Statistics Norway

50   New imprisonments, by type of sanction, and sex and age of the person. 2003
Sex and age Total1 Prison-sentence Custody Preventive detention/
security detention2
Serving sentence for
non-payment of a fine
Both sexes          
All ages 10 686 6 988 3 216 4  478
15-17 years 96 20 76 - ..
18-20 " 1 062  706  356 - ..
21-24 " 1 857 1 299  558 - ..
25-29 " 1 833 1 154  679 - ..
30-39 " 2 998 1 928 1 068 2 ..
40-49 " 1 585 1 178  406 1 ..
50-   "  777  703 73 1 ..
           
Males          
All ages 9 858 6 424 3 006 4  424
15-17 years 93 20 73 - ..
18-20 " 1 008  668  340 - ..
21-24 " 1 751 1 232  519 - ..
25-29 " 1 702 1 064  638 - ..
30-39 " 2 745 1 745  998 2 ..
40-49 " 1 415 1 043  371 1 ..
50-   "  720  652 67 1 ..
           
Females          
All ages  828  564  210 - 54
15-17 years 3 - 3 - ..
18-20 " 54 38 16 - ..
21-24 "  106 67 39 - ..
25-29 "  131 90 41 - ..
30-39 "  253  183 70 - ..
40-49 "  170  135 35 - ..
50-   " 57 51 6 - ..
1  Serving sentence for non-payment of a fine can not be distributed by age.
2  The new special sanctions preventive detention, compulsory mental health care and compulsory care entered into force 1 January 2002 and was made retrospective so that security detention sentences can be reopened and reversed to one of the new special sanctions. In 2003, there were 3 new imprisonment to preventive detention.

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