This dataset provides year wise data on the percentage share of convicted prisoners by their period of sentence in prisons. The sentence period are categorised into: capital punishment, life imprisonment, 10 to 13 years, 7 to 9 years, 5 to 6 years, 2 to 4 years, 1 to less than 2 years, 6 months to less than 1 year, and less than 6 months.
| year | state | period_of_sentence | value | unit | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | All India | 10 to 13 years | 16.6 | value in percentage | |
| 2023 | All India | 7 to 9 years | 7.3 | value in percentage | |
| 2023 | All India | 5 to 6 years | 5.6 | value in percentage | |
| 2023 | All India | Capital Punishment | 0.4 | value in percentage | |
| 2023 | All India | Life Imprisonment | 55.4 | value in percentage | |
| 2023 | All India | 6 months to less than 1 year | 2.5 | value in percentage | |
| 2023 | All India | Total | 100 | value in percentage | |
| 2023 | All India | Less than 6 months | 3.2 | value in percentage | |
| 2023 | All India | 2 to 4 years | 5.4 | value in percentage | |
| 2023 | All India | 1 to less than 2 years | 3.7 | value in percentage |
National Crime Record Bureau. NCRB - Sentences of Prisoner Statistics: Year wise Percentage of Convicts by their Period of Sentence [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/23149
