Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United Kingdom (England and Wales)
United Kingdom (England and Wales): Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 10.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United Kingdom (England and Wales), 2003–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United Kingdom (England and Wales) recorded 10.9% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United Kingdom (England and Wales) peaked at 16.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2019.
That places United Kingdom (England and Wales) 151st out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United Kingdom (England and Wales), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10.7% | — |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +51.4% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -38.5% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -23.2% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +38.1% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United Kingdom (England and Wales) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +51.4% | 10.7% | 16.2% |
| 2010 | -38.5% | 16.2% | 10.0% |
| 2020 | +38.1% | 7.2% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.4% | 16.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.2% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.0% | 10.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United Kingdom (England and Wales)?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United Kingdom (England and Wales) was 10.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in United Kingdom (England and Wales)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in United Kingdom (England and Wales)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom (England and Wales) rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- United Kingdom (England and Wales) ranks 151st out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in United Kingdom (England and Wales)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom (England and Wales) data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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