"I love the way you guys in canada celebrate New Years. You are so civilized"
All countries have uncivilized people. Your country ranks NUMERO UNO, I am sorry to say. Canada is 123rd in the world!
One of every 854 Canadians is incarcerated.
One of every 135 Americans is locked away for the protection of society.
While Americans only represent about 5 percent of the world's population, one-quarter of the entire world's inmates are incarcerated in the United States.[3]
Thanks for introducing the topic...
en.wikipedia.org
The United States of America has an incarceration rate of 743 per 100,000 of national population (as of 2009), the highest in the world. [2] In comparison, Russia has the second highest 577 per 100,000, Canada is 123rd in the world with 117 per 100,000, and China has 120 per 100,000. [2] While Americans only represent about 5 percent of the world's population, one-quarter of the entire world's inmates are incarcerated in the United States. [3] |
