Criminal prosecutions

3   Offences reported to the police 1997, by type of offence and decision (by 1.1.2002). Numbers
Type of offence1 Total Not an offence Prosecution dropped, insufficient information about the offender Prosecution dropped, deficient evidence Other unsolved Prosecution dropped, the offender not liable Prosecution dropped or withdrawn Settled by Conflict Council Ticket fine Commited for trial Settled by court of justice Other solved Transferred to another police district Unknown
Fine Community service Conditional imprisonment Unconditional imprisonment Other sanction Acquittal
All types of offence  431 608 11 277  181 152 41 677 5 405 7 093 20 993 2 102 50 685 74 006 2 123 3 507 18 796 42 838  225 6 517 2 185 9 764 25 269
                                       
Crimes  308 055 6 042  167 659 27 729 2 733 3 650 10 170 1 286 13 226 50 820  904 2 772 12 569 29 201  163 5 211 1 244 6 342 17 154
Crime against the Penal Code  286 605 5 285  167 256 25 827 2 596 3 324 8 929 1 283 8 499 41 904  603 2 311 9 705 24 154  156 4 975 1 122 4 986 15 594
Crime against the independence and security of the nation 5 1 3 - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
Crime against the Constitution and the head of the State 4 - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Crime against government authorities 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other 3 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Crime committed when in public service  512  345 8 77 5 1 5 - - 12 - - 7 2 - 3 2 - 57
Unlawful gain 8 5 1 - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - 1
Encroachment upon the secrecy of the mail 7 3 1 - - - 1 - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - -
Misuse of authority  194  137 - 30 - - - - - 3 - - 2 1 - - - - 24
Other  303  200 6 47 5 1 4 - - 6 - - 2 1 - 3 2 - 32
Crime against public authorities 1 003 19 13 90 7 51 35 1 67  613 11 18  144  370 7 63 2 44 61
Assaulting public servant  777 8 8 57 4 41 23 1 45  505 8 15  121  309 5 47 1 36 48
Unlawfully influencing public servant  131 3 1 11 1 4 8 - 11 82 - 2 17 46 2 15 - 7 3
Obstructing police investigations, assisting escape 30 2 - 9 - 2 - - 1 8 - - 3 5 - - - - 8
Other 65 6 4 13 2 4 4 - 10 18 3 1 3 10 - 1 1 1 2
Crime against public order and peace 4 782  104 3 036  436 26  100  129 47  126  495 11 33  101  287 6 57 10 86  187
Riot and unlawful assembly 3 2 - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
Discrimination owing to race 47 10 8 9 2 - 4 1 - 4 - - - 1 - 3 - 1 8
Inciting to unlawful conduct 8 3 - 4 - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - -
Unauthorized opening of mail 33 8 7 11 1 - 2 - - 2 - - 1 1 - - - - 2
Housebreaking and burglary 4 448 46 2 996  365 18 76  106 42 77  472 9 33 98  274 5 53 6 83  161
Other  243 35 25 47 5 24 17 4 49 15 2 - 1 10 1 1 4 2 16
Crime involving public danger 16 839  471  362 1 483 68  312  828 2 1 823 8 927  171  520 2 841 5 111 15  269 36 1 191 1 336
Arson  186 1 44 36 - 33 6 1 7 46 5 1 11 21 4 4 - 1 11
Unintentionally causing fire  203 18 31 44 3 25 10 1 23 10 2 1 2 4 - 1 1 - 37
Crime of narcotics 15 130  407  203 1 254 61  234  786 - 1 755 8 138  161  471 2 770 4 512 7  217 30 1 137 1 125
Serious crime of narcotics 1 039 17 10 95 1 14 17 - 9  691 - 47 43  554 2 45 1 46  138
Other  281 28 74 54 3 6 9 - 29 42 3 - 15 20 2 2 4 7 25
Perjury and false evidence  646  107 4  143 10 5 33 1 12  285 2 21  136 98 - 28 4 5 37
False accusation  611  128 12  221 6 11 36 - 4  130 1 7 31 80 - 11 - 18 45
Wilful false accusation  348 61 8  132 4 6 9 - 3 93 - 4 27 53 - 9 - 8 24
Other  263 67 4 89 2 5 27 - 1 37 1 3 4 27 - 2 - 10 21
Counterfeiting  630 10  385 82 1 22 4 - 4 57 - 1 13 42 - 1 - 14 51
Forgery 3 253  153  307  525 69 39  257 11  322 1 063 15 33  269  699 - 47 22  167  318
