The graph below shows the figures for imprisonment in five countries between 1930 and 1980

The bar chart compares the

number

of people who were arrested in five different countries over a

period

of 50 years from 1930 to 1980. In general,the

figures

for imprisonment fluctuated over the given

period

,

although

the United States had the highest

number

of

prisoners

whereas

Great Britain had the lowest

number

of

prisoners

. As can be seen from the graph,the United States had the highest indicators of

prisoners

for the majority of a given

period

,and in 1980 the

figures

for

this

country peaked at nearly 140,000.Canada had the highest

figures

in 1930 and 1950 with approximately 120,000

prisoners

in both years. The

figures

for New Zealand and Australia fluctuated between 40,000 and 100,000

prisoners

,

although

imprisonment in New Zealand tended to be the higher of the two.

In contrast

to the

figures

for other countries,the

number

of

prisoners

in Great Britain rose steadily between 1930 and 1980 and reached about 80,000

at the end

of the

period

.