Number of prisoners in England and Wales 2024 by length of sentence

Published by D. Clark, Jul 18, 2024

In 2024, there were a total of 66,102 prisoners under sentence in England and Wales, with 9,260 of these prisoners on sentences lasting between two and four years, the most common sentence length for prisoners in this year.

Number of prisoners under sentence in England and Wales in 2024, by length of sentence

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April 2024

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United Kingdom (England, Wales)

Survey time period

2024

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This statistic is using original data from the Ministry of Justice and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

Data is as of end of March 2024

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