2.8.4. Number of persons in law enforcement institutions by type of punishment and sex (1990–)*

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Year Type of punishment Total Of which:
persons under remanda convicted persons persons sentenced to forced therapy imprisonment sent to prison temporarily male female
1990 3 246 8 819 146 30 – 12 241b 11 728 591
1991 4 264 10 240 152 68 – 14 724c 14 107 703
1992 4 272 11 424 143 74 – 15 913 15 117 796
1993 3 557 9 390 130 119 – 13 196 12 448 748
1994 3 433 8 944 121 196 3 12 697 12 004 693
1995 3 183 8 928 128 215 1 12 455 11 814 641
1996 3 455 8 986 147 174 1 12 763 12 041 722
1997 3 660 9 408 165 172 – 13 405 12 622 783
1998 3 909 10 171 173 113 – 14 366 13 543 823
1999 4 114 10 800 181 15 – 15 110 14 167 943
2000 4 105 11 201 173 60 – 15 539 14 530 1 009
2001 4 263 12 755 194 63 – 17 275 16 202 1 073
2002 4 329 13 260 192 40 17 17 838 16 750 1 088
2003 3 776 12 464 184 67 16 16 507 15 508 999
2004 4 101 12 180 192 57 13 16 543 15 547 996
2005 3 981 11 469 198 66 6 15 720 14 728 992
2006 3 786 10 782 186 57 10 14 821 13 859 962
2007 3 822 10 259 177 73 – 14 331 13 412 919
2008 4 366 10 072 183 81 – 14 702 13 762 940
2009 4 502 10 590 186 82 – 15 360 14 362 998
2010 4 803 11 241 174 110 – 16 328 15 295 1 033
2011 4 875 12 028 180 127 – 17 210 15 974 1 236
2012 4 888 11 981 182 128 – 17 179 15 938 1 241
2013 5 053 12 391 183 214 – 17 841 16 485 1 356
2014 4 400 13 073 151 266 – 17 890 16 541 1 349
2015 3 978 13 027 162 239 43 17 449 16 199 1 250
2016 3 646 13 519 165 328 – 17 658 16 361 1 297
2017 3 401 13 390 185 367 – 17 343 16 067 1 276
2018 2 694 13 038 179 392 – 16 303 15 096 1 207
2019 2 709 12 987 188 450 – 16 334 15 079 1 255
*Source: National Headquarters of Law Enforcement.  aPre-trial detainees as defined until 30 June 2018.  bIncluding 78 convicts in aggravated corrective-educative work.  cIncluding 86 convicts in aggravated corrective-educative work. 

© Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2011