Using forged documents 1 665 58  134  202 24 18  142 4  161  662 11 19  132  470 - 30 5 95  160
Forging documents  960 39 84  184 11 13 79 6  107  286 3 9  106  156 - 12 9 54 88
Other  628 56 89  139 34 8 36 1 54  115 1 5 31 73 - 5 8 18 70
Sexual crime 3 569  282  496 1 006  148 98 40 2  208  640 10 4  148  375 10 93  300 22  327
Rape  424 39 58  204 - 6 2 - 1 73 2 - 3 47 1 20 10 - 31
Sexual intercourse by threats, cunning behaviour etc. 33 2 2 17 - 2 - - - 9 - - 1 8 - - 1 - -
Sexual intercourse with unconscious person  109 12 4 53 - 3 - - - 26 - - 4 16 - 6 2 1 8
Attempted rape 86 6 29 19 1 1 1 - 3 21 1 - 8 9 - 3 3 - 2
Incest  153 22 1 56 - 3 1 - - 25 - - 3 16 - 6 30 - 15
Sexual intercourse with children  631 44 18  167 1 30 4 - 5  221 - 2 40  144 5 30 82 1 58
Under 10 years of age  219 19 5 61 1 18 1 - - 60 - - 9 43 - 8 39 - 15
Under 14 years of age  261 19 7 68 - 9 2 - 4 91 - - 14 56 5 16 30 - 31
Under 16 years of age  151 6 6 38 - 3 1 - 1 70 - 2 17 45 - 6 13 1 12
Other sexual intercourse 58 5 - 22 - - 1 - - 20 - - 4 12 - 4 3 3 4
Sexual act with children under 16 years of age  265 17 25 74 - 18 3 - 11 80 - - 24 45 - 11 18 1 18
Sexual violating or other indecent behaviour  802 35  290  131 7 28 16 1  121  125 5 2 42 61 4 11 11 15 22
Pornography  800 76 26  192  137 2 9 1 46 31 2 - 16 11 - 2  132 1  147
Other  208 24 43 71 2 5 3 - 21 9 - - 3 6 - - 8 - 22
Crime concerning family relations  161 45 4 58 4 2 14 - 3 12 - - 6 5 - 1 2 - 17
Defaulting obligation to support dependents 8 3 - 2 - - - - - 2 - - 1 1 - - - - 1
Contracting non-valid or annulabel marrige 7 1 - 3 1 - 1 - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - -
Kidnapping children 67 18 3 29 1 1 4 - - 5 - - 3 2 - - 1 - 5
Other 79 23 1 24 2 1 9 - 3 4 - - 1 2 - 1 1 - 11
Crime against personal liberty 6 001  404  361 2 103 55  236  738 52  230 1 360 40 31  265  752 19  253 24 92  346
Threats 5 653  364  320 1 998 52  228  699 49  223 1 287 40 30  254  701 18  244 22 88  323
Duress and limitation of liberty  200 18 21 62 3 3 16 1 3 59 - 1 8 41 1 8 1 4 9
Other  148 22 20 43 - 5 23 2 4 14 - - 3 10 - 1 1 - 14
Crime of violence against the person 13 088  399 1 057 3 566  103  391 1 418  222 1 334 3 519  151 98  734 1 996 35  505  347  143  589
Assault 10 110  294  744 2 880 83  315 1 235  203 1 215 2 343  135 73  563 1 227 15  330  284  104  410
Wounding or inflicting bodily harm 2 592 62  292  603 16 62  156 18  105 1 033 15 24  158  673 11  152 57 37  151
Inflicting grievous bodily harm 31 - 2 8 - 1 - - 1 18 - 1 3 12 - 2 - - 1
Unintentionally inflicting bodily harm 28 3 2 7 - - 2 - 3 11 - - 2 7 - 2 - - -
Attempted murder 50 2 1 6 - 2 2 - - 33 - - 1 21 2 9 1 1 2
Murder 38 - - - - 4 - - - 32 - - 1 23 6 2 - - 2
Manslaughter 36 2 - 6 - 3 - - - 25 1 - 2 18 - 4 - - -
Other  203 36 16 56 4 4 23 1 10 24 - - 4 15 1 4 5 1 23
Slander and libel 1 052  238 53  230 36 12  392 10 12 8 2 - 4 2 - - 7 - 54
Embezzlement 1 997  230 80  536 67 12  310 8 94  404 2 41  110  218 7 26 14 39  203
Simple embezzlement 1 667  224 72  477 64 10  278 8 88  219 1 16 85 99 1 17 14 37  176
Gross embezzlement  330 6 8 59 3 2 32 - 6  185 1 25 25  119 6 9 - 2 27
Larceny  184 185 1 086  143 923 9 274  845 1 128 2 391  483 2 240 14 019 65 1 079 2 494 9 333 27 1 021 48 2 104 6 644
Simple and minor larceny 83 519  716 64 729 4 557  671  523 1 418  273 1 731 4 824 42  371  922 3 135 7  347 37  722 3 318
From factory, office and storehouse 3 843 37 2 814  262 15 29 71 27 84  347 3 20 52  244 1 27 4 34  119
From shop 5 106 30 1 590  382 40  159  327 75  487 1 513 8  160  285  997 1 62 11  231  261
From dwelling 6 461  184 3 901  910 83 84  250 30 95  595 3 30  110  386 2 64 2  100  227
From entrance, attic, cellar, garage and outhouse 1 833 22 1 484  107 12 8 29 5 12 98 - 4 11 76 - 7 - 14 42
From public building and institution 3 916 27 3 088  234 23 39 65 20 26  239 - 13 51  159 1 15 - 29  126
