47   Prison population at the beginning of the year, by sex, type of sanction, and type of principal offence. 1999
Type of principal offence Total Males Females
Total Prison-sentence Custody Security detention Total Prison-sentence Custody Security detention
All types of offences 12 113 11 987 1 359  550 56 1 126 90 30 4
                   
Crimes 1 909 1 800 1 259  541 -  109 82 27 -
                   
Crime against the Penal Code 1 877 1 771 1 248  523 -  106 81 25 -
Crime against public authorities 20 18 14 4 - 2 2 - -
Assaulting public servant 20 18 14 4 - 2 2 - -
Other - - - - - - - - -
Crime against public order and peace 8 8 3 5 - - - - -
Discrimination owing to race - - - - - - - - -
Housebreaking and burglary 8 8 3 5 - - - - -
Other - - - - - - - - -
Crime involving public danger  611  567  386  181 - 44 31 13 -
Arson 9 8 4 4 - 1 - 1 -
Unintentionally causing fire 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Crime of narcotics  138  128 72 56 - 10 8 2 -
Serious crime of narcotics  462  429  308  121 - 33 23 10 -
Other 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Perjury and false evidence - - - - - - - - -
False accusation 2 2 2 - - - - - -
Counterfeiting - - - - - - - - -
Forgery 28 24 23 1 - 4 4 - -
Sexual crime 97 96 81 15 - 1 1 - -
Rape 32 32 27 5 - - - - -
Attempted rape 1 1 - 1 - - - - -
Immoral intercourse with children under 14 years of age 51 50 44 6 - 1 1 - -
Immoral intercourse with children under 16 years of age 8 8 7 1 - - - - -
Spreading pornography - - - - - - - - -
Incest 3 3 2 1 - - - - -
Other 2 2 1 1 - - - - -
Crime concerning family relations - - - - - - - - -
Crime against personal liberty 46 46 29 17 - - - - -
Crime of violence against the person  288  276  190 86 - 12 10 2 -
Assault 27 27 20 7 - - - - -
Wounding or inflicting bodily harm  115  112 76 36 - 3 3 - -
Inflicting grievous bodily harm 4 4 1 3 - - - - -
Attempted murder 15 14 8 6 - 1 1 - -
Murder  116  109 76 33 - 7 5 2 -
Manslaughter 8 8 8 - - - - - -
Other 3 2 1 1 - 1 1 - -
Slander and libel - - - - - - - - -
Embezzlement 18 18 17 1 - - - - -
Larceny  540  512  361  151 - 28 22 6 -
Simple and minor larceny 98 88 60 28 - 10 8 2 -
Aggravated larceny  381  364  285 79 - 17 13 4 -
Theft of motor vehicle 61 60 16 44 - 1 1 - -
Blackmail and robbery 97 91 50 41 - 6 4 2 -
Blackmail - - - - - - - - -
Robbery 32 30 17 13 - 2 1 1 -
Aggravated robbery 64 60 33 27 - 4 3 1 -
Blackmail and robbery, various 1 1 - 1 - - - - -
Fraud and breach of trust 51 48 43 5 - 3 3 - -
Crime in connection with debts 4 4 4 - - - - - -
Crime inflicting damage to property 8 6 3 3 - 2 2 - -
Inflicting slight damage 5 5 2 3 - - - - -
Inflicting serious damage 3 1 1 - - 2 2 - -
Breach of trade secrets - - - - - - - - -
Receiving stolen goods, subsequent assistance to the offender 58 54 41 13 - 4 2 2 -
Receiving stolen goods 54 50 37 13 - 4 2 2 -
Aggravated receiving stolen goods 4 4 4 - - - - - -
Other - - - - - - - - -
Other crime against the Penal Code 1 1 1 - - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Act relating to medicinal goods etc. 15 13 2 11 - 2 1 1 -
Use of narcotics 7 5 1 4 - 2 1 1 -
Possession of narcotics 8 8 1 7 - - - - -
Narcotics, various - - - - - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Act relating to value added tax - - - - - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Assessment Act 1 1 1 - - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Duty Act 13 12 6 6 - 1 - 1 -
                   
Crime against other Acts 3 3 2 1 - - - - -
                   
Misdemeanours 84 78 74 4 - 6 5 1 -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Penal Code 3 3 2 1 - - - - -
Misdemeanour inflicting damage to property - - - - - - - - -
Petty larceny - - - - - - - - -
Misdemeanour against public order and peace 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Telephone harassment - - - - - - - - -
Other 2 2 1 1 - - - - -
                   
Traffic misdemeanour 80 74 71 3 - 6 5 1 -
Driving under influence of alcohol 71 65 63 2 - 6 5 1 -
Other 9 9 8 1 - - - - -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Duty Act - - - - - - - - -
                   
Misdemeanour against other Acts 1 1 1 - - - - - -
                   
Crimes or misdemeanours 22 22 18 4 - - - - -
                   
Crime or misdemeanour against the Act relating to value added tax - - - - - - - - -
                   
Crime or misdemeanour against the Duty Act 6 6 6 - - - - - -
                   
Crime or misdemeanour against other Acts 16 16 12 4 - - - - -
                   
Unknown offence 74 65 8 1 56 9 3 2 4
1  Including 24 cases of serving sentence for non-payment of a fine (22 men og 2 women) which can not be distributed by type of sanction and type of offence.

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