Statistics Norway

53 Prison population, by sex, type of sanction and type of principal offence. 1 January 2008. Absolute figures
Type of principal offence Total1 Males Females
Total Prison-sentence Custody Preventive detention/Security detention Total Prison-sentence Custody Preventive detention/Security detention
All types of offences1 3 477 3 280 2 595  561 71  197  150 37 5
                   
Crimes 3 137 2 968 2 371  526 71  169  128 36 5
                   
Crime against the Penal Code 3 082 2 914 2 329  514 71  168  128 35 5
Crime against public authorities 53 51 47 4 - 2 2 - -
Assaulting public servant 38 36 36 - - 2 2 - -
Other 15 15 11 4 - - - - -
Crime against public order and peace 10 8 3 5 - 2 1 1 -
Discrimination owing to race - - - - - - - - -
Housebreaking and burglary 10 8 3 5 - 2 1 1 -
Other - - - - - - - - -
Crime involving public danger 1 033  962  752  208 2 71 55 16 -
Arson 10 9 7 - 2 1 1 - -
Unintentionally causing fire 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Crime of narcotics  184  164  127 37 - 20 20 - -
Serious crime of narcotics  830  780  609  171 - 50 34 16 -
Other 8 8 8 - - - - - -
Perjury and false evidence 6 4 3 1 - 2 1 1 -
False accusation 6 5 5 - - 1 1 - -
Counterfeiting 8 7 1 6 - 1 1 - -
Forgery 42 35 28 7 - 7 4 3 -
Sexual crime  323  320  253 42 25 3 2 1 -
Rape  148  146  108 20 18 2 2 - -
Sexual intercourse by threats, cunning behaviour etc. 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Sexual intercourse with unconscious person 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Attempted rape 10 10 6 4 - - - - -
Incest 2 2 1 1 - - - - -
Sexual intercourse with children under 10 years of age 34 34 28 1 5 - - - -
Sexual intercourse with children under 14 years of age 68 68 61 5 2 - - - -
Sexual intercourse with children under 16 years of age 28 28 24 4 - - - - -
Other sexual intercourse 7 7 7 - - - - - -
Pornography 3 3 3 - - - - - -
Other 21 20 13 7 - 1 - 1 -
Crime concerning family relations 16 16 15 1 - - - - -
Crime against personal liberty  123  118 89 25 4 5 3 1 1
Crime of violence against the person  521  503  399 72 32 18 14 1 3
Assault 50 50 42 8 - - - - -
Wounding or inflicting bodily harm  243  239  196 38 5 4 2 1 1
Inflicting grievous bodily harm 12 11 11 - - 1 1 - -
Attempted murder 34 32 23 5 4 2 1 - 1
Murder  157  148  104 21 23 9 8 - 1
Manslaughter 21 20 20 - - 1 1 - -
Other 4 3 3 - - 1 1 - -
Slander and libel - - - - - - - - -
Embezzlement 21 15 15 - - 6 6 - -
Larceny  476  451  363 88 - 25 18 7 -
Simple and minor larceny 94 85 67 18 - 9 7 2 -
Aggravated larceny  321  306  259 47 - 15 10 5 -
Theft of motor vehicle 61 60 37 23 - 1 1 - -
Blackmail and robbery  191  186  160 21 5 5 5 - -
Blackmail 6 6 5 1 - - - - -
Robbery  108  105 93 12 - 3 3 - -
Aggravated robbery 77 75 62 8 5 2 2 - -
Blackmail and robbery, various - - - - - - - - -
Fraud and breach of trust  130  114  104 10 - 16 13 3 -
Crime in connection with debts 8 8 8 - - - - - -
Crime inflicting damage to property 22 21 14 5 2 1 - - 1
Inflicting slight damage 7 7 5 2 - - - - -
Inflicting serious damage 15 14 9 3 2 1 - - 1
Breach of trade secrets - - - - - - - - -
Receiving stolen goods, subsequent assistance to the offender 89 86 67 19 - 3 2 1 -
Receiving stolen goods 73 72 60 12 - 1 1 - -
Aggravated receiving stolen goods 15 13 6 7 - 2 1 1 -
Other 1 1 1 - - - - - -
Other crime against the Penal Code 4 4 3 - 1 - - - -
                   
Crime against the Act relating to medicinal goods etc. 19 18 11 7 - 1 - 1 -
Use of narcotics 14 13 9 4 - 1 - 1 -
Possession of narcotics 4 4 2 2 - - - - -
Narcotics, various 1 1 - 1 - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Act relating to value added tax 3 3 3 - - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Assessment Act 2 2 2 - - - - - -
                   
Crime against the Duty Act 7 7 7 - - - - - -
                   
Forbrytelse mot alkoholloven 1 1 1 - - - - - -
                   
Crime against other Acts 23 23 18 5 - - - - -
                   
Misdemeanours  274  251  224 27 - 23 22 1 -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Penal Code 15 15 4 11 - - - - -
Misdemeanour inflicting damage to property - - - - - - - - -
Petty larceny - - - - - - - - -
Misdemeanour against public order and peace 5 5 2 3 - - - - -
Telephone harassment - - - - - - - - -
Other 10 10 2 8 - - - - -
                   
Traffic misdemeanour  240  218  209 9 - 22 22 - -
Driving under influence of alcohol  183  161  152 9 - 22 22 - -
Other 57 57 57 - - - - - -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Police regulations - - - - - - - - -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Act relating to value added tax - - - - - - - - -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Duty Act - - - - - - - - -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Alcohollegislation - - - - - - - - -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Work Environment Act - - - - - - - - -
                   
Misdemeanour against other Acts 19 18 11 7 - 1 - 1 -
                   
Crimes or misdemeanours 7 7 - 7 - - - - -
                   
Crime or misdemeanour against other Acts 7 7 - 7 - - - - -
                   
Unknown offence 1 1 - 1 - - - - -
1  Including 58 cases of serving sentence for not paying a fine (53 men and 5 women), which can not be distributed by type of principal offence.

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