Prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants reached 76.5 persons in 2012 in Switzerland, according to the United Nations. This is 7.50% more than in the previous year.
Historically, prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants in Switzerland reached an all time high of 82.8 persons in 2005 and an all time low of 52.8 persons in 1987.
Switzerland has been ranked 45th within the group of 53 countries we follow in terms of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants.
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