In England and Wales, between 2006 and 2008 the prison population increased by 7% despite the British Crime Survey revealing in 2008 that crime was the lowest it had been in since 1981 when the victim survey was first published.
U Engleskoj i Velsu, između 2006-e i 2008-e god, zatvorska populacija povećala se za 7% uprkos BCS (Britanskom kriminalnom izveštaju) koji otkriva da je 2008-e stopa kriminala bila najniža još od 1981. god kad je izveštaj žrtava prvi put objavljen.