Statistics Norway

48   Prison population at the beginning of the year, by sex, type of sanction and type of principal offence. 2004
Type of principal offence Total1 Males Females
Total Prison-sentence Custody Preventive detention/Security detention2 Total Prison-sentence Custody Preventive detention/Security detention2
All types of offences1 2 899 2 720 2 126  499 73  179  136 38 2
                   
Crimes 2 634 2 480 1 932  475 73  154  116 36 2
                   
Crime against the Penal Code 2 578 2 426 1 903  450 73  152  116 34 2
Crime against public authorities 29 28 23 5 - 1 1 - -
Assaulting public servant 25 24 20 4 - 1 1 - -
Other 4 4 3 1 - - - - -
Crime against public order and peace 12 11 3 8 - 1 1 - -
Discrimination owing to race - - - - - - - - -
Housebreaking and burglary 12 11 3 8 - 1 1 - -
Other - - - - - - - - -
Crime involving public danger  778  718  546  170 2 60 41 19 -
Arson 6 4 1 1 2 2 - 2 -
Unintentionally causing fire 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Crime of narcotics  161  135 99 36 - 26 23 3 -
Serious crime of narcotics  601  569  437  132 - 32 18 14 -
Other 9 9 8 1 - - - - -
Perjury and false evidence 5 5 2 3 - - - - -
False accusation 6 6 6 - - - - - -
Counterfeiting 1 - - - - 1 1 - -
Forgery 53 45 32 13 - 8 8 - -
Sexual crime  217  216  166 14 36 1 1 - -
Rape 93 93 69 5 19 - - - -
Sexual intercourse by threats, cunning behaviour etc. 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Sexual intercourse with unconscious person 2 2 1 - 1 - - - -
Attempted rape 3 3 2 - 1 - - - -
Incest - - - - - - - - -
Sexual intercourse with children under 10 years of age 27 27 24 - 3 - - - -
Sexual intercourse with children under 14 years of age 62 61 47 3 11 1 1 - -
Sexual intercourse with children under 16 years of age 15 15 14 1 - - - - -
Other sexual intercourse 2 2 1 1 - - - - -
Pornography 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Other 11 11 6 4 1 - - - -
Crime concerning family relations 3 2 1 1 - 1 1 - -
Crime against personal liberty  108  107 79 26 2 1 - 1 -
Crime of violence against the person  453  439  366 49 24 14 9 3 2
Assault 48 48 43 5 - - - - -
Wounding or inflicting bodily harm  219  214  184 24 6 5 4 - 1
Inflicting grievous bodily harm 7 6 6 - - 1 1 - -
Attempted murder 33 32 27 1 4 1 - 1 -
Murder  128  121 90 17 14 7 4 2 1
Manslaughter 15 15 15 - - - - - -
Other 3 3 1 2 - - - - -
Slander and libel - - - - - - - - -
Embezzlement 25 17 17 - - 8 8 - -
Larceny  527  496  387  106 3 31 23 8 -
Simple and minor larceny  102 83 63 20 - 19 13 6 -
Aggravated larceny  366  357  298 57 2 9 9 - -
Theft of motor vehicle 59 56 26 29 1 3 1 2 -
Blackmail and robbery  152  143  117 25 1 9 9 - -
Blackmail 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Robbery 60 52 48 3 1 8 8 - -
Aggravated robbery 87 86 64 22 - 1 1 - -
Blackmail and robbery, various 4 4 4 - - - - - -
Fraud and breach of trust  100 90 76 14 - 10 8 2 -
Crime in connection with debts 13 13 12 1 - - - - -
Crime inflicting damage to property 22 22 12 5 5 - - - -
Inflicting slight damage 12 12 7 3 2 - - - -
Inflicting serious damage 10 10 5 2 3 - - - -
Breach of trade secrets - - - - - - - - -
Receiving stolen goods, subsequent assistance to the offender 72 66 56 10 - 6 5 1 -
Receiving stolen goods 60 55 50 5 - 5 4 1 -
Aggravated receiving stolen goods 8 7 6 1 - 1 1 - -
Other 4 4 - 4 - - - - -
Other crime against the Penal Code 2 2 2 - - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Act relating to medicinal goods etc. 27 26 10 16 - 1 - 1 -
Use of narcotics 13 12 6 6 - 1 - 1 -
Possession of narcotics 14 14 4 10 - - - - -
Narcotics, various - - - - - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Act relating to value added tax - - - - - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Assessment Act - - - - - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Duty Act 12 12 10 2 - - - - -
                   
Crime against other Acts 17 16 9 7 - 1 - 1 -
                   
Misdemeanours  202  183  163 20 - 19 18 1 -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Penal Code 9 9 1 8 - - - - -
Misdemeanour inflicting damage to property 1 1 - 1 - - - - -
Petty larceny - - - - - - - - -
Misdemeanour against public order and peace 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Telephone harassment - - - - - - - - -
Other 7 7 - 7 - - - - -
                   
Traffic misdemeanour  180  162  157 5 - 18 18 - -
Driving under influence of alcohol  146  130  127 3 - 16 16 - -
Other 34 32 30 2 - 2 2 - -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Duty Act - - - - - - - - -
                   
Misdemeanour against other Acts 13 12 5 7 - 1 - 1 -
                   
Crimes or misdemeanours 15 15 12 3 - - - - -
                   
Crime or misdemeanour against the Act relating to value added tax - - - - - - - - -
                   
Crime or misdemeanour against the Duty Act 2 2 2 - - - - - -
                   
Crime or misdemeanour against other Acts 13 13 10 3 - - - - -
                   
Unknown offence 23 20 19 1 - 3 2 1 -
1  Including 25 cases of serving sentence for not paying a fine (22 men and 3 women), which can not be distributed by type of principal offence.
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.

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