Prisons

Prisons: admissions, the daily population and staff. Persons, annual, 2013–2025.

Published by the DoP; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.

Training schools for youthful offenders - admission3−40.0%
Training schools for youthful offenders - average daily population10+42.9%
Admission to prisons by offence - murder123+57.7%
Admission to prisons by offence - attempted murder57+46.2%
Admission to prisons by offence - attempted culpable homicide29−3.3%
Admission to prisons by offence - culpable homicide40+73.9%
Admission to prisons by offence - kidnapping13−27.8%
Admission to prisons by offence - rape148−53.8%
Admission to prisons by offence - simple & grievous hurt253−6.6%
Admission to prisons by offence - criminal force & intimidation3−75.0%
Admission to prisons by offence - unlawful intercourse & attempt1−50.0%
Admission to prisons by offence - attempt suicide & abetment of suicide0–
Admission to prisons by offence - burglary & robbery761−17.3%
Admission to prisons by offence - trespass, house breaking & possession of house breaking tools666−7.1%
Admission to prisons by offence - extortion & looting492−28.4%
Admission to prisons by offence - cheating & criminal breach of trust184−35.7%
Admission to prisons by offence - theft1,958+1.3%
Admission to prisons by offence - other offences39,678−6.5%
Admission to prisons by offence - total44,406−7.1%
Admissions to prisons by length of sentence - under one month5,535+8.1%
Admissions to prisons by length of sentence - one month to six months29,869+3.9%
Admissions to prisons by length of sentence - six month to one year5,408−41.5%
Admissions to prisons by length of sentence - one year to two years2,337+6.0%
Admissions to prisons by length of sentence - two years to five years790−53.4%
Admissions to prisons by length of sentence - five years to ten years168−57.4%
Admissions to prisons by length of sentence - over ten years & death sentences299−17.9%
Admissions to prisons by length of sentence - total44,406−7.1%
Death sentences - sentenced to death123+55.7%
Death sentences - awaiting execution or final decision for commutation or execution123+55.7%
Death sentences - admission rate (per 100,000 population)204.1−6.4%

Training schools for youthful offenders - admission

persons, annual. 2025: 3, −40.0% on a year earlier

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Published by the DoP; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.