Dominica

Capital city — Roseau

Country population
72,737
i
2022
/ World Bank
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
348
i
11/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Type of government
Parliamentary Republic
Human Development Index
0.74
(97/193)
i
2022
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
13.81
i
2021
/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Prime Minister's Office
Total number of prisoners
261
i
11/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
73 %
i
07/2015
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
1
i
2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
1.1 %
i
11/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
0 %
i
11/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Percentage of untried prisoners
50.2 %
i
11/2023
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
i
PdM

Introduction

Prison Insider reports on the key data and figures available for this country in 2024. This information is collected from the World Prison Brief database, the Council of Europe’s annual penal statistics (SPACE) and prison administration reports. The information on prisons in this country still requires further developing.

Country population

72,737

2022

/ World Bank

Type of government

Parliamentary Republic

Human Development Index

0.74

(97/193)

2022

/ UNDP, Human Development Report

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

13.81

2021

/ UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Country population

Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…

Type of government

Human Development Index

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)

Name of authority in charge of the pris…

Total number of prisoners

Prison density

Total number of prison facilities

An NPM has been established

Female prisoners

Incarcerated minors

Percentage of untried prisoners

Death penalty is abolished

Introduction

Country population

Type of government

Human Development Index

Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)