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Emerging markets Compared by Crime > Jails

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DEFINITION: Total number of adult prisons, penal or correctional institutions (excluding temporary jail lock-ups). Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.
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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH
1 Malaysia 26,294 2002
2 Latvia 8,110 2002
3 Russia 739 2002
4 Turkey 504 2002
5 Mexico 448 2002
6 Indonesia 362 2002
7 South Africa 228 2002
8 Colombia 168 2002
9 Argentina 166 2002
10 Poland 156 2002
11 Thailand 134 2002
12 Ukraine 128 2002
13 Chile 96 2002
14 Peru 81 2002
15 Venezuela 48 2002
16 Romania 39 2002
17 Bulgaria 33 2002
18 Hungary 31 2002
19 Lithuania 13 2002
=20 Philippines 7 2002
=20 Estonia 7 2002

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Emerging markets Compared by Crime > Jails

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Interesting observations about Crime > Jails

  • United States ranked first for jails amongst High income OECD countries in 2002.
  • Russia ranked second for jails amongst Europe in 2002.
  • Malaysia ranked first for jails amongst Emerging markets in 2002.
  • Germany ranked second for jails amongst European Union in 2002.
  • Latvia ranked first for jails amongst NATO countries in 2002.
  • United Kingdom ranked last for jails amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2002.
  • All of the top 3 countries by jails are Hot countries.
  • Papua New Guinea ranked first for jails amongst Christian countries in 2002.
  • Canada ranked #5 for jails amongst Cold countries in 2002.
  • Mexico ranked first for jails amongst Catholic countries in 2002.

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  • In 2012, the US executed more people than all other countries combined.

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