This section provides statistics on the number of persons in prison, new admissions, and those discharged from the country’s prison facilities during each quarter of each year.

Prison statistics help to inform policy development and planning in the Criminal Justice System. Prison statistics are also used for reporting on the United Nations Crime Trends Survey (UNCTS) and monitoring Sustainable Development Goal 16.3.2. The offences are aggregated according to the United Nations International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (ICCS). The information contained in this publication is based on data provided by the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS).