Criminal detention and alternatives: fundamental rights aspects in EU cross-border transfers data show that despite an increased use of alternatives to detention, overcrowding remains a problem.138 For instance, the average number of detainees in the EU Member States is approximately 95 per 100 places. This does not take into consideration that some of the spaces may not comply with the minimum requirements for a place. The number of detainees per 100 places, as presented in Figure 6, shows the potential strain on facilities in EU Member States compared to the EU average. (The information on the United Kingdom is separately specified for each of its three regions.) Hungary has around 140 % occupation, and Belgium, Cyprus, France, Figure 6: Number of detainees per 100 places in EU Member States, compared with EU average 160 142 140 120 111 100 93 90 110 100 119 82 93 92 114 81 91 111 108 79 92 75 85 80 89 88 83 105 104 89 84 96 82 98 80 60 40 Number of detainees per 100 places UK (NIR) UK (SCT) UK (ENG & WLS) SI SK SE RO PL PT NL LV MT LT LU IE IT HU FR HR FI ES EL EE DK CZ DE CY BG BE 0 AT 20 EU average (95) Note: Data as of 1 January 2016 (1 January 2015 for CY, DE, EL, IT, LU, PL; 1 September 2014 (Space I 2014) for UK (SCT), BG, HU, MT and PT). Information for UK specified separately for each of its three main regions. Data accessed in May 2016. Source: Council of Europe, Space I, 2014, Table 1 and the continuously updated Table Figure 7: Average daily cost (in €) per detainee in select EU Member States, compared with EU average Average amount spent per day for the detention of one person in 2014 Data not available for BE, BG and UK (NIR). Information on two of UK’s three main regions specified separately. Source: Council of Europe, Space I, 2014, Table 14 UK (SCT) SK UK (ENG & WLS) SI SE PT RO EU Average (€ 95) Note: 138 See in particular Council of Europe Annual Penal Statistics (SPACE I and SPACE II). 56 PL NL MT LV LT LU IT IE HU HR FR FI ES EL EE DK DE CZ CY AT 400 356 350 275 300 250 197 182 180 170 200 130 150 107 110 107 112 100 60 53 64 100 50 48 39 41 26 33 24 28 20 19 50 14 7 0