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Brazil
Information by sex and type of crime
Of the 549,577 total people deprived of liberty in the country, 513,538 (93.4%) were
men and 36,039 (6.6%) were women, and of the 191,024 total people in pretrial
detention within the Penitentiary System, 180,038 (94.25%) were men and 10,986
(5.75%) were women. The following were the most common crimes among the general
prison population in terms of the number of convictions:
Narcotic trafficking (not international): 127,149 (110,965 men / 16,184 women)
Aggravated robbery: 94,447 (92,602 men / 1,845 women)
Simple robbery: 48,216 (47,216 men / 1,000 women)
Simple theft: 35,769 (34,526 men / 1,243 women)
Aggravated theft: 36,671 (35,608 men / 1,063 women)
Aggravated homicide: 34,463 (33,536 men / 927 women).
Chile
Of the 10,781 people in pretrial detention as of July 31, 2012, 9,464 (87.8%) were men
and 1,317 (12.2%) were women. According to the data as of June 30, 2012, the main
crimes for which people were held in pretrial detention were theft (35.4%) and drug
offenses (31.4%). Among men, these crimes broke down as 38% theft / 26.7% drugs,
while among women the ratio was 14.5% theft / 68.8% drugs. The State also indicated
that the average duration of pretrial detention was 145.3 days: 120 days among
women, and 170.5 days among men.
Colombia
Of a total 113,884 people deprived of their liberty as of December 31, 2012, 105,387
(92.54%) were men and 8,497 (7.46%) were women. Of the total 34,571 people
awaiting trial, 32,114 (92.9%) were men and 2,457 (7.1%) were women. The most
common crimes among prison inmates awaiting trial were:
Theft: men 8,397 (95%) / women 445 (5%), total 8,842.
Trafficking or bearing firearms or ammunition: men 7,114 (96%) / women 271
(4%), total 7,385.
Homicide: men 6,140 (96%) / women 253 (4%), total 6,393.
Trafficking, manufacturing, or possession of narcotics: men 4,961 (82%) / women
1,046 (18%), total 6,027.
Costa Rica
In October 2012, of a total 3,248 pretrial detainees, 3,087 (93.5%) were men and 211
(6.5%) women. This total number of people facing criminal prosecution breaks down as
follows regarding the four most common kinds of crime:
Crimes against property: men 1,191 (96.8%) / women 39 (3.2%), total 1,230
Drug-related offenses: men 884 (87.5%) / women 126 (12.5%), total 1,010
Crimes against life: men 435 (95%) / women 23 (5%), total 458
Sex offenses: men 250 (98.4%) / women 4 (1.6%), total 254.
Ecuador
Of the total 19,177 people deprived of liberty under the authority of the Ministry of
Justice and Human Rights as of August 1, 2012, men accounted for 17,615 (91.8%) and
women for 1,562 (8.2%).
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The Brazilian State also provided information on the age ranges of its prison system inmates. Of
the total 508,357 inmates, the age breakdown is as follows: 18-24 years (131,333 men / 7,030 women); 25-29
years (115,409 men / 6,382 women); 30-34 years (85,487 men / 5,295 women); 35-45 years (76,999 men /
6,207 women); 46-60 years (28,014 / 2,728); over 60 (4,520 men / 294 women); not specified (6,584 men /
568 women). In addition, of this total population in the custody of the Penitentiary System, 5.5% are illiterate,
13% are literate, and 45% began but did not complete primary education.
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