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288 124

offences with completed investigations in 2019

Offences investigated and solved, charges against persons, persons charged and persons charged in base year with recidivism in the following five-year period. Absolute figures
2019
Offences investigated288 124
Offences investigated and solved141 103
Charges against persons143 442
Persons charged69 345
Persons charged in base year included in recidivism statistics71 694
Persons charged in base year with recidivism in the following five-year period30 407

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Table 1 
Offences investigated, by police decision, per cent solved and type of offence. Absolute figures

Offences investigated, by police decision, per cent solved and type of offence. Absolute figures
All decisionsUnsolvedSolvedUnsolvedSolvedPer cent solved
¬ Prosecution dropped, insufficient information about the offender¬ Prosecution dropped, deficient evidence¬ Prosecution dropped, deficient investigation capacity¬ Other unsolved¬ Prosecution dropped, the offender not liable¬ Transferred to Conflict Council¬ Ticket fine¬ Committed for trial¬ Prosecution dropped and other solved
2019
All types of offences288 124147 021141 10390 57542 08812 9031 4558 6341 74750 09157 95522 67649
¬ Property theft87 69370 87916 81463 9284 1012 7001502 3893274 5255 3764 19719
¬¬ Theft, total87 33770 61116 72663 7384 0592 6661482 3893234 5045 3304 18019
¬¬¬ Petty theft12 0594 1287 9312 136973984351 3632152 8318072 71566
¬¬¬¬ Petty theft from shop and other sales outlet11 1303 4577 6731 607881935341 3452092 7517642 60469
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified petty theft92967125852992491186804311128
¬¬¬ Theft65 60958 5867 02354 7752 2431 50167896911 6183 1541 26411
¬¬¬¬ Theft from shops and other sales outlet6 7822 6634 1191 68455338838607431 2221 54170661
¬¬¬¬ Theft from other business and public institution6 0025 1398634 6403331597931413148813714
¬¬¬¬ Theft from dwelling and holiday home9 8919 1707218 27158330884026764161637
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from dwelling2 7602 5112491 996329182424835100829
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from holiday home4564243239031302131887
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from storage area, garage and other area by dwelling and holiday home6 6756 2354405 8852231234141738298737
¬¬¬¬ Theft from car and other motor vehicle6 2145 7424725 381256100548043316658
¬¬¬¬ Bicycle theft15 82615 47235415 148186136247155169822
¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person20 83820 37646219 636326407757790213952
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person at sales outlet6 1455 9941515 8176611012124056322
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person on public transport (from 1.10.2015)4 3034 284194 21418511204670
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person in the street, park, other recreation area (from 1.10.2015)2 9872 950372 874264913052271
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person at sports facility, cultural venue etc. (from 1.10.2015)2 0161 971451 925252106272552
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person at other public and private place (from 1.10.2015)5 3875 1772104 806191176425334104444
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified theft56243215630401111657
¬¬¬ Aggravated theft5 9884 9929964 414434117276133079211017
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from shop and other sales outlet515363152307411322018125730
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from other business or public institution1 2391 05618392887261519031412015
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from dwelling and holiday home3 0572 5624952 26723357530364025416
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from dwelling1 7681 3773911 16615949322353223922
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from holiday home49141972374441050161515
