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Table  041 (Soc., Pri., Number)
Prisoners (Districts) (1992-1996, 2003-2007)
Pri041e
District 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996   2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 District
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total   Male  Female Total Male  Female Total Male  Female Total Male  Female Total Male  Female Total
Colombo 7,317 247 7,564 8,179 153 8,332 6,503 107 6,610 6,309 70 6,379 8,187 34 8,221   10,691 279 10,970 10,827 241 11,068 13,415 271 13,686 10,965 286 11,251 13,112 273 13,385 Colombo
Gampaha 1,564 103 1,667 1,477 106 1,583 1,267 95 1,362 1,133 56 1,189 1,154 63 1,217   1,606 33 1,639 1,844 56 1,900 2,413 74 2,487 2,187 91 2,278 2,616 101 2,714 Gampaha
Kalutara 1,119 45 1,164 1,242 29 1,271 989 28 1,017 1,168 17 1,185 1,221 27 1,248   2,513 19 2,532 1,923 53 1,976 1,875 31 1,906 1,747 90 1,837 1,196 125 2,321 Kalutara
Kandy 1,128 92 1,220 1,076 81 1,157 1,126 76 1,202 95 69 164 155 55 210   1,102 29 1,131 1,478 41 1,519 2,044 59 1,103 1,525 55 1,580 1,406 49 1,455 Kandy
Matale 338 15 353 453 38 491 459 35 494 21 19 40 23 14 37   726 13 739 797 33 830 1,001 32 1,033 780 26 806 585 18 603 Matale
Nuwara Eliya 97 2 99 97 6 103 103 7 110 1,027 6 1,033 735 16 751   199 6 205 201 5 206 303 6 309 211 8 219 176 17 193 Nuwara Eliya
Galle 674 26 700 872 80 952 852 86 938 1,160 39 1,199 1,291 64 1,355   1,317 29 1,346 181 6 187 1,238 39 1,277 1,651 41 1,692 1,640 52 1,692 Galle
Matara 303 9 312 508 65 573 305 48 353 393 38 431 342 13 355   547 11 558 677 7 684 688 3 691 642 11 653 707 7 714 Matara
Hambantota 206 3 209 71 7 78 333 5 338 315 6 321 281 7 288   643 11 654 476 10 486 403 16 419 370 8 378 543 7 550 Hambantota
Jaffna 29 7 36 6 1 7 11 5 16 9 3 12 13 6 19   173 28 201 248 40 288 218 17 235 111 9 120 156 32 188 Jaffna
Mannar 22 2 24 9 3 12 9 1 10 14 1 15 9 3 12   79 1 80 182 2 184 210 4 214 186 6 192 135 2 137 Mannar
Vavuniya 22 1 23 19 3 22 32 2 34 55 8 63 38 6 44   247 1 248 312 6 318 345 10 355 282 2 284 34 8 42 Vavuniya
Mulativu 15 - 15 3 - 3 5 - 5 3 6 9 7 3 10   11 1 12 58 0 58 60       - 60 50 2 52 4 2 6 Mulativu
Kilinochchi 2 - 2 - 1 1 - - - 4 7 11 4 3 7   1       - 1 33 2 35 34 2 36 29        - 29 4 6 10 Kilinochchi
Batticaloa 70 17 87 38 2 40 98 10 108 2 10 12 39 10 49   192 7 199 183 22 205 215 19 234 212 27 239 151 5 156 Batticaloa
Ampara 78 4 82 69 3 72 16 4 20 133 1 134 76 3 79   391 13 404 418 21 439 645 18 663 478 25 503 554 16 570 Ampara
Trincomalee 128 25 153 176 16 192 260 25 285 318 32 350 230 32 262   494 13 507 518 19 537 368 19 387 271 8 279 686 59 745 Trincomalee
Kurunegala 1,388 52 1,440 923 29 952 858 32 890 887 39 926 966 43 1,009   292 18 310 184 10 194 307 16 323 283 17 300 266 35 301 Kurunegala
Puttalam 197 34 231 163 25 188 170 25 195 188 10 198 200 37 237   1,562 108 1,670 1,528 90 1,618 2,029 71 2,100 1,834 88 1,922 1,594 53 1,647 Puttalam
Anuradhapura 488 18 506 455 45 500 422 42 464 565 28 593 394 51 445   985 48 1,033 785 44 829 808 48 856 780 51 831 594 13 607 Anuradhapura
Polonnaruwa 475 12 487 436 21 457 405 12 417 612 22 634 395 44 439   978 26 1,004 564 16 580 606 18 624 613 37 650 722 20 742 Polonnaruwa
Badulla 415 14 429 443 27 470 391 19 410 207 7 214 220 12 232   557 20 577 673 12 685 370 17 387 274 7 281 306 11 317 Badulla
Monaragala 540 35 575 363 22 385 272 22 294 217 3 220 109 2 111   307 1 308 212 6 218 496 9 505 370 5 375 302 15 317 Monaragala
Rathnapura 353 24 377 444 22 466 357 23 380 302 12 314 350 38 388   580 6 586 680 20 700 857 23 880 935 38 973 1,483 29 1,512 Rathnapura
Kegalle 478 805 1,283 343 14 357 185 4 189 233 14 247 664 80 744   742 25 767 831 23 854 1,210 54 1,264 969 39 1,008 323 59 382 Kegalle
Total 17,446 1,592 19,038 17,865 799 18,664 15,428 713 16,141 15,370 523 15,893 17,103 666 17,769   26,935 746 27,681 25,813 785 26,598 32,158 876 33,034 27,755 977 28,732 30,292 1,014 31,306 Total
© 2010, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)  Revised:  2010(y)/05(m)/30(d)
Source:  Chief Editor:
Economic & Social Statistics of Sri Lanka (1998) Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The former Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka