Juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions rose 10.5% to 42.0 persons in Latvia in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions in Latvia reached an all time high of 373 persons in 2003 and an all time low of 38.0 persons in 2014.
Latvia has been ranked 37th within the group of 54 countries we follow in terms of juveniles held in prisons, penal or correctional institutions, 9 places below 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 |
Belarus | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 269 | 178 | 131 | 77.0 | 78.0 | ... | |||||||
China | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18,450 | 16,000 | 15,000 | 13,000 | ... | |
Estonia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34.0 | 43.0 | 29.0 | 36.0 | 33.0 | ||||||||
Finland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 102 | 73.0 | 71.0 | 87.0 | 82.0 | ||||||||
Germany | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
Japan | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38.0 | 17.0 | 22.0 | 16.0 | 24.0 | ... | |||||||
Latvia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 189 | 88.0 | 68.0 | 55.0 | 46.0 | ||||||||
Lithuania | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 188 | 158 | 130 | 112 | 89.0 | ||||||||
Poland | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5,570 | 4,850 | 4,365 | 4,153 | 3,569 | ||||||||
Russia | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7,819 | 5,756 | 4,439 | 3,896 | 3,357 | |||||||
USA | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9,998 | 9,900 | 7,700 | 6,700 | 5,900 | |||||||
Ukraine | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 927 | 1,434 | 868 | ... | ... | ... | ... |