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Let's look at U.S. and worldwide prison statistics. Some of the visualizations carry a rather high shock value. Examples are U.S. and worldwide prison occupancy and the rate of incarceration in some U.S. states.

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Prison Populations in the U.S. and Worldwide  grjenkin   1   January 21, 2008  
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Violent Crime and Property Crime Arrest Rates per 100,000 population
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Number of arrests by age and type of crime
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US Arrests in 2005
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Juvenile Incarcerations by U.S. State
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Juvenile Incarcerations by U.S. State
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California Prisons and Overcrowding (07-07)
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California Felony and Misdemeanor Arrests (2000-2005)
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Ratio of Blacks (%) in Prison to Blacks (%) by Population
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U.S. Prisoners by race, gender and age; June 30, 2006
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U.S. Prisoners by 100,000 pop. - Matrix Chart
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Arrest Rate per 100,000, Violent and Property Cri...   iamcurious   Bureaus of Justice Stati...   Line Graph: Violent Crime and Property Crime Arrest Rates per 100,000 population
 
Number of arrests, by age and type of crime, 1970...   iamcurious   Bureau of Justice Statis...   Stack Graph for Categories: Number of arrests by age and type of crime
 
Arrests In 2005   Belarius   Crim In The US 2005 (DoJ...   Bubble Chart: US Arrests in 2005
 
U.S. State custody rate per 100,000 juveniles age...   grjenkin   Dept. of Justice; Office...   Bar Chart: Juvenile Incarcerations by U.S. State Treemap: Juvenile Incarcerations by U.S. State
 
California Felony and Misdemeanor Arrests (2000-2...   grjenkin   Office of the Attorney G...   Bar Chart: California Felony and Misdemeanor Arrests (2000-2005)
 
Ratio of Blacks (%) in Prison to Blacks (%) by Po...   grjenkin   Human Rights Watch   US State Map: Ratio of Blacks (%) in Prison to Blacks (%) by Population Scatterplot: Size of black population in state and sentences imbalances of blacks
 
U.S. Prisoners in State or Federal prisons and ja...   grjenkin   U.S. Bureau of Justice S...   Treemap for Comparisons: U.S. Prisoners by race, gender and age; June 30, 2006
 
U.S. Prisoners per 100,000 pop.; Dec. 31, 2005   grjenkin   U.S. Bureau of Justice S...   Matrix Chart: U.S. Prisoners by 100,000 pop. - Matrix Chart Bar Chart: ghfhfgh Bar Chart: Custom Bar Chart: U.S. Prisoners per 100,000 pop.; Dec. 31, 2005--Males, by Racial Category Pie Chart: Pie Chart of U.S. Prisoners per 100,000 pop.; Dec. 31, 2005: Males, by Race Grouping
 
Prison Occupancy Rate (%) - Worldwide   grjenkin   International Centre for...   World Map: Worldwide Prison Occupancy Rate by % of capacity
 
U.S. Projected Incarceration Rate (per 100,000 po...   grjenkin   The Pew Charitable Trust...   US State Map: Incarceration Rate (per 100,000 pop.) by U.S. State, Projected 2006
 

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