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　 Table  021 (Soc., Pri., Reason) 　
　 Prisoners (Offense) (1984-1996 1998-2007) 　
　 Pri021e 　 　
Item 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 　 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 　
Admission of Youthful Offenders
to Training Schools		 83 69 129 78 45 31 56 27 39 71 83 46 42 38 45 53 44 64 101 42 55 32 22 　
Youthful Offenders inTraining School
(Daily Average)		 219 200 203 236 224 177 154 108 106 108 136 162 242 96 94 110 120 124 161 178 177 125 90 　
Admission to Prisons by Offence 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Murder 102 107 156 216 41 141 214 165 182 240 236 213 255 　 168 113 154 172 152 254 172 264 284 321 　
Attempted Murder  63 39 43 71 81 38 66 61 59 66 81 98 93 144 190 178 177 156 137 95 121 133 144 　
Culpable Murder 77 57 56 104 31 63 124 171 139 146 120 144 153 159 235 278 326 295 307 203 221 246 241 　
Kidnapping 5 2 4 2 - 1 6 2 1 12 14 7 - 2 24 30 45 44 37 43 45 19 12 　
Rape 48 31 38 42 9 39 98 35 121 87 79 78 67 71 123 104 111 113 134 95 95 174 235 　
Simple & Grievous Hurt 200 227 245 253 75 232 345 240 480 361 366 371 319 549 699 463 385 385 353 382 407 289 267 　
Criminal Force & Intimidation 26 21 9 9 9 6 8 38 22 26 44 30 34 16 30 37 45 72 61 76 73 60 64 　
Unlawful Intercourse & Attempt 99 136 232 233 1 7 22 85 126 110 233 94 205 23 145 98 11 39 54 35 21 31 24 　
Attempt Suicide & Abetment of Suicide 13 9 4 10 3 - 1 1 14 4 3 8 10 2 1 15 15 15 18 4 0 10 14 　
Burglary & Robbery 399 402 235 174 145 124 217 391 361 331 328 301 287 429 270 575 730 683 618 734 875 990 948 　
Trespass, House Breaking & Possession of House,  Breaking Tools                                                                                                                    174 133 183 252 86 11 116 212 429 230 227 258 276 427 327 260 426 473 431 426 558 531 615 　
Extortion & Looting 255 305 196 211 89 178 311 266 373 374 319 344 363 419 581 405 500 407 406 492 586 615 597 　
Cheating & Criminal Breach of Trust 195 234 285 283 64 135 217 215 225 227 221 203 237 288 353 312 257 268 277 322 368 299 321 　
Theft 1,542 1,354 1,195 1,630 486 853 1,080 1,140 1,545 1,466 1,384 1,376 1,008 1,130 1,252 618 871 1,124 1,236 1,172 1,320 1,217 1,191 　
Other Offences 9,785 10,212 11,736 9,865 7,179 6,086 11,303 15,997 14,174 14,694 12,586 12,368 14,492 16,980 17,823 15,025 18,168 20,797 23,358 22,647 28,080 23,834 26,312 　
   Total 12,983 13,269 14,617 13,355 8,299 8,014 14,128 19,019 18,251 18,644 16,241 15,893 17,769 20,807 22,466 18,715 22,239 25,023 27,681 26,898 330,345 28,732 31,306 　
Admissions by Length of Sentence 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
< 1 Month 23 2,181 2,051 1,961 1,431 1,070 1,559 1,850 2,229 2,031 1,906 1,906 1,909 　 2,067 1,887 1,149 1,130 1,083 1,845 2,096 3,229 2,302 2,616 　
1 - 6 Months 5,631 6,165 7,843 6,208 1,277 3,547 5,244 5,843 7,240 6,744 5,944 5,653 6,268 8,087 7,940 7,104 7,735 10,328 11,913 11,569 12,297 11,544 11,812 　
7 Months to 1 Year  2,077 1,900 2,236 2,577 1,891 1,940 4,636 7,727 5,651 6,733 5,496 5,461 6,468 7,689 7,875 4,160 5,712 5,032 5,756 4,614 5,085 4,535 5,285 　
1 - 2 Years 1,353 1,796 1,478 1,662 441 791 1,441 1,994 1,976 2,017 1,708 1,717 1,909 1,668 3,012 3,624 4,664 5,412 4,987 6,177 9,703 7,849 8,410 　
3 - 5 Years 1,315 829 765 682 187 483 955 1,297 925 829 868 828 910 1,011 1,411 1,962 2,166 2,229 2,308 1,737 1,938 1,675 2,057 　
6 - 10 Years 117 257 119 98 48 106 151 177 121 121 142 192 139 159 189 446 489 553 475 422 449 434 580 　
> 10 Years 162 141 125 167 24 77 142 131 109 169 177 136 168 126 152 270 346 386 397 283 333 393 546 　
Total 12,983 13,269 14,617 13,355 8,299 8,014 14,128 19,019 18,251 18,644 16,241 15,893 17,769 20,807 22,466 18,715 22,239 25,023 27,681 26,898 33,034 28,732 31,306 　
Death Sentences 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Sentenced to Death  60 81 50 79 41 48 102 82 71 120 112 66 88 　 43 68 72 67 69 102 68 113 165 176 　
Death Sentences Commuted to Imprisonment＊ 16 3 2 5 6 13 - 8 41 41 86 55 56 16 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 　
Awaiting Execution or Final Decision
for Commutation of Execution		 58 21 34 76 39 43 96 74 66 76 26 11 32 27 41 72 67 69 102 68 113 165 176 　
   Total 134 105 86 160 86 104 198 164 178 237 224 132 176 86 136 144 134 138 204 136 226 330 352 　
Admission Rate (per 100,000 Population) 83 84 91 82 50 48 83 110 105 106 91 88 97 111 118 97 119 132 144 138 168 145 157 　
© 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.)
Key:      The former Head, Department of Management Studies
＊ ；Because death sentence is not activated in Sri Lanka.      University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka