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Table 1 Prisoner statistics ([8] Eurostat) in European countries

From: Overview of European forensic youth care: towards an integrative mission for prevention and intervention strategies for juvenile offenders

Country

Prisoners

Adult prisoners

Juvenile prisoners

N of prisoners per 100.000 inhabitants

N of juvenile prisoners per 100.000 inhabitants

Age of criminal responsibility

Albania

6.031

5.972

59

208,97

9,60

14

Austria

8.619

8.503

116

99,18

7,68

14

Belgiuma

10.994

10.870

14

97,84

0,61

n/ab

Bosnia and Herzegovinaa

2.832

2.214

11

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Bulgaria

7.345

7.318

27

102,67

2,27

14

Croatia

3.108

3.063

45

74,16

6,03

14

Cyprus

586

571

15

69,08

8,88

14

Czech Republic

22.481

22.396

85

213,01

4,48

15

Denmark

3.408

3.392

16

59,71

1,37

15

England & Wales

83.604

82.969

635

143,78

5,14

10

Estonia

2.864

2.835

29

217,64

11,74

14

Finland

3.156

3.063

93

57,51

8,67

15

France

68.432

67.674

758

102,50

5,11

13

Germany

64.291

63.020

Unknown

78,24

Unknown

14

Greece

9.560

9.310

250

88,65

13,32

15

Hungary

17.658

17.351

307

179,62

17,89

14

Iceland

116

116

0

34,88

0,00

15

Irelanda

3.716

3.150

60

78,65

4,98

12

Italy

55.978

54.653

1.325

92,27

13,24

14

Kosovo

1.648

1.589

59

93,02

10,08

Unknown

Latvia

4.243

4.200

43

215,49

12,21

14

Liechtenstein

72

72

0

191,38

0,00

14

Lithuania

6.815

6.757

58

235,93

11,19

14

Luxembourg

724

717

7

125,64

1,21

16

Macedonia

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

Malta

553

537

16

127,30

21,20

14

Montenegro

1.123

1.119

4

180,48

2,88

14

Netherlands

10.601

10.180

421

62,44

12,32

12

Northern Ireland

1.407

1.407

0

75,70

0,00

10

Norwaya

4.192

4.116

3

80,45

0,27

15

Poland

71.528

70.041

1.487

188,39

21,72

13

Portugal

13.917

13.588

329

134,58

18,26

16

Romania

27.455

27.048

407

138,94

10,93

16

Scotland

7.744

7.282

462

144,57

44,80

8/12c

Serbia

10.672

10.433

239

150,81

19,49

14

Slovakia

9.995

9.919

76

184,20

7,60

14

Slovenia

1.308

1.299

9

63,37

2,48

14

Spain

59.589

57.711

650

128,31

7,79

14

Swedena

5.910

5.527

16

59,99

0,81

15

Switzerland

6.541

6.522

19

78,55

1,27

10

Turkey

200.727

198.325

2.402

254,92

10,50

12

  1. aCountries for which some information of 2015 was used because 2016 was not available
  2. bNo criminal law applies for youth under the age of 18
  3. cIn 2018 new legislation was proposed that will raise the age of criminal responsibility from 8 to 12
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