Capacity of prisons and detention facilities in the United States in 2023 — 86 people. Ranked 27 in the world out of 33. Since 2023, the indicator has risen by 0%.
2023–2023 · people
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 86 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Canada
102
United States
86
The official design capacity of correctional institutions and pretrial detention facilities — how many people they are intended for under the country's own norms. UNODC data, collected from national prison services together with the data on the number of prisoners. The indicator exists for the sake of one comparison: the ratio of the actual prison population to capacity is the prison occupancy rate, by which the state of a penitentiary system is judged — and by which countries range from half full to three times over capacity.
Important: Capacity cannot be compared directly across countries: their norms of floor space per person differ. The indicator is meaningful next to the number of prisoners.
Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.
How many people are held in places of detention per 100,000 population — including those still under investigation.
Crime Number of intentional homicidesHow many people become victims of intentional homicide in a year — in absolute numbers, from UNODC.
Crime Intentional homicidesThe number of intentional homicides per 100,000 people.
Crime Homicides: male victimsHow many men are killed by intentional homicide in a year. In most countries this is four victims out of five.
Crime Homicides: female victimsHow many women are killed by intentional homicide in a year — an indicator customarily viewed apart from the total.
Crime Homicides of men per 100,000The homicide rate among men — how many victims there are per 100,000 men.