Statistics Norway

44 Average term of imprisonment and amount of fine, by type of sanction and principal offence. 2008
Type of principal offence On the spot fine Ticket fine Fine Conditional imprisonment Conditional imprisonment and fine Unconditional imprisonment Unconditional and conditional imprisonment
Conditional imprisonment Fine Unconditional imprisonment Conditional imprisonment
  NOK Days NOK Days
All types of offences 2 717 5 942 15 838 59 27 11 495  158  116  106
                   
Crimes - 5 858 19 631 61 33 6 680  219  119  108
                   
Crime against the Penal Code - 5 440 6 867 63 33 6 087  230  121  110
Crime against the public authorities - 21 000 11 667 35 29 5 986 67 63 54
Assaulting public servant - 5 000 5 000 35 30 6 250 56 63 47
Other - 29 000 15 000 33 27 5 538  140 59 85
Crime against public order and peace - 5 312 4 500 22 31 4 773 81 68 41
Discrimination owing to rase - - - - - - - - -
Housebreaking and burglary - 5 132 4 500 22 31 4 773 79 68 41
Other - 7 286 - - - - 90 - -
Crime involving public danger - 4 603 5 545 70 30 5 829  426  147  125
Arson - - -  750 - - 2 880  240  540
Unintentionally causing fire - 4 500 -  120 - - 21 60 60
Crime of narcotics - 4 624 5 580 44 29 5 794 66 55 60
Serious crime of narcotics - 5 833 -  440  189 3 750  958  297  233
Other - 4 179 4 000  130 46 12 000  654  444  180
Perjury and false evidence - 19 182 5 000 32 23 6 313 44 37 39
False accusation - 3 000 - 48 40 7 100  124 69  141
Counterfeiting - - - 30 60 3 000 -  158 1 043
Forgery - 6 570 7 571 56 37 6 615 59  104  105
Sexual crime - 7 010 10 813  147 43 7 890  544  203  234
Rape - - - - - -  957  363  407
Attempted rape - - - - - -  696  390  240
Incest - - - - 60 15 000  150 - -
Sexual intercourse with children under 10 years of age - 10 000 - - - -  874  330  300
Sexuall intercourse with children under 14 years of age - - -  483 - -  682  282  380
Sexual intercourse with children under 16 years of age - - - 63 47 8 857  173 37 39
Other sexual intercourse - - -  150 - -  312 71  116
Pornography - 10 571 30 000 40 51 8 156 96  117  109
Other - 6 591 8 071 58 37 7 192  164 80 65
Crime concerning family relations1 - 5 000 - 57 30 7 000  215 96  130
Crime against the personal liberty1 - 6 424 4 417 54 40 6 106  131 77 72
Crime of violence against the person1 - 6 375 7 137 40 30 6 436  182 89 71
Assault - 6 364 7 137 32 29 6 324 57 48 61
Wounding or inflicting bodily harm - 7 833 - 63 57 7 346  136  106 73
Inflicting grievous bodily harm - - - - - - - - -
Attempted murder - - - - - - 1 659  360  720
Murder - - - - - - 4 255 - -
Manslaughter - - - 94 - -  239 51 47
Other - 7 000 - 49 24 7 833  121 73 53
Slander and libel - 3 333 - - - - - - -
Embezzlement - 6 417 7 625 55 26 6 206  135 74 90
Larceny - 5 620 5 726 66 38 5 427  137  121 92
Simple and minor larceny - 5 407 5 596 55 34 5 145 97 79 72
Aggravated larceny - 6 533 7 100 75 44 5 104  163  139  103
Theft of motor vehicle - 6 325 5 000 68 38 6 250  104 76 58
Blackmail and robbery - 4 000 -  196 30 7 500  690  270  224
Blackmail - 4 000 - - 30 5 000  143 45  135
Robbery - - -  187 - -  312  231  190
Aggravated robbery - - -  255 - - 1 322  381  313
Blackmail and robbery, various - - - - 30 10 000  200 - -
Fraud and breach of trust - 6 004 26 091 57 35 7 058  125  115  125
Crime in connection with debts - 17 700 15 000 37 - -  125  113  150
Crime inflicting damage to property - 5 068 5 323 51 35 6 961  113  106 90
Inflicting slight damage - 5 042 5 323 34 28 7 484 50 74 83
Inflicting serious damage - 6 591 -  140 71 4 167  298  153  101
Breach of trade secrets etc. - - - - - - - - -
Receiving stolen goods, subsequent assistance to the offender - 5 587 6 333 79 39 5 743  152  124 98
Receiving stolen goods - 5 660 6 519 74 37 5 674  136  113 84
Aggravated receiving stolen goods - 5 000 -  120  100 6 000  313  231  228
Other - 5 077 5 125  105 25 7 000 36 90 30
Other crime against the Penal Code - 15 219 7 667 - 21 10 000 - - -
                   
Crime against Act relating to medicinal goods etc. - 3 290 4 889 29 27 11 839 40 49 43
Use of narcotics - 3 221 5 251 29 27 12 574 37 51 43
Possession of narcotics - 3 383 4 345 30 26 7 500 55 30 50
Other crime in connection with narcotics - 4 500 - - 30 20 000 - - -
                   
Crime against Act relating to value added tax - 20 200 -  210 57 15 556 92  139  143
                   
Crime against the Assessment Act - 18 956 28 200 45 30 9 000  486 90 60
                   
Crime against the Duty Act - 23 814 - 21 88 11 267 49 33 33
                   
Crime against the Alcohol legislation - 4 056 - -  240 8 000 - - -
                   
Crime against other acts - 23 295  177 119 26 36 11 583 74 64 68
                   
Misdemeanours 2 717 5 975 14 522 28 23 15 181 28 41 55
                   
Misdemeanour against the Penal Code - 4 561 6 321 42 27 6 000 46 44 46
Misdemeanour inflicting damage to property - 3 491 2 000 41 60 5 000 15 - -
Petty larceny - 2 303 3 262 55 20 2 000 30 15 30
Misdemeanour against public order and peace2 - 5 866 7 086 40 25 4 000 14 25 35
Telephone harassment - 4 846 5 517 90 29 6 333 30 45 45
Other - 5 248 6 192 31 28 7 867 55 73 62
                   
Traffic misdemeanour 2 833 5 705 7 605 24 23 15 481 28 41 59
Driving under influence of alcohol - 8 397 11 632 25 25 18 637 29 38 58
Other 2 833 5 654 7 278 24 19 8 849 24 46 60
                   
Misdemeanour against the Act of vagrancy2 - 3 400 5 333 - - - - - -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Police regulations - 4 556 5 546 - - - - - -
                   
Misdemeanour against Act relating to value added tax - 14 148 6 000 - 30 18 000 - - -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Duty Act  909 9 430 14 663 21 23 12 381 24 - -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Alcohol legislation - 3 008 3 906 46 26 8 333 47 - -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Work Environment Act -  108 753 70 000 - 45 26 667 - - -
                   
Misdemeanour against other acts - 10 819 64 521 24 25 10 846 33 41 41
1  The Penal Code chapter 20, crimes concerning family relations, § 219 on ill-treatment in family relations came in to force 1.1.2006. The new decisions replace to a certain extent other similar decisions on violence and threats in the Penal Code chapter 21 and 22.
2  The Vagrancy Act was abolished 1.1.2006, with the exception of § 11 on begging which was abolished 1.7.2006. 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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