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from storage area, garage and other area by dwelling and holiday home79876632727307230019104
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from car and other motor vehicle70263864600251214035439
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person443371723114884400571116
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person at sales outlet (from 1.10.2015)7964156031010014019
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person on public transport (from 1.10.2015)5049144131000102
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person in the street, park, other recreation area (from 1.10.2015)10590158172010013114
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person at sports facility, cultural venue etc. (from 1.10.2015)2827123400000014
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person at other or unspecified place18114140103332320029922
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified aggravated theft322301010200131594
¬¬¬ Theft of car and other motor vehicle3 6812 9057762 41340964196914255779121
¬¬¬¬ Theft of car1 8071 263544927277509515174086330
¬¬¬¬ Theft of motor cycle and moped1 080980100906588813147579
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified theft of motor vehicle7946621325807462584942117
¬¬ Other unlawful use and possession of property35626888190423420421461725
¬ Other offences for profit23 40214 2689 1346 0533 3094 599307268521 9415 4581 41539
¬¬ Receipt of stolen property and money laundering2 4581 1291 32931999613864312890023454
¬¬¬ Receipt of stolen property, total2 3521 0861 26629969523664312584822654
¬¬¬¬ Receipt of stolen property2 1879961 19129885503262312578321854
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated receipt of stolen property16590750842420065845
¬¬¬ Money laundering, total10038622269100351862
¬¬¬¬ Money laundering381226282000315868
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated money laundering6226360187100036058
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified receipt of stolen property and money laundering65104010001017
¬¬ Fraud, total16 25111 5494 7025 9141 5713 96698170254233 29179329
¬¬¬ Petty fraud and the like1 4841 13734767511334541751299010623
¬¬¬ Fraud12 8789 7193 1595 1041 2163 33069110192912 08165825
¬¬¬ Aggravated fraud1 8896931 1961352422912543131 1202963
¬¬ Embezzlement, total93855338562244237101024852026441
¬¬¬ Embezzlement70143926259179194792485865837
¬¬¬ Aggravated embezzlement237114123365433100116652
¬¬ Misappropriation of funds14145960349200093368
¬¬ Corruption and influencing trade10044561403010051456
¬¬ Accounting offences1 0413107310138118543031927613370
¬¬ Creditor-related offences80512902720410223336
¬¬ Tax and duty offences8261986280784476501434245676
¬¬¬ Tax evasion2625820402112250024172878
¬¬¬ Aggravated tax evasion15343110020023101107172
¬¬¬ Other tax and duty offences411973140373228401181454776
¬¬ Violations of the Customs Act1 3412461 0952112186186080917610482
¬¬¬ Smuggling89411577916583110405991096787
¬¬¬ Other violations of the Customs Act44713131656355820210673771
¬¬ Other business and economic offences2261438324575578032222137
¬ Criminal damage17 07013 4933 57711 1791 661616377241996531 37462721
¬¬ Damage to property, total16 51013 0563 45411 0461 376600346331996531 35261721
¬¬¬ Petty damage to property1 32993239778110740445281308211230
¬¬¬¬ Petty damage to building62440821634541211321773435135
¬¬¬¬ Petty damage to motor vehicle and other means of transport (from 1.10.2015)3442756923431828521152020
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified petty damage to property361249112202351115636244131
¬¬¬ Damage to property14 61011 7292 8819 9731 191541245511675171 14450220
¬¬¬¬ Damage to building5 6224 0441 5783 244590198123667628958326428
¬¬¬¬ Damage to motor vehicle and other means of transport7 2416 2999425 57345426481286016343315813
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified damage to property1 7471 3863611 1561477945731651288021
