Prison system in the UK

Statistics report about the prison system in the United Kingdom

Prison system in the UK

This report presents statistics about prisons in the United Kingdom. This includes demographic information, and also data on violence within prisons, as well as the key numbers and rates (including historical data for trend analysis).

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Number of prisoners in the UK 1900-2024
  • Basic Statistic Incarceration rate in the UK 2008-2023
  • Basic Statistic Prisoner population of prisons in England and Wales 2024
  • Basic Statistic Government spending on prisons in the UK 2009-2024
  • Premium Statistic Expenditure per prison place in England and Wales 2015-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of prison officers in England and Wales 2010-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of probation officers in the UK 2021-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of prisoner escapes in England and Wales 1995-2023
  • Basic Statistic Proven reoffending rate in England and Wales 2008-2022
  • Basic Statistic Opinion on prison living conditions in Great Britain 2019-2024

Demographics

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  • Basic Statistic Number of prisoners in England and Wales 1900-2024, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in Scotland 2004-2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in England and Wales 2002-2024, by age group
  • Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in Scotland 2009-2023, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Number of prisoners in Northern Ireland 2023, by age
  • Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in England and Wales 2015-2024, by ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in England and Wales 2015-2024, by religion
  • Premium Statistic Number of foreign prisoners in England and Wales 2024, by foreign nationality

Safety and Overcrowding

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  • Basic Statistic Prisoner population and prison capacity in England and Wales 2011-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of spare prison places in England and Wales 2011-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of deaths in prison custody in England and Wales 1978-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of suicides among prisoners in England and Wales 1978-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of assaults at prisons in England and Wales 2003-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of self-harm incidents at prisons in England and Wales 2004-2024

Sentence Length

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  • Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in England and Wales 2024 by length of sentence
  • Basic Statistic Average length of prison sentences for all offences in England and Wales 2000-2023
  • Basic Statistic Average length of prison sentences for offences in England and Wales 2022/23
  • Basic Statistic Opinion on prison sentences not being harsh enough in Britain in 2019
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