Item #522
Male:female sex ratios among persons held behind bars:
1860-1910 = 6:1
1970 = 40:1
2015 = 20:1
Source
Citation: Composition of Punishment in England and Wales since 1750 Author(s): Office for National Statistics Institution(s): United Kingdom Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ijx9x2_mTW6-GC1RMbvttJV7eg4BA0coDCRgclQu4Os/pubhtml Nation(s): United Kingdom Year(s): 1750-2010 Source: Secondary Type: Statistical AnalysisDiscussion
Other Notes:Citation is to acrosswalls.org, but data analyzed is directly from UK ONS and dataset is public. Therefore, MR Archivist is comfortable representing the institution as ONS (rather than acrosswalls.org).