24   Recidivism in the five-year period 1997-2001 among persons charged in 1996, by group of offence1 in 1996 and group of offence1 at recidivism. Numbers and per cent
Group of offence at recidivism2 Total Crime Misdemeanour Group of offence in 1996
Economic offences Other offences for profit Offences of violence Sexual offences Offences of narcotics Damage to property Environment offences4 Traffic offences Other offences
  Numbers
All persons charged 65 086 25 153 39 933 2 097 17 862 4 537  611 4 199 1 961 1 070 22 325 10 424
Without recidivism 36 856 10 994 25 862 1 482 8 352 2 062  414 1 626  978  865 14 551 6 526
With recidivism, total 28 230 14 159 14 071  615 9 510 2 475  197 2 573  983  205 7 774 3 898
Economic offences  743  370  373  113  183 46 4 44 13 5  234  101
Other offences for profit 7 451 4 525 2 926  139 3 974  496 31  712  203 27 1 165  704
Offences of violence 2 813 1 653 1 160 31  835  575 21  175  154 13  579  430
Sexual offences  212  120 92 6 58 24 38 8 6   47 25
Offences of narcotics 4 529 3 005 1 524 62 1 710  344 19 1 081  141 6  700  466
Damage to property  580  305  275 3  173 69 4 29 65 2  126  109
Environment offences5  236 54  182 3 33 15 1 5 4 49 79 47
Traffic offences 7 751 2 533 5 218  169 1 624  511 47  330  216 64 3 762 1 028
Other offences 3 915 1 594 2 321 89  920  395 32  189  181 39 1 082  988
  Per cent
All persons charged  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0
Without recidivism 56.6 43.7 64.8 70.7 46.8 45.4 67.8 38.7 49.9 80.8 65.2 62.6
With recidivism, total 43.4 56.3 35.2 29.3 53.2 54.6 32.2 61.3 50.1 19.2 34.8 37.4
Economic offences 1.1 1.5 0.9 5.4 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.0
Other offences for profit 11.4 18.0 7.3 6.6 22.2 10.9 5.1 17.0 10.4 2.5 5.2 6.8
Offences of violence 4.3 6.6 2.9 1.5 4.7 12.7 3.4 4.2 7.9 1.2 2.6 4.1
Sexual offences 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 6.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.2
Offences of narcotics 7.0 11.9 3.8 3.0 9.6 7.6 3.1 25.7 7.2 0.6 3.1 4.5
Damage to property 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.5 0.7 0.7 3.3 0.2 0.6 1.0
Environment offences5 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 4.6 0.4 0.5
Traffic offences 11.9 10.1 13.1 8.1 9.1 11.3 7.7 7.9 11.0 6.0 16.9 9.9
Other offences 6.0 6.3 5.8 4.2 5.2 8.7 5.2 4.5 9.2 3.6 4.8 9.5
1  If more than one offence, group of offence is defined by the principal offence.
2  At last recidivism if more.
3  Tidligere sedelighetskriminalitet.
4  Including 63 persons charged for work environment offences, of which 9 with recidivism.
5  Including 12 persons charged with last recidivism to work environment offences.

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