83,476 218 -2 31 May 2011
Portugal 12,186 114 6 1 June 2011
Romania 29,644 138 7 21 June 2011
Russian Federation 806,100 568 -7 1 May 2011
Scotland 7,983 153 -3 30 June 2010
Slovakia 10,031 184 7 31 December 2010
Slovenia 1,311 64 -6 26 May 2011
South Africa 159,265 316 -3 28 February 2011
Spain 73,459 159 -4 29 April 2011
Sweden 7,106 78 -3 1 October 2010
Switzerland 6,181 79 2 1 September 2010
Turkey 124,074 168 4 30 April 2011
USA 3 2,292,133 743 -1 31 December 2009

Source: International Centre for Prison Studies World Prison Brief

Note: Comparisons of the prison population in different jurisdictions should be treated with caution due to the different justice systems and recording rules in operation. Further details can be found in the Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics ( SPACE) publications.

1. Rate based on estimated total national population.

2. Annual data not available. Annual rate of change estimated from available data.

3. Previous annual rate of change used due to very short update period.

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