As of 2022, there were approximately 92,803 prisoners in custody in the United Kingdom, with the vast majority of these being prisoners in the jurisdiction of England and Wales at 83,128 prisoners, with a further 7,775 in Scotland, and 1,900 in Northern Ireland.
Number of prisoners in custody in the United Kingdom from 1900 to 2023
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Other statistics that may interest you Prison system in the UK
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in the UK 1900-2023
- Basic Statistic Incarceration rate in the UK 2008-2022
- Basic Statistic Largest prisons in the UK 2023
- Basic Statistic Number of spare prison places in England and Wales 2022-2024
- Basic Statistic Government spending on prisons in the UK 2009-2023
- Premium Statistic Expenditure per prison place in England and Wales 2015-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of prison officers in England and Wales 2010-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of prisoner escapes in England and Wales 1995-2023
Demographics
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- Basic Statistic Number of prisoners in England and Wales 1900-2023, by gender
- Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in Scotland 2004-2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in England and Wales 2002-2023, by age group
- Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in Scotland 2009-2022, by age group
- Basic Statistic Number of prisoners in Northern Ireland 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in England and Wales 2015-2023, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in England and Wales 2015-2023, by religion
- Premium Statistic Number of foreign prisoners in England and Wales 2023, by foreign nationality
Prison Safety
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- Premium Statistic Number of deaths in prison custody in England and Wales 1978-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of suicides among prisoners in England and Wales 2000-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of assaults at prisons in England and Wales 2003-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of self-harm incidents at prisons in England and Wales 2004-2023
Sentence Length
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- Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in England and Wales 2022 by length of sentence
- Basic Statistic Average length of prison sentences for all offences in England and Wales 2000-2022
- 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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- Number of spare prison places in England and Wales 2022-2024
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- Prison assault victims in England and Wales 2018, by ethnicity
- Number of prisoners in France 1992-2022, by nationality
- Self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales 2019, by time in prison
- Prisoner on officer assaults in England and Wales 2005-2018
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- Share of Indian prison cadre staff vacancy 2021, by state
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- Female prison population in England and Wales 2000-2019
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- Self-inflicted deaths during prison custody in England and Wales 2014, by age
- Prison assault victims in England and Wales 2018, by ethnicity
- Number of prisoners in France 1992-2022, by nationality
- Self-inflicted deaths among prisoners in England and Wales 2019, by time in prison
- Prisoner on officer assaults in England and Wales 2005-2018
- Adult prison population in Italy 2020, by crime and nationality
- Share of Indian prison officer vacancy 2021, by state
- Share of Indian prison cadre staff vacancy 2021, by state
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- Number of female inmates in Davao Prison and Penal Farm Philippines 2021, by age
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House of Commons. (September 8, 2023). Number of prisoners in custody in the United Kingdom from 1900 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/314700/uk-prison-population/
House of Commons. "Number of prisoners in custody in the United Kingdom from 1900 to 2023." Chart. September 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/314700/uk-prison-population/
House of Commons. (2023). Number of prisoners in custody in the United Kingdom from 1900 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/314700/uk-prison-population/
House of Commons. "Number of Prisoners in Custody in The United Kingdom from 1900 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/314700/uk-prison-population/
House of Commons, Number of prisoners in custody in the United Kingdom from 1900 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/314700/uk-prison-population/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Number of prisoners in custody in the United Kingdom from 1900 to 2023 [Graph], House of Commons, September 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/314700/uk-prison-population/