Statistics Norway

50   New imprisonments, by sex and age of the person, and type of principal offence. 2001 (Corrected 19.04.05)
Type of principal offence Total1, 2 Sex Age
Males Females 15-17 18-20 21-24 25-29 30-39 40-49 50-
All types of offences1, 2 12 046 11 021 1 025  148 1 268 1 999 2 203 3 358 1 589  782
                     
Crimes 8 207 7 549  658  142  954 1 454 1 696 2 557 1 061  343
                     
Crime against the Penal Code 7 851 7 218  633  133  923 1 379 1 624 2 455 1 010  327
Crime against public authorities  268  247 21 2 37 54 68 69 30 8
Assaulting public servant  230  213 17 2 32 48 49 65 27 7
Other 38 34 4 - 5 6 19 4 3 1
Crime against public order and peace 53 52 1 1 7 14 8 15 5 3
Discrimination owing to race - - - - - - - - - -
Housebreaking and burglary 53 52 1 1 7 14 8 15 5 3
Other -   - - - - - - - -
Crime involving public danger 1 821 1 580  241 11  167  310  419  597  275 42
Arson 18 15 3 - 3 - 2 4 5 4
Unintentionally causing fire 1 1 - - - - - 1 - -
Crime of narcotics 1 113  964  149 8  125  209  251  331  168 21
Serious crime of narcotics  677  588 89 3 39  101  163  256 99 16
Other 12 12 - - - - 3 5 3 1
Perjury and false evidence 35 29 6 - 6 7 5 10 6 1
False accusation 39 33 6 - 6 10 11 11 - 1
Counterfeiting 24 21 3 - 9 6 4 4 - 1
Forgery  125  108 17 - 8 17 22 50 23 5
Sexual crime3  318  316 2 4 19 35 53 85 57 65
Rape 96 96 - 2 10 15 18 28 13 10
Sexual intercourse by threats, cunning behaviour etc. 1 1 - - - - - 1 - -
Sexual intercourse with unconscious person 20 20 - - 1 3 6 5 2 3
Attempted rape 12 12 - 1 2 2 1 2 4 -
Incest 3 3 - - - - - - 2 1
Sexual intercourse with children under 10 years of age 25 25 - - 1 1 2 1 9 11
Sexual intercourse with children under 14 years of age 70 70 - 1 3 6 11 12 12 25
Sexual intercourse with children under 16 years of age 46 45 1 - 1 5 12 17 6 5
Other sexual intercourse 4 4 - - - - - 1 3 -
Pornography 8 8 - - - 3 1 1 1 2
Other 33 32 1 - 1 - 2 17 5 8
Crime concerning family relations 6 6 - - - 1 2 1 2 -
Crime against personal liberty  491  481 10 6 53 81 90  165 67 29
Crime of violence against the person 1 241 1 203 38 33  228  286  242  297  118 37
Assault  344  335 9 6 49 70 74 90 40 15
Wounding or inflicting bodily harm  765  746 19 23  156  182  149  179 59 17
Inflicting grievous bodily harm 7 6 1 - 1 1 - 3 1 1
Attempted murder 31 30 1 2 9 8 1 6 4 1
Murder 45 39 6 2 8 13 8 10 4 -
Manslaughter 34 32 2 - 4 8 5 6 8 3
Other 15 15 - - 1 4 5 3 2 -
Slander and libel - - - - - - - - - -
Embezzlement 87 67 20 - 1 4 16 33 17 16
Larceny 1 972 1 834  138 35  226  380  447  676  190 18
Simple and minor larceny  519  441 78 9 53 84  111  194 62 6
Aggravated larceny 1 081 1 031 50 19  129  222  253  339  108 11
Theft of motor vehicle  372  362 10 7 44 74 83  143 20 1
Blackmail and robbery  358  340 18 36 95 84 54 77 9 3
Blackmail 8 8 - - 2 2 1 1 - 2
Robbery  157  149 8 12 48 33 21 36 6 1
Aggravated robbery  180  172 8 24 43 45 31 34 3 -
Blackmail and robbery, various 13 11 2 - 2 4 1 6 - -
Fraud and breach of trust  488  405 83 - 18 35 92  181  109 53
Crime in connection with debts  115  115 - - - - 6 35 41 33
Crime inflicting damage to property 95 93 2 1 20 19 16 21 11 7
Inflicting slight damage 57 56 1 1 11 14 12 10 7 2
Inflicting serious damage 38 37 1 - 9 5 4 11 4 5
Breach of trade secrets - - - - - - - - - -
Receiving stolen goods, subsequent assistance to the offender  315  288 27 4 23 36 69  128 50 5
Receiving stolen goods  254  231 23 4 19 33 52  104 39 3
Aggravated receiving stolen goods 35 33 2 - 1 1 8 16 7 2
Other 26 24 2 - 3 2 9 8 4 -
Other crime against the Penal Code - - - - - - - - - -
                     
Crime against the Act relating to medicinal goods etc.  204  180 24 9 25 44 37 59 30 -
Use of narcotics  117  102 15 8 18 22 22 31 16 -
Possession of narcotics 81 74 7 - 7 21 15 26 12 -
Narcotics, various 6 4 2 1 - 1 - 2 2 -
                     
Crime against the Act relating to value added tax 5 5 - - - - - 3 - 2
                     
Crime against the Assessment Act 11 11 - - - - 1 4 2 4
                     
Crime against the Duty Act 36 36 - - - 2 2 14 13 5
                     
Crime against other Acts  100 99 1 - 6 29 32 22 6 5
                     
Misdemeanours 2 880 2 636  244 3  303  501  452  712  494  415
                     
Misdemeanour against the Penal Code 96 91 5 - 3 5 15 25 25 23
Misdemeanour inflicting damage to property - - - - - - - - - -
Petty larceny 11 8 3 - 2 1 1 6 1 -
Misdemeanour against public order and peace 9 9 - - 1 - 1 1 4 2
Telephone harassment - - - - - - - - - -
Other 76 74 2 - - 4 13 18 20 21
                     
Traffic misdemeanour 2 635 2 404  231 1  286  469  405  647  442  385
Driving under influence of alcohol 1 962 1 747  215 1  162  275  268  506  399  351
Other  673  657 16 -  124  194  137  141 43 34
                     
Misdemeanour against the Duty Act - - - - - - - - - -
                     
Misdemeanour against other Acts  149  141 8 2 14 27 32 40 27 7
                     
Crimes or misdemeanours  167  164 3 2 4 19 35 60 26 21
                     
Crime or misdemeanour against the Act relating to value added tax - - - - - - - - - -
                     
Crime or misdemeanour against the Duty Act 69 68 1 - 2 4 13 30 11 9
                     
Crime or misdemeanour against other Acts 98 96 2 2 2 15 22 30 15 12
                     
Unknown offence 93 76 17 1 7 25 20 29 8 3
1  Including 699 cases of serving sentence in for not paying a fine (596 men and 103 women), which can not be distributed by age and 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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