11 Countries with the Highest Rates of Incarceration in the World

Page 7 of 11

5. US Virgin Islands

Incarceration rate – 535

The incarceration rate in the Virgin Islands is very high due to its small population. Though many of the Caribbean states have been put under pressure because of overcrowding in prisons, this is not the case for the United States’ owned Virgin Islands.

st-thomas-162563_1280

Page 7 of 11