Prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants reached 704 persons in 2012 in the USA, according to the United Nations. This is 1.22% less than in the previous year.
Historically, prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants in the USA reached an all time high of 756 persons in 2007 and an all time low of 347 persons in 1987.
USA has been ranked 1st within the group of 53 countries we follow in terms of prisoners per 100,000 inhabitants.
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