The line graph illustrates the change in the number of female and male populations in prison in a European country from 1911 to 2001.
Overall, it is clear that the number of male prisoners was significantly higher than that of females. Additionally, while the figure for men witnessed an upward trend, the reverse is true for women.
In terms of males, the figure for men stood at nearly 20,000 at the starting point, remaining unchanged in the next decade. In 1931, the number of male prisoners reached its lowest point at 10,000. However, from this point onward, the figure began to climb again, experiencing a stable increase, except for a slight fluctuation between 1951 and 1971, hovering around 20,000. The figure reached a staggering rise at around 50,000 in 2001, which was 2.5 times as high as the initial figure.
In stark contrast, there was a downward trend in females’ figures, albeit with slight fluctuations. Beginning at the highest point with above 3,000, plummeting dramatically to roughly 500 in 1941. The figure, then, recovered gradually, reaching around 1,500 at the end of the period.
