Incarceration rate Russia

The incarceration rate in Russia, calculated as the prison population per 100 thousand people, was observed at 328.1 on January 31, 2021, marking a decline compared to the previous year. In 2011, the rate was significantly higher, measuring at 527.

Incarceration rate per 100,000 inhabitants in Russia from 2008 to 2021

Characteristic	Incarceration rate per 100,000 inhabitants
2021	328.1
2020	356.1
2019	386.1
2018	418.3
2015	450.1
2014	466.3
2013	470.3
2012	489.1
2011	527
2010	574.8
2009	604.8
2008	619.1

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Release date

April 2022

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

2008 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Non-adjusted.
The source specified the following information:
Reference dates:
2008-2013: September 1;
2014-2018: July 1;
2016-2017: No data available;
2019-2020: January 1;
2021: January 31.
"According to the Federal Law # 103-FZ dated on 15.07.1995 “Concerning the Detention of Persons Suspected and Accused of Committing Crimes” places of detention of suspects and the accused are the following: temporary detention centres of the penitentiary system of the Russian Federation, temporary detention centres of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation, temporary detention centres of the border guards of the Federal Security Service of Russia, guardhouses. The total number of inmates not only includes all inmates placed in the mentioned facilities but also suspects and defendants, in respect of whom detention has been chosen as a preventive measure, in the case of an examination according to the Russian Federation Code of Criminal Procedure, as well as in the case of medical assistance, are placed in medical organizations."

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