¬¬¬ Aggravated damage to property571395176292781963746126331
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated damage to building2991731261036244262194342
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated damage to motor vehicle and other means of transport2261814515512122102231020
¬¬¬¬ Other aggravated damage to property46415344301031011
¬¬ Public danger from fire and other criminal damage5604371231332851639100221022
¬ Violence and maltreatment33 83817 40516 4332 42113 2731 4782332 3067681 6838 3473 32949
¬¬ Offences of violence19 6879 8649 8231 1818 2772891171 1735601 1775 1261 78750
¬¬¬ Assault, total12 7896 2226 5678575 024277647815051 1672 5161 59851
¬¬¬¬ Assault12 2135 9886 2257954 864274557445011 1652 2401 57551
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated assault576234342621603937422762359
¬¬¬ Bodily harm, total1 9381 065873310741311744107223645
¬¬¬¬ Bodily harm1 616948668272664210623905333441
¬¬¬¬ Grievous bodily harm3221172053877111220189264
¬¬¬ Murder27225020020023093
¬¬¬ Attempted murder40931090020029078
¬¬¬ Unintentional bodily harm or manslaughter8319640180140356177
¬¬¬¬ Unintentional bodily harm5811470100100244181
¬¬¬¬ Manslaughter25817080040112068
¬¬¬ Maltreatment in close relations, total2 7422 20054212 17902050604206620
¬¬¬¬ Maltreatment in close relations2 6282 15847012 13702050503526318
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated maltreatment in close relations11442720420001068363
¬¬¬ Assault of public servant1 7332161 5175190417212671 2187488
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified offences of violence33513120481145448201421261
¬¬ Threats, total7 9813 7844 1974082 939374637461151782 35780153
¬¬¬ Threats (from 1.10.2015)6 0603 1752 8853442 458337365501111691 40864748
¬¬¬ Aggravated threats (from 1.10.2015)2781691094311592353066539
¬¬¬ Threats against public servant1 242295947122501320115027676376
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified threats401145256911615546171168664
¬¬ Robbery and extortion99469529941721554981001962230
¬¬¬ Robbery6184112072671431066001271433
¬¬¬ Aggravated robbery1599564514301140050040
¬¬¬ Extortion21518827992853810018813
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified robbery and extortion21101000001050
¬¬ Coercion108624611455150034743
¬¬ Deprivation of liberty12981488645492037037
¬¬ Offences within family relations and the like17810870091107200214739
¬¬ Reckless behaviour and stalking4 6932 7791 9143881 619741312889132854466341
¬¬ Human trafficking4829195230100017240
¬¬ Terrorism and terror-related offences16313300020011081
¬¬ Other violence and maltreatment404000000040100
¬ Sexual offences6 9213 0283 8934172 4607774380293342 38876256
¬¬ Rape, total1 9571 338619991 2110281270038510732
¬¬¬ Rape1 8911 305586981 1800271250035510631
¬¬¬¬ Rape, children under 14 years of age5862263601219701790001848661
¬¬¬¬ Rape, other or unspecified age1 3051 0792268698301035001712017
¬¬¬ Aggravated rape6633331310120030150
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated rape, children under 14 years of age (from 1.10.2015)19712070000012063
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated rape, other or unspecified age4726211240120018145
¬¬ Attempted rape104752919560090018228
¬¬ Sexual intercourse through abuse of position of trust8047330440320023841
¬¬ Sexual intercourse with a child aged 14-15 years361832782780311001709777
¬¬ Sexual intercourse within family relations117407703802800521766
¬¬ Sexual act1 08947161864395395712837116157
¬¬¬ Sexual act with a child under 16 years of age6952064891318607370132812370
¬¬¬ Other sexual act without consent394265129512093220127433833
¬¬ Sexually abusive behaviour1 487568919176344321695417346318462
¬¬¬ Sexually abusive behaviour with a child under 16 years of age (from. 1.10.2015)77522654986129563605734011671
¬¬¬ Sexually abusive behaviour, other or unspecified age7123423709021527105941161236852
¬¬ Other or unspecified sexual offences1 7264061 320572944213712413390618676
¬ Drug and alcohol offences41 7248 31233 4121 9345 4677201919291319 66817 8354 84980
