In 2022/23 there were approximately 7,426 male prisoners in Scotland, compared with 282 female ones. During the provided time period, male prisoner numbers in Scotland peaked during 2019/20, when there were 7,796, while the number of female prisoners was highest in 2011/12, at 469.
Number of prisoners in custody in Scotland from 2004/05 to 2022/23, by gender
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House of Commons. (July 8, 2024). Number of prisoners in custody in Scotland from 2004/05 to 2022/23, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/315144/scotland-prison-population-by-gender/
House of Commons. "Number of prisoners in custody in Scotland from 2004/05 to 2022/23, by gender." Chart. July 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315144/scotland-prison-population-by-gender/
House of Commons. (2024). Number of prisoners in custody in Scotland from 2004/05 to 2022/23, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/315144/scotland-prison-population-by-gender/
House of Commons. "Number of Prisoners in Custody in Scotland from 2004/05 to 2022/23, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315144/scotland-prison-population-by-gender/
House of Commons, Number of prisoners in custody in Scotland from 2004/05 to 2022/23, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/315144/scotland-prison-population-by-gender/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of prisoners in custody in Scotland from 2004/05 to 2022/23, by gender [Graph], House of Commons, July 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/315144/scotland-prison-population-by-gender/
