Irreligious prison population
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A pie chart delineating the percentage of atheists in prison (shown in blue) in the United Kingdom; data courtesy of The National Archives (UK)
In the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, according to the 2011 Census, atheists make up only "around a quarter of the population."[1] However, they are over-represented in the prison population, forming over 30% of all criminals.[2][3] These statistics confirm recent scientific research, which have concluded that "the more involved people are with religious life, the less likely they are to fall into criminal behavior."[4]
References
- ↑ Religion in England and Wales 2011
- ↑ Religion in Prisons 1999 and 2000 by Farid Guessous, Nick Hooper and Uma Moorthy. The National Archives (UK) pg. 8 "Prisoners with No religion formed 34% of all untried prisoners and 31% of all convicted prisoners in September 2000."
- ↑ [www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/sn04334.pdf House of Commons Library (UK): Prison Population Statistics]
- ↑ Templeton Report: Is God an Effective Crime Fighter? by Rod Dreher
See also
External links
- Belief in Hell Lowers Crime Rate, According to International Study (TLD News)
- Atheism, Crime, and Connection (Adequacy News)