¬¬ Narcotic offences29 6405 61424 0261 1593 8344741477441268 03110 9314 19481
¬¬¬ Narcotics, Act relating to medicinal goods etc.15 9171 90514 0121541 60482653961035 6204 8813 01288
¬¬¬¬ Narcotics, use9 1807168 46446492538183943 2533 2411 69392
¬¬¬¬ Narcotics, minor possession6 7371 1895 548150955572721392 3671 6401 31982
¬¬¬ Narcotics, Penal Code, total13 7233 70910 0141 0052 23039282348232 4116 0501 18273
¬¬¬¬ Narcotic offences, Penal Code12 8183 5839 2359782 14439071318232 4105 3221 16272
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated narcotic offences, Penal Code905126779278621130017282086
¬¬ Doping1 252387865362221161311031941212369
¬¬¬ Doping, Act relating to medicinal goods etc.44195346176117701101666378
¬¬¬ Doping, Penal Code811292519351461056402092466064
¬¬ Driving under the influence8 9241 0727 85201 03892515029436 36539288
¬¬¬ Driving under the influence, road traffic8 6081 0257 583099492215028066 23938688
¬¬¬ Driving under the influence, other316472690440300137126685
¬¬ Violations of the Alcohol Act, total4586739115013392232608885
¬¬¬ Violations of the Alcohol Act4526738515013392232548885
¬¬¬ Aggravated violations of the Alcohol Act606000000060100
¬¬ Other or unspecified drug and alcohol offences1 4501 1722787383231083151143675219
¬ Public order and integrity violations31 0889 62621 4622 3735 6811 3162561 1931028 3468 3403 48169
¬¬ Public order violations12 6243 2779 3473352 53934261561384 4022 8901 45674
¬¬¬ Breach of the peace, total4 8231 0043 819258697931161182 35280548379
¬¬¬¬ Regional public order statute, urinating and other1 02452972234124120848377595
¬¬¬¬ Breach of the peace under self-induced intoxication1 9234651 45814242218531080138620876
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified breach of the peace1 8764871 3892241145996870338220074
¬¬¬ Weapons, fire and explosives legislation7 8012 2735 5283101 67026330400202 0502 08597371
¬¬¬¬ Bearing arms in a public place2 5804012 17918363812215115531 09031084
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified weapons offences3 2798622 4177356221116109298091641074
¬¬¬¬ Fire and explosives legislation1 9421 0109322197454427675177925348
¬¬ Violations of public authority11 9952 3779 618442 028183122483293 4854 0471 57480
¬¬¬ Obstructing and counteracting public authority9 1411 5227 619121 3627177441283 2552 8231 07283
¬¬¬¬ Obstructing and harrassing a public servant2 5883002 288424722271051095491630388
¬¬¬¬¬ Harrassing a public servant1 9991871 812316015990973374623491
¬¬¬¬¬ Obstructing a public servant5891134761877181512211706981
¬¬¬¬ Counteracting legal action and criminal prosecution6 5531 2225 33181 1154950336182 3011 90776981
¬¬¬¬¬ Obligation of identification to public authority891578340511531535728215994
¬¬¬¬¬ Violation of exclusion order2 0336571 37616306202021124976714768
¬¬¬¬¬ Other order issued by police and other authority2 7883142 474128121118921 52353132989
¬¬¬¬¬ Counteraction of the execution of sentences5407047004818410016517012587
¬¬¬¬¬ Other counteraction of legal action and criminal prosecution3011241776105310407157959
¬¬¬ Perjury and false accusation1 5344871 04754056413200139447068
¬¬¬¬ Perjury1 188225963018531911098836081
¬¬¬¬ False accusation346262845220334904611024
¬¬¬ Immigration legislation1 029223806217717274016623839878
¬¬¬¬ Violation of entry ban19329164027024001491185
¬¬¬¬ Assistance of illegal entry and stay251213291000010352
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified immigration legislation81118262901411625001667938478
¬¬¬ Misconduct and misuse of public authority423111191833003526
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified violation of public authority249114135247513215151392954
¬¬ Violations of integrity6 4693 9722 4971 9941 11479173149354591 40345139
¬¬¬ Document and ID offences4 2602 7161 5441 43264159449451029895323836
¬¬¬¬ Document forgery1 6055641 041533651153122426458916265
¬¬¬¬¬ Document forgery, use1 12732879928228522017121545111571
¬¬¬¬¬ Document forgery, production and procurement47823624225137631153491384751
