Prisoners by Prison Centre and Sex
Data as of 31 Dec 2022, 23:59Number of prisoners in Malaysia by prison centre and sex from 2017 to 2022.
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How is this data produced?
In Malaysia, there are two types of prisoners:
- Convicted prisoners: Individuals who have been convicted of a crime and subsequently imprisoned.
- Remand prisoners: Individuals who have been detained and are awaiting trial.
This data shows the total number of prisoners, both convicted and remand, and is tabulated from the individual-level administrative records of prisoners managed by the Prisons Department, which is the single source of truth for all prison data in Malaysia.
What caveats I should bear in mind when using this data?
This data is intended to provide a snapshot of the prison population as at the end of each reporting year. It should not be used to assess trends in crime, recidivism, or other criminal justice indicators.
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Dataset description
Number of prisoners in Malaysia by prison centre and sex from 2017 to 2022.
Variable definitions
- Date
- State
- Prison Centre
- Sex
- Number of Prisoners
Name in Dataset | Variable | Definition |
|---|---|---|
date (Date) | Date | The date in YYYY-MM-DD format, with MM-DD set to 01-01 as the data is at annual frequency |
state (Categorical) | State | One of 16 states |
prison (Categorical) | Prison Centre | Name of the prison centre |
sex (Categorical) | Sex | Either both sexes ('both'), male ('male') or female ('female') |
prisoners (Integer) | Number of Prisoners | The number of prisoners as of 31st December in the given year |
Last updated:
31 Dec 2023, 12:00
Next update:
31 Dec 2024, 12:00
Data source(s)
- Prison Department
URLs to dataset
License
This data is made open under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). A copy of the license is available Here.
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Connect directly to the data with Python.
# If not already installed, do: pip install pandas fastparquet
import pandas as pd
URL_DATA = 'https://storage.data.gov.my/publicsafety/prisoners_prison.parquet'
df = pd.read_parquet(URL_DATA)
if 'date' in df.columns: df['date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date'])
print(df)Sample OpenAPI query
The following code is an example of how to make an API query to retrieve the data catalogue mentioned above. You can use different programming languages by switching the code accordingly. For a complete guide on possible query parameters and syntax, please refer to the official Open API Documentation.
import requests
import pprint
url = "https://api.data.gov.my/data-catalogue?id=prisoners_prison&limit=3"
response_json = requests.get(url=url).json()
pprint.pprint(response_json)
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