Prison Prisoners and Average Annual Prison Population (includes Word Wars) Prison and Prisoners Comparative Prison Population Prison Population by Gender and Offence

Average Annual Prison Population (England and Wales, 1900 – 2009) 83,500 80,000 Main Menu 65,000 39,000 17,500 1900 1970 2000 2007 2009

Average Annual Prison Population (England and Wales, 1900 – 2009) 83,500 80,000 Main Menu 65,000 39,000 17,500 11,000 9,300 1900 1920 1940 1970 2000 2007 2009

Sentenced Prison Population by Gender and Offence, July 2010 19,000 Sentenced Prison Population by Gender and Offence, July 2010 Males Females Main Menu 9,400 9,300 8,300 6,800 6,000 3,400 1,300 900 800 400 500 80 300 200 200 VATP Sex Offences Robbery Burglary Theft Fraud Drugs Others

Comparative Prison Population: rate per 100,000 population, 2010 748 585 Main Menu 319 325 311 238 223 203 155 117 120 110 96 101 71 55 62 Iceland Japan Norway France Iraq Portugal Canada China England +Wales Iran UAE Chile South Africa Israel Russia USA New Zealand