¬¬¬¬ Counterfeiting68521623245010113124
¬¬¬¬ ID offences (from 1.10.2015)2 4492 0304191 34620146716225233125717
¬¬¬¬¬ ID offences, handling (from 1.10.2015)39326612717234528529912032
¬¬¬¬¬ ID offences, use (from 1.10.2015)2 0561 7642921 1741674158173142213714
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified document and ID offences13870681051720110391849
¬¬¬ Unauthorised access and stay1 4987947044722081086771710935814347
¬¬¬¬ Trespassing, building and other place1 125467658241177445741510433113458
¬¬¬¬ Unauthorised access to computer and communication system373327462313164132527912
¬¬¬ Invasion of privacy2531896435995237112113325
¬¬¬ Hate speech and discrimination261154107481005114615611141
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified violation of integrity1971197876632146125202640
¬ Traffic offences42 6498 23134 4181 5595 3011 2171544109521 7168 5693 62881
¬¬ Road traffic offences42 0648 07733 9871 5425 2001 1891464069321 3898 5283 57181
¬¬¬ Non-possession of driving licence10 81064510 16505754129206364 5124 3441 06794
¬¬¬ Speeding11 0411 3779 664459508350601516 7801 93493488
¬¬¬ Personal injury2 8411 4571 3841211 25381270596019215749
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified road traffic offences17 3724 59812 7749622 86471755115519 1372 0581 41374
¬¬ Other transport and traffic legislation5851544311710128842327415774
¬ Other offences3 7391 7791 9607118351805335441 22526838852
¬¬ Offences against nature and the environment3 0951 5031 5926806731262433441 03819228551
¬¬¬ Poisoning as a danger to public health and serious environmental offences1712538100022129
¬¬¬ Hunting and fishing offences1 16763253543917711590435306146
¬¬¬ Other offences against nature and the environment1 9118591 05223848811419244460116022355
¬¬ Work environment legislation4191762434123282100125447458
¬¬ Other or unspecified penal legislation22510012527392682062322956

Table 2 
Offences investigated, by police decision and police district. Absolute figures

Offences investigated, by police decision and police district. Absolute figures
All decisionsUnsolvedSolvedUnsolvedSolved
¬ Prosecution dropped, insufficient information about the offender¬ Prosecution dropped, deficient evidence¬ Prosecution dropped, deficient investigation capacity¬ Other unsolved¬ Prosecution dropped, the offender not liable¬ Transferred to Conflict Council¬ Ticket fine¬ Committed for trial¬ Prosecution dropped and other solved
2019
Total288 124147 021141 10390 57542 08812 9031 4558 6341 74750 09157 95522 676
Oslo68 05943 38924 67027 8318 9016 2154421 7171036 89011 0154 945
East39 24618 04821 19811 5254 9361 3112761 0301657 7448 4353 824
Inland18 4737 96810 5054 5862 557751744611444 8413 6431 416
South-East35 50216 69818 80410 4525 3327231918962066 2598 7892 654
Agder18 0859 1078 9785 3022 4011 363415281073 0394 457847
South-West28 00114 84313 1588 7154 6851 3241191 1113324 1134 7792 823
West26 76113 73213 0298 7643 7131 178779851124 7355 3721 825
Møre and Romsdal9 9003 6316 2692 0131 6051123891192 5572 430774
Trøndelag20 27210 3129 9606 9443 28234526791494 3343 1801 618
Nordland10 6694 2886 3811 9852 2660372631272 4522 4791 060
Troms8 1563 0125 1441 6661 299047418902 0911 983562
Finnmark4 5431 8612 6827451 054359153929891 137311
Svalbard12147742819001140284
Special agencies33685251193802830722813
Unknown police district000000000000

Table 3 
Offences investigated, by group of offence and police district. Absolute figures and per cent solved

Offences investigated, by group of offence and police district. Absolute figures and per cent solved
All groups of offences¬ Property theft¬ Other offences for profit¬ Criminal damage¬ Violence and maltreatment¬ Sexual offences¬ Drug and alcohol offences¬ Public order and integrity violations¬ Traffic offences¬ Other offences
2019
Offences investigated
Total288 12487 69323 40217 07033 8386 92141 72431 08842 6493 739
Oslo68 05926 8466 0614 4148 4781 1157 2468 1295 517253
East39 24611 3383 5021 9594 5051 1365 4554 3586 636357
Inland18 4734 1