As of December 31, 2023, in total 9,079 people were imprisoned in Hong Kong. The number of prisoners increased significantly compared to the previous year. The prison population rate ranged at around 121 prisoners per 100,000 of national population in 2022, up from 104 in the previous year, but down from 142 in 2010 and 180 in 2000.
Number of prisoners in Hong Kong from 2013 to 2023
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Hong Kong Correctional Services. (March 14, 2024). Number of prisoners in Hong Kong from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248154/number-of-prisoners-in-hong-kong/
Hong Kong Correctional Services. "Number of prisoners in Hong Kong from 2013 to 2023." Chart. March 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248154/number-of-prisoners-in-hong-kong/
Hong Kong Correctional Services. (2024). Number of prisoners in Hong Kong from 2013 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248154/number-of-prisoners-in-hong-kong/
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Hong Kong Correctional Services, Number of prisoners in Hong Kong from 2013 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248154/number-of-prisoners-in-hong-kong/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Number of prisoners in Hong Kong from 2013 to 2023 [Graph], Hong Kong Correctional Services, March 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248154/number-of-prisoners-in-hong-kong/
