Prisoner Profile
Total Prisoners
Undertrial > 2 yrs
Pardoned Convicts
A prisoner is a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.
A prisoner is a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.
SUBJECT Variables
This page contains data on Prisoners in India - age, education, gender, offenses, sentencing and pardon, in addition to statistics and expert analysis.
01/01/2016 To
31/12/2022
Total Prisoners
Undertrial > 2 yrs
Pardoned Convicts
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Total Prisoners
Undertrial > 2 yrs
Pardoned Convicts
PRISONER COUNT
Total Prisoners
Source: National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)
Category
Source: National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)
- As of 30th December 2022, Indian prisons held 573,220 prisoners, an increase of 3.5% over the previous year.
- 75.8% of the prisoners were Undertrials (held in custody awaiting trial). Convicts (prisoners serving their sentences) formed 23.3% and the remaining 1% comprised of Detenues (held in custody) and other inmates.
CONVICTS
A convict is a person a person found guilty of a criminal offence and serving a sentence of imprisonment
Top Offences
Source: National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)
- 63,798 (48%) of the convicts in Indian prisons in 2022 were serving sentences for Murder. In addition, 7.172 (5.4%) convicts were serving sentences for the charge of Attempt to Murder.
- 13.6% of the convicts in Indian prisons in 2022 were serving sentences for Rape, in comparison to 11.7% in 2021.
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