| Prisoners in the Canton of Vaud | National prison population (*) [55] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | All | Men | Older adults | Women |  | Number of incarcerations |
(N = 1,664) | (N = 1,524) | (N = 136) | (N = 140) | |||
Gender in % (N) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Male | 91.5 (1524) | 100 (1524) | 89.70 (122) | 0 | 92.0 | 7,988 |
  Female | 8.5 (140) | 0 | 10.30 (14) | 100 | 8.0 | 690 |
Age (mean, SD, range) | 32.8 (10.3, [16, 82]) | 31.61 (10.6, [16, 82]) | 57.02 (6.07, [50, 82]) | 38.8 (10.3, [16, 69]) | NA | Â |
Age group as % of the total | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  24 and under | 23.38 (389) | 24.28 (370) | 0 | 13.59 (19) | 25.79 | 2,212 |
  25–34 | 39.60 (658) | 39.83 (607) | 0 | 36.42 (51) | 37.35 | 3,241 |
  35–44 | 22.77 (380) | 21.85 (333) | 0 | 33.57 (47) | 21.99 | 1,908 |
  Over 44 | 14.24 (237) | 14.04 (214) | 100 | 16.42 (23) | 15.18 | 1,317 |
Nationality in % (N) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Swiss | 20.0 (332) | 19.2 (292) | 51.4 (70) | 28.6 (40) | 36.02 | 3,126 |
  Non-Swiss | 80.0 (1,332) | 80.8 (1,232) | 48.6 (66) | 71.4 (100) | 63.98 | 5,552 |
  Eastern Europe | 24.7 (411) | 25.2 (385) | 14.7 (20) | 18.6 (26) | NA | |
  Africa | 24.4 (406) | 25.0 (381) | 2.9 (4) | 17.8 (25) | NA | |
  Western Europe | 13.9 (231) | 13.5 (206) | 22.0 (30) | 17.8 (25) | NA | |
  North Africa and Middle East | 12.1 (202) | 13.0 (197) | 5.9 (8) | 3.7 (3) | NA | |
  America | 3.5 (58) | 2.6 (40) | 1.5 (2) | 12.8 (18) | NA | |
  Asia | 1.4 (24) | 1.5 (23) | 1.5 (2) | 0.7 (1) | NA | |
Marital status in % (N)§ | (N = 1,641) | (N = 1,501) | (N = 135) | (N = 140) |  |  |
  Divorced | 13.5 (221) | 12.2 (183) | 42.9 (58) | 27.1 (38) | NA | |
  Single | 65.8 (1,080) | 67.5 (1,014) | 22.9 (31) | 47.1 (66) | NA | |
  Married | 19.2 (316) | 19.2 (288) | 28.1 (38) | 20.0 (28) | NA | |
  Widowed | 1.5 (24) | 1.1 (16) | 5.9 (8) | 5.8 (8) | NA | |
Year of entry into prison in % (N) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Before 2010 | 10.7 (177) | 10.4 (298) | 28.0 (38) | 23.6 (19) | NA | |
  In 2010 | 27.3 (454) | 27.9 (425) | 24.2 (33) | 20.7 (29) | NA | |
  In 2011 | 62.0 (1,033) | 61.7 (941) | 47.8 (65) | 65.7 (92) | NA | |
Length of stay in 2011 in % (N) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  1 month | 22.0 (366) | 22.1 (338) | 19.1 (26) | 20.0 (28) | 47.55 | 4,126 |
  <3 months | 54.8 (913) | 55.0 (839) | 47.0 (64) | 52.8 (74) | 67.72 | 5,877 |
  < 6 months | 73.1 (1,217) | 72.7 (1,109) | 62.5 (85) | 77.1 (108) | 79.47 | 6,896 |