Statistics Norway

47   Prison population at the beginning of the year, by sex, type of sanction and type of principal offence. 2001 (Corrected 19.04.05.)
Type of principal offence Total1, 2 Males Females
Total Prison-sentence Custody Security detention Total Prison-sentence Custody Security detention
All types of offences1, 2 2 431 2 284 1 658  534 63  147  111 28 3
                   
Crimes 2 130 2 004 1 491  513 -  126 99 27 -
                   
Crime against the Penal Code 2 100 1 975 1 474  501 -  125 99 26 -
Crime against public authorities 29 27 22 5 - 2 2 - -
Assaulting public servant 26 24 20 4 - 2 2 - -
Other 3 3 2 1 - - - - -
Crime against public order and peace 5 5 1 4 - - - - -
Discrimination owing to race - - - - - - - - -
Housebreaking and burglary 5 5 1 4 - - - - -
Other - - - - - - - - -
Crime involving public danger  632  576  418  158 - 56 39 17 -
Arson 3 3 1 2 - - - - -
Unintentionally causing fire - - - - - - - - -
Crime of narcotics  160  134 86 48 - 26 20 6 -
Serious crime of narcotics  468  438  330  108 - 30 19 11 -
Other 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Perjury and false evidence 2 2 1 1 - - - - -
False accusation 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Counterfeiting 5 5 1 4 - - - - -
Forgery 35 28 28 - - 7 7 - -
Sexual crime3  157  157  121 36 - - - - -
Rape 49 49 32 17 - - - - -
Sexual intercourse by threats, cunning behaviour etc. 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Sexual intercourse with unconscious person 10 10 9 1 - - - - -
Attempted rape 4 4 2 2 - - - - -
Incest 4 4 4 - - - - - -
Sexual intercourse with children under 10 years of age 14 14 9 5 - - - - -
Sexual intercourse with children under 14 years of age 50 50 45 5 - - - - -
Sexual intercourse with children under 16 years of age 11 11 10 1 - - - - -
Other sexual intercourse 4 4 3 1 - - - - -
Pornography - - - - - - - - -
Other 10 10 6 4 - - - - -
Crime concerning family relations 3 3 2 1 - - - - -
Crime against personal liberty 79 78 48 30 - 1 - 1 -
Crime of violence against the person  344  333  250 83 - 11 10 1 -
Assault 33 33 23 10 - - - - -
Wounding or inflicting bodily harm  127  124  102 22 - 3 3 - -
Inflicting grievous bodily harm 9 9 4 5 - - - - -
Attempted murder 20 19 9 10 - 1 1 - -
Murder  134  127 93 34 - 7 6 1 -
Manslaughter 19 19 18 1 - - - - -
Other 2 2 1 1 - - - - -
Slander and libel - - - - - - - - -
Embezzlement 21 19 17 2 - 2 2 - -
Larceny  514  482  373  109 - 32 29 3 -
Simple and minor larceny  115 96 70 26 - 19 17 2 -
Aggravated larceny  356  345  288 57 - 11 11 - -
Theft of motor vehicle 43 41 15 26 - 2 1 1 -
Blackmail and robbery  139  134 91 43 - 5 3 2 -
Blackmail 2 2 2 - - - - - -
Robbery 57 54 42 12 - 3 3 - -
Aggravated robbery 80 78 47 31 - 2 - 2 -
Blackmail and robbery, various - - - - - - - - -
Fraud and breach of trust 67 60 55 5 - 7 5 2 -
Crime in connection with debts 7 7 7 - - - - - -
Crime inflicting damage to property 17 17 7 10 - - - - -
Inflicting slight damage 9 9 2 7 - - - - -
Inflicting serious damage 8 8 5 3 - - - - -
Breach of trade secrets - - - - - - - - -
Receiving stolen goods, subsequent assistance to the offender 43 41 31 10 - 2 2 - -
Receiving stolen goods 40 39 30 9 - 1 1 - -
Aggravated receiving stolen goods 3 2 1 1 - 1 1 - -
Other - - - - - - - - -
Other crime against the Penal Code - - - - - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Act relating to medicinal goods etc. 17 16 4 12 - 1 - 1 -
Use of narcotics 7 6 3 3 - 1 - 1 -
Possession of narcotics 10 10 1 9 - - - - -
Narcotics, various - - - - - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Act relating to value added tax - - - - - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Assessment Act 1 1 1 - - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Duty Act 7 7 7 - - - - - -
                   
Crime against other Acts 5 5 5 - - - - - -
                   
Misdemeanours  158  146  138 8 - 12 11 1 -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Penal Code 7 6 2 4 - 1 - 1 -
Misdemeanour inflicting damage to property - - - - - - - - -
Petty larceny - - - - - - - - -
Misdemeanour against public order and peace 3 2 1 1 - 1 - 1 -
Telephone harassment - - - - - - - - -
Other 4 4 1 3 - - - - -
                   
Traffic misdemeanour  144  133  133 - - 11 11 - -
Driving under influence of alcohol  123  112  112 - - 11 11 - -
Other 21 21 21 - - - - - -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Duty Act - - - - - - - - -
                   
Misdemeanour against other Acts 7 7 3 4 - - - - -
                   
Crimes or misdemeanours 34 34 21 13 - - - - -
                   
Crime or misdemeanour against the Act relating to value added tax - - - - - - - - -
                   
Crime or misdemeanour against the Duty Act 15 15 5 10 - - - - -
                   
Crime or misdemeanour against other Acts 19 19 16 3 - - - - -
                   
Unknown offence 75 71 8 - 63 4 1 - 3
1  Including 34 cases of serving sentence for not paying a fine (29 men and 5 women), which can not be distributed by type of principal offence.
2  Corrected 19.04.05 due to revised edition of 2001.
3  After new chapter 19 (11th August 2000) concerning sexual crime in the Penal Code, new terms for some of these categories have been introduced.

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