The chart below shows the figures for imprisonment in five countries between 1930 and 1980. Write a report for a university, lecturer describing the information shown below.

The bar chart illustrates the level of imprisonment in five certain areas from 1930 to 1980.

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, the highest number of prisoners was seen in the USA and Canada,

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in the UK, Australia, and

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New Zealand, it was much lower.

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in the majority of countries, the proportion of imprisonment decreased over the period. Focusing first on Canada and the USA, in 1930, 100 Canadians and 120 Americans were in prisons,

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by 1940,

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situation had changed significantly, with nearly 130 and 110 prisoners, respectively. During the following

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, the frequency of crime in the United States dropped gradually to less than 100 citizens in prisons by 1980, as opposed to Canada, where its level fluctuated throughout 50

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, reaching the proportion of 140

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of the period. As for the remaining territories, in 1930, the United Kingdom was the most safe country, with only roughly 30 prisoners,

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for Australia and

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New Zealand, the corresponding figures were almost 70 and 100, respectively. By 1950, the level of imprisonment in all three areas was

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approximately the same, with between 40 and 50 people in prisons. During the following

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, it

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gradually, reaching over 80 in the UK and

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New Zealand.

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, Australia underwent positive changes by 1980, when only 50 of its citizens were imprisoned, which was 20 individuals lower than 10

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ago.