This dataset provides year wise and state 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 | Jharkhand | 6 months to less than 1 year | 0.4 | value in percentage | |
| 2023 | Meghalaya | 7 to 9 years | 15.4 | value in percentage | |
| 2023 | Gujarat | 7 to 9 years | 2.9 | value in percentage | |
| 2023 | Haryana | 7 to 9 years | 9.9 | value in percentage | |
| 2023 | Himachal Pradesh | 7 to 9 years | 4.8 | value in percentage | |
| 2023 | Jharkhand | 7 to 9 years | 3.5 | value in percentage | |
| 2023 | Karnataka | 7 to 9 years | 6.8 | value in percentage | |
| 2023 | Kerala | 7 to 9 years | 6.8 | value in percentage | |
| 2023 | Madhya Pradesh | 7 to 9 years | 8.1 | value in percentage | |
| 2023 | Maharashtra | 7 to 9 years | 6.9 | value in percentage |
National Crime Record Bureau. NCRB - Sentences of Prisoner Statistics: Year and State wise Percentage of Convicts by their Period of Sentence [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/23150
