Juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions fell 24.0% to 19.0 persons in Switzerland in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Switzerland reached an all time high of 72.0 persons in 2008 and an all time low of 19.0 persons in 2015.
Switzerland has been ranked 42nd within the group of 54 countries we follow in terms of juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Juveniles Held in Prisons, Penal or Correctional Institutions | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 186 | 173 | 163 | 124 | 103 | ... | |||||
| Belgium | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| France | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 669 | 692 | 712 | 724 | 731 | ||||
| Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Hungary | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 512 | 561 | 524 | 514 | 478 | ... | ||||||
| Italy | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,207 | 1,302 | 1,428 | 1,401 | 1,312 | ||||||||
| Poland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,570 | 4,850 | 4,365 | 4,153 | 3,569 | ||||||||
| Slovenia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 1.00 | 11.0 | ||||||||
| Spain | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,485 | 1,323 | 1,152 | 957 | ||||
| Switzerland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 54.0 | 45.0 | 29.0 | 54.0 | 30.0 |
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