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Group of 7 countries (G7) Compared by Crime > Jails per million

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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. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH
1 Canada 6.31 2002
2 United States 5.42 2002
3 Italy 3.59 2002
4 Germany 2.53 2002
5 United Kingdom 2.43 2002
6 Japan 1.42 2002

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