From mean of transport 8 357 56 6 762  369 43 41  100 19 86  461 6 39 96  277 - 43 6 88  326
From restaurant 4 453 29 3 910  145 36 9 33 3 36 92 1 7 17 52 - 15 2 12  146
From cloakroom 2 068 5 1 733 76 11 17 18 16 15  102 - 14 18 67 - 3 - 8 67
Theft of pedal cycle 24 166 40 21 848  590  259 47  167 12 79  293 3 13 68  177 - 32 1 42  788
Other 23 316  286 17 599 1 482  149 90  358 66  811 1 084 18 71  214  700 2 79 11  164 1 216
Aggravated larceny 80 647  245 65 060 3 589  146  468  686  165  405 6 774 16  571 1 174 4 540 16  457 9  957 2 143
From dwelling 16 923 94 12 591 1 086 34  110  213 33 74 1 857 1  154  291 1 269 3  139 4  290  537
From entrance, attic, cellar, garage and outhouse 4 912 14 4 368  153 17 20 33 9 14  190 1 16 24  132 - 17 1 20 73
From public building and institution 2 884 4 2 200  129 3 48 31 26 25  317 1 22 81  197 - 16 - 39 62
From mean of transport 31 458 37 27 795  941 43 80  129 22 74 1 469 7  146  257  953 -  106 2  177  689
From shop, factory, office and storehouse 12 997 42 9 275  695 24  119  153 44  119 1 883 2  150  309 1 297 12  113 2  253  388
Other 11 473 54 8 831  585 25 91  127 31 99 1 058 4 83  212  692 1 66 -  178  394
Theft of motor vehicle 20 019  125 14 134 1 128 28  137  287 45  104 2 421 7  137  398 1 658 4  217 2  425 1 183
Automobile 16 224 87 11 425  834 18 94  223 20 60 2 095 4  105  313 1 483 2  188 2  383  983
Motor cycle  454 6  312 32 2 1 7 1 3 47 1 7 5 28 - 6 - 6 37
Other 3 341 32 2 397  262 8 42 57 24 41  279 2 25 80  147 2 23 - 36  163
Blackmail and robbery 1 208 18  620  174 1 30 11 5 10  242 - 11 33  165 1 32 - 21 76
Blackmail 77 4 12 24 - 2 7 1 2 17 - - 6 10 - 1 - - 8
Robbery  883 7  516  117 1 21 4 3 6  148 - 8 21 97 - 22 - 13 47
Aggravated robbery  190 5 67 21 - 4 - 1 1 70 - 3 6 54 1 6 - 7 14
Blackmail and robbery, various 58 2 25 12 - 3 - - 1 7 - - - 4 - 3 - 1 7
Fraud and breach of trust 18 406  563 2 245 2 248  827  165  809 23  536 6 007 29  222 1 389 2 349 - 2 018  225  643 4 115
Simple fraud 16 809  410 2 153 1 875  792  137  713 18  495 5 568 28  190 1 295 2 081 - 1 974  212  613 3 823
Aggravated fraud  484 24 16 88 13 12 19 - 9  202 - 21 24  138 - 19 2 5 94
Insurance fraud  326 20 2  128 5 5 4 - 4  118 - 6 28 69 - 15 3 8 29
Breach of trust 65 16 2 22 4 - 6 1 - 10 - - 4 3 - 3 - - 4
Aggravated breach of trust 51 5 2 9 - 3 4 - 1 21 - 1 5 12 - 3 - - 6
Unlawful selling of goods bought on the hire-purchase system  117 11 3 34 5 1 11 1 7 16 - 2 4 10 - - - 2 26
Other  554 77 67 92 8 7 52 3 20 72 1 2 29 36 - 4 8 15  133
Crime in connection with debts 1 696  132 3  652 85 6  121 -  227  296 9 4  115  141 - 27 31 8  135
Negligent and incorrect book-keeping  224 3 - 41 5 1 15 - 30 99 3 2 32 49 - 13 3 2 25
Other 1 472  129 3  611 80 5  106 -  197  197 6 2 83 92 - 14 28 6  110
Crime inflicting damage to property 21 422  336 14 251 1 747  204  624  984  406  772 1 419 51 68  439  643 27  191 40  129  510
Inflicting slight damage 20 324  317 13 610 1 632  199  582  927  376  743 1 304 46 63  414  581 22  178 40  120  474
Inflicting serious damage 1 087 16  638  114 5 42 53 30 29  115 5 5 25 62 5 13 - 9 36
Breach of trade secrets 11 3 3 1 - - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Usury and gaming crime 38 10 1 9 1 1 4 - 5 1 - - - 1 - - - - 6
Crime in connection with maritime affairs 62 6 - 17 1 1 - - 21 5 1 - - 3 - 1 1 - 10
Receiving stolen goods, subsequent assistance to the offender 5 435  198 31 1 149 27 77  370 10  449 2 389 32  120  426 1 481 2  328 7  260  468
Receiving stolen goods 4 573  168 28  954 23 64  327 10  377 2 074 26  102  361 1 290 -  295 5  226  317
Aggravated receiving stolen goods  228 4 - 37 - 3 5 - 8  120 1 9 24 77 - 9 1 18 32
Other  634 26 3  158 4 10 38 - 64  195 5 9 41  114 2 24 1 16  119
                                       
Crime against the Act relating to medicinal goods etc. 18 376  634  387 1 529 78  299 1 064 - 3 555 8 114  224  439 2 644 4 607 7  193 83 1 332 1 301
Use of narcotics 11 032  283 16  767 45  186  576 - 2 191 5 233  144  284 1 754 2 951 5 95 54  837  844
Possession of narcotics 6 391  260 28  616 30  102  469 - 1 304 2 737 77  145  847 1 574 1 93 27  473  345
Narcotics, various  953 91  343  146 3 11 19 - 60  144 3 10 43 82 1 5 2 22  112
                                       
Crime against the Act relating to value added tax  400 11 - 56 12 2 22 - 82  154 2 4 39  105 - 4 20 1 40
                                       
Crime against the Military Penal Code  207 5 - 7 - 3 5 - 5  106 1 1 28 71 - 5 2 2 72
                                       
Crime against the Assessment Act 1 521 39 1  130 28 13  105 3  789  330 56 2 99  154 - 19 10 14 59
Missing income tax return 1 278 33 - 86 22 12 90 3  715  253 54 2 85  104 - 8 7 14 43
Tax-evasion  173 5 - 35 3 - 9 - 39 66 1 - 8 46 - 11 3 - 13
Other 70 1 1 9 3 1 6 - 35 11 1 - 6 4 - - - - 3
                                       
Crime against the Duty Act  113 3 - 17 2 - 1 - 47 28 1 - 9 16 - 2 1 1 13
Smuggling  100 3 - 16 2 - 1 - 45 20 1 - 7 10 - 2 1 1 11
Other 13 - - 1 - - - - 2 8 - - 2 6 - - - - 2
                                       
Crime against the Alcohol legislation  334 14 6 50 3 4 10 - 98  134 10 14 29 75 - 6 - 3 12
Sale 31 2 2 6 - - - - 5 13 - 2 5 5 - 1 - 1 2
Illegal destillation  118 5 1 19 - 1 1 - 32 56 6 8 16 25 - 1 - 1 2
Other  185 7 3 25 3 3 9 - 61 65 4 4 8 45 - 4 - 1 8
                                       
Crime against other Acts  499 51 9  113 14 5 34 -  151 50 7 1 16 19 - 7 6 3 63
                                       
Misdemeanours  123 553 5 235 13 493 13 948 2 672 3 443 10 823  816 37 459 23 186 1 219  735 6 227 13 637 62 1 306  941 3 422 8 115
                                       
Misdemeanour against the Penal Code 42 453 1 656 9 718 3 712  842 2 282 6 754  762 7 588 4 956  272  202 1 150 2 940 33  359  251 1 040 2 892
Misdemeanour inflicting damage to property 6 758 40 6 049  168 19 54  123 58 87 96 7 6 17 49 2 15 4 4 56
Petty larceny 15 523 81  357  583  435 1 598 4 447  601 3 673 2 654 44  119  700 1 663 16  112 56  640  398
Misdemeanour against public order and peace 7 054  630  845 1 213  106  294  481 43 1 038  606 46 18  119  345 5 73 19 83 1 696
Telephone harassment 3 427  129 1 863  567 25 60  395 16  111 71 5 - 18 30 - 18 3 16  171
Maritime misdemeanour 1 705 90 13  163 34 60  129 -  967  153 16 2 71 52 - 12 16 7 73
Other 7 986  686  591 1 018  223  216 1 179 44 1 712 1 376  154 57  225  801 10  129  153  290  498
                                       
Traffic misdemeanour 59 144 2 168 1 886 7 492 1 500  960 2 660 22 21 058 15 805  585  456 4 437 9 632 7  688  423 2 185 2 985
Driving under influence of alcohol 8 777  349 11 1 150 16  164 86 -  132 5 912 12 89 2 083 3 463 2  263 64  434  459
Without driving licence 11 804  154 4  353 77  278  722 7 3 294 5 027 99  252  965 3 554 3  154  131 1 035  722
Illegal speed 10 115 42  126  343 90 24  183 1 6 860 1 670  140 36  574  893 1 26 50  228  498
Injury of person 8 548  787  137 2 569  502  258  435 4 3 120  355 50 8 90  156 - 51 27 28  326
Other 19 900  836 1 608 3 077  815  236 1 234 10 7 652 2 841  284 71  725 1 566 1  194  151  460  980
                                       
Misdemeanour against the Act of vagrancy 4 690 99 9  549 32 63  314 8 2 724  711 91 15  144  357 5 99 25 59 97
Drunkenness 3 486 64 4  337 22 46  198 7 2 162  514 66 8  114  245 2 79 19 40 73
Disorderly conduct  703 22 4  123 7 8 64 1  328  119 11 4 20 69 3 12 5 9 13
Other  501 13 1 89 3 9 52 -  234 78 14 3 10 43 - 8 1 10 11
                                       
Misdemeanour against the Police regulations 2 468 93 27  236 48 36  206 6 1 541  186 43 6 41 77 - 19 7 22 60
Demonstration 15 - - 7 - - - - 4 1 1 - - - - - - - 3
Urinating  897 22 1 49 6 14 57 -  694 30 8 1 5 15 - 1 - 7 17
Other 1 556 71 26  180 42 22  149 6  843  155 34 5 36 62 - 18 7 15 40
                                       
Misdemeanour against the Act relating to value added tax  415 8 - 44 9 2 28 -  189 89 13 1 34 36 - 5 22 3 21
                                       
Misdemeanour against the Military Penal Code  243 9 1 9 11 1 11 - 11 71 - 1 24 42 - 4 - -  119
                                       
Misdemeanour against the Duty Act 1 434 29 10  103 22 2 50 -  982  132 34 3 27 59 4 5 11 22 71
Smuggling 1 055 15 4 62 14 1 22 -  776 96 29 3 16 41 4 3 6 18 41
Sale and possession of goods without custom clearance 91 5 1 8 1 - 4 - 48 15 2 - 7 6 - - 4 - 5
Other  288 9 5 33 7 1 24 -  158 21 3 - 4 12 - 2 1 4 25
                                       
Misdemeanour against the Alcohol legislation 1 775  101 19  142 16 13 60 2 1 055  302 21 21  125  120 1 14 13 10 42
Sale 74 8 1 14 - - - - 15 25 1 3 16 4 - 1 4 1 6
Illegal destillation  458 27 7 51 - 2 16 -  181  149 6 7 62 67 1 6 7 4 14
Other 1 243 66 11 77 16 11 44 2  859  128 14 11 47 49 - 7 2 5 22
                                       
Misdemeanour against the Work Environment Act 1 225  192 19  284 33 -  116 1  121 16 8 - 2 1 - 5 34 -  409
                                       
Misdemeanour against other Acts 9 706  880 1 804 1 377  159 84  624 15 2 190  918  152 30  243  373 12  108  155 81 1 419
1  By standard of Crime Statistics 2001.

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