This statistic presents the perceived occupancy of prisons in selected European Countries in 2018. According to data published by Ipsos,most of the respondents in these European countries think that prisons in their countries are more overcrowded than they actually are.
What do you think the occupancy level of prisons in your country is?*
* Respondents in 37 countries around the world via the Ipsos Online Panel System.
The question on the survey was framed as follows ''What do you think the occupancy level of prisons in [COUNTRY] is? By occupancy level, we mean, how full do you think prisons in your country are, with 0 being empty,100 being full and 200 being at double the capacity.''
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Ipsos. (December 5, 2018). What do you think the occupancy level of prisons in your country is?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/952795/prisons-occupancy-in-europe/
Ipsos. "What do you think the occupancy level of prisons in your country is?*." Chart. December 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/952795/prisons-occupancy-in-europe/
Ipsos. (2018). What do you think the occupancy level of prisons in your country is?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/952795/prisons-occupancy-in-europe/
Ipsos. "What Do You Think The Occupancy Level of Prisons in Your Country Is?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/952795/prisons-occupancy-in-europe/
Ipsos, What do you think the occupancy level of prisons in your country is?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/952795/prisons-occupancy-in-europe/ (last visited September 26, 2022)
