Statistics Norway

47   Prison population at the beginning of the year, by sex, type of sanction and type of principal offence. 2002
Type of principal offence Total1 Males Females
Total Prison-sentence Custody Security detention Total Prison-sentence Custody Security detention
All types of offences1 2 714     2 554 1 883  575 64      160  118 36 2
                   
Crimes 2 402 2 262 1 713  549 -  140  104 36 -
                   
Crime against the Penal Code 2 350 2 217 1 688  529 -  133  101 32 -
Crime against public authorities 35 33 24 9 - 2 2 - -
Assaulting public servant 30 28 21 7 - 2 2 - -
Other 5 5 3 2 - - - - -
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  714  657  498  159 - 57 41 16 -
Arson 7 5 4 1 - 2 - 2 -
Unintentionally causing fire - - - - - - - - -
Crime of narcotics  179  155  115 40 - 24 18 6 -
Serious crime of narcotics  520  489  377  112 - 31 23 8 -
Other 8 8 2 6 - - - - -
Perjury and false evidence 3 3 2 1 - - - - -
False accusation 5 5 4 1 - - - - -
Counterfeiting 5 3 3 - - 2 2 - -
Forgery 48 42 42 - - 6 6 - -
Sexual crime  172  172  135 37 - - - - -
Rape 65 65 42 23 - - - - -
Sexual intercourse by threats, cunning behaviour etc. - - - - - - - - -
Sexual intercourse with unconscious person 5 5 5 - - - - - -
Attempted rape 9 9 4 5 - - - - -
Incest 2 2 2 - - - - - -
Sexual intercourse with children under 10 years of age 19 19 19 - - - - - -
Sexual intercourse with children under 14 years of age 57 57 51 6 - - - - -
Sexual intercourse with children under 16 years of age 10 10 8 2 - - - - -
Other sexual intercourse 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Pornography 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Other 3 3 2 1 - - - - -
Crime concerning family relations - - - - - - - - -
Crime against personal liberty  110  106 63 43 - 4 2 2 -
Crime of violence against the person  381  369  276 93 - 12 5 7 -
Assault 34 34 23 11 - - - - -
Wounding or inflicting bodily harm  164  162  123 39 - 2 2 - -
Inflicting grievous bodily harm 5 4 4 - - 1 - 1 -
Attempted murder 23 22 10 12 - 1 - 1 -
Murder  135  127 98 29 - 8 3 5 -
Manslaughter 17 17 17 - - - - - -
Other 3 3 1 2 - - - - -
Slander and libel - - - - - - - - -
Embezzlement 14 11 11 - - 3 3 - -
Larceny  517  487  379  108 - 30 25 5 -
Simple and minor larceny  106 90 75 15 - 16 16 - -
Aggravated larceny  360  346  296 50 - 14 9 5 -
Theft of motor vehicle 51 51 8 43 - - - - -
Blackmail and robbery  174  167  120 47 - 7 7 - -
Blackmail - - - - - - - - -
Robbery 76 71 54 17 - 5 5 - -
Aggravated robbery 97 95 66 29 - 2 2 - -
Blackmail and robbery, various 1 1 - 1 - - - - -
Fraud and breach of trust 81 74 64 10 - 7 6 1 -
Crime in connection with debts 7 7 7 - - - - - -
Crime inflicting damage to property 17 17 10 7 - - - - -
Inflicting slight damage 8 8 4 4 - - - - -
Inflicting serious damage 9 9 6 3 - - - - -
Breach of trade secrets - - - - - - - - -
Receiving stolen goods, subsequent assistance to the offender 62 59 49 10 - 3 2 1 -
Receiving stolen goods 56 54 47 7 - 2 1 1 -
Aggravated receiving stolen goods 4 3 1 2 - 1 1 - -
Other 2 2 1 1 - - - - -
Other crime against the Penal Code - - - - - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Act relating to medicinal goods etc. 29 23 9 14 - 6 2 4 -
Use of narcotics 15 12 8 4 - 3 1 2 -
Possession of narcotics 12 9 1 8 - 3 1 2 -
Narcotics, various 2 2 - 2 - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Act relating to value added tax - - - - - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Assessment Act 1 1 1 - - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Duty Act 10 10 10 - - - - - -
                   
Crime against other Acts 12 11 5 6 - 1 1 - -
                   
Misdemeanours  170  162  145 17 - 8 8 - -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Penal Code 3 3 1 2 - - - - -
Misdemeanour inflicting damage to property - - - - - - - - -
Petty larceny - - - - - - - - -
Misdemeanour against public order and peace 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Telephone harassment - - - - - - - - -
Other 2 2 - 2 - - - - -
                   
Traffic misdemeanour  155  147  141 6 - 8 8 - -
Driving under influence of alcohol  123  116  113 3 - 7 7 - -
Other 32 31 28 3 - 1 1 - -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Duty Act - - - - - - - - -
                   
Misdemeanour against other Acts 12 12 3 9 - - - - -
                   
Crimes or misdemeanours 23 22 16 6 - 1 1 - -
                   
Crime or misdemeanour against the Act relating to value added tax - - - - - - - - -
                   
Crime or misdemeanour against the Duty Act 8 7 3 4 - 1 1 - -
                   
Crime or misdemeanour against other Acts 15 15 13 2 - - - - -
                   
Unknown offence 83 76 9 3 64 7 5 - 2
1  Including 36 cases of serving sentence for not paying a fine (32 men and 4 women), which can not be distributed by type of principal offence.

Explanation of symbols