Statistics Norway

57 New imprisonments to custody, by sex, age and type of principal offence. 2008
Type of principal offence Total Sex Age
Males Females 15-17 18-20 21-24 25-29 30-39 40-49 50- 
Total 2 728 2 477  251 50  285  488  576  837  361  131
                     
Crimes 2 491 2 257  234 47  275  452  527  751  322  117
                     
Crime against the Penal Code 2 389 2 162  227 47  260  438  509  719  304  112
Crime against public authorities 52 48 4 3 8 9 11 12 9 -
Assaulting public servant 31 29 2 2 5 6 9 6 3 -
Other 21 19 2 1 3 3 2 6 6 -
Crime against public order and peace 27 22 5 - 7 3 6 5 5 1
Discrimination owing to race - - - - - - - - - -
Housebreaking and burglary 24 19 5 - 6 3 5 5 4 1
Other 3 3 - - 1 - 1 - 1 -
Crime involving public danger  551  492 59 3 46 80  121  177 87 37
Arson 4 2 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 -
Unintentionally causing fire - - - - - - - - - -
Crime of narcotics  236  219 17 3 25 31 54 71 39 13
Serious crime of narcotics  302  262 40 - 19 47 65  101 46 24
Other 9 9 - - - 2 1 5 1 -
Perjury and false evidence 24 17 7 - - 3 9 9 3 -
False accusation 2 1 1 - - 1 - 1 - -
Counterfeiting 2 2 - - - 1 1 - - -
Forgery  131  103 28 1 12 37 37 37 6 1
Sexual crime  111  107 4 3 6 16 24 27 21 14
Rape 47 47 - 3 3 8 14 10 6 3
Sexual intercourse by threats, cunning behaviour etc. - - - - - - - - - -
Sexual intercourse with unconscious person - - - - - - - - - -
Attempted rape 3 3 - - - 1 1 1 - -
Incest 3 3 - - - - - 1 1 1
Sexual intercourse with children under 10 years of age - - - - - - - - - -
Sexual intercourse with children under 14 years of age 11 11 - - 1 - - 2 4 4
Sexual intercourse with children under 16 years of age 13 13 - - 1 2 3 4 - 3
Other sexual intercourse 1 1 - - - - - - 1 -
Pornography 8 8 - - - - 1 3 3 1
Other 25 21 4 - 1 5 5 6 6 2
Crime concerning family relations 41 40 1 1 1 3 3 17 9 7
Crime against personal liberty  137  128 9 3 12 25 15 52 18 12
Crime of violence against the person  279  269 10 8 39 67 59 58 32 16
Assault 45 45 - - 7 9 7 12 6 4
Wounding or inflicting bodily harm  204  197 7 7 30 48 48 41 23 7
Inflicting grievous bodily harm 3 2 1 - - 3 - - - -
Attempted murder 8 8 - - 2 1 - 2 2 1
Murder 17 15 2 1 - 6 3 2 1 4
Manslaughter 1 1 - - - - - 1 - -
Other 1 1 - - - - 1 - - -
Slander and libel - - - - - - - - - -
Embezzlement 4 4 - - - - 2 - 1 1
Larceny  700  635 65 13 79  129  146  233 87 13
Simple and minor larceny  200  174 26 1 21 37 33 67 36 5
Aggravated larceny  376  344 32 6 46 65 87  125 41 6
Theft of motor vehicle  124  117 7 6 12 27 26 41 10 2
Blackmail and robbery  125  119 6 8 29 35 29 17 4 3
Blackmail 6 6 - - - - 2 2 1 1
Robbery 57 55 2 3 11 20 15 6 1 1
Aggravated robbery 54 51 3 2 17 14 9 9 2 1
Blackmail and robbery, various 8 7 1 3 1 1 3 - - -
Fraud and breach of trust 57 50 7 - 3 12 10 20 10 2
Crime in connection with debts 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - -
Crime inflicting damage to property 39 36 3 4 7 5 6 12 3 2
Inflicting slight damage 25 22 3 - 4 3 5 8 3 2
Inflicting serious damage 14 14 - 4 3 2 1 4 - -
Breach of trade secrets - - - - - - - - - -
Receiving stolen goods, subsequent assistance to the offender  106 89 17 - 11 12 29 42 9 3
Receiving stolen goods 57 53 4 - 8 4 10 28 6 1
Aggravated receiving stolen goods 40 27 13 - 2 6 16 11 3 2
Other 9 9 - - 1 2 3 3 - -
Other crime against the Penal Code - - - - - - - - - -
                     
Crime against the Act relating to medicinal goods etc. 55 51 4 - 9 12 12 16 6 -
Use of narcotics 21 19 2 - 4 3 6 5 3 -
Possession of narcotics 34 32 2 - 5 9 6 11 3 -
Narcotics, various - - - - - - - - - -
                     
Crime against the Act relating to value added tax 2 2 - - - - - 1 1 -
                     
Crime against the Assessment Act 3 3 - - - - - - 1 2
                     
Crime against the Duty Act 13 12 1 - - - 3 4 4 2
                     
Crime against the Alcohol legislation - - - - - - - - - -
                     
Crime against other Acts 29 27 2 - 6 2 3 11 6 1
                     
Misdemeanours  189  176 13 1 6 31 40 71 28 12
                     
Misdemeanour against the Penal Code 47 45 2 1 3 8 9 14 9 3
Misdemeanour inflicting damage to property - - - - - - - - - -
Petty larceny 2 2 - - - - 1 1 - -
Misdemeanour against public order and peace1 9 8 1 - - 3 1 3 2 -
Telephone harassment 1 1 - - - - - 1 - -
Other 35 34 1 1 3 5 7 9 7 3
                     
Traffic misdemeanour 77 74 3 - 1 7 15 35 13 6
Driving under influence of alcohol 54 51 3 - - 5 12 24 9 4
Other 23 23 - - 1 2 3 11 4 2
                     
Misdemeanour against the Act of vagrancy1 1 1 - - - - 1 - - -
                     
Misdemeanour against the Police regulations - - - - - - - - - -
                     
Misdemeanour against the Act relating to value added tax - - - - - - - - - -
                     
Misdemeanour against the Duty Act 6 5 1 - - 1 - 3 1 1
                     
Misdemeanour against the Alcohol legislation - - - - - - - - - -
                     
Misdemeanour against the Work Environment Act - - - - - - - - - -
                     
Misdemeanour against other Acts 58 51 7 - 2 15 15 19 5 2
                     
Crimes or misdemeanours 39 38 1 1 4 4 9 11 9 1
                     
Crime or misdemeanour against the Duty Act 7 7 - - 1 - 3 2 1 -
                     
Crime or misdemeanour against other Acts 32 31 1 1 3 4 6 9 8 1
                     
Unknown offence 9 6 3 1 - 1 - 4 2 1
1  The Vagrancy Act was abolished 1 January 2006, with the exception of § 11 on begging which was abolished 1 July 2006. The Penal Code chapter 35, Misdemeanours against public order and peace, § 350 was at the same time extended to include "the one who in self-inflicted intoxication are molesting or harming others" (2.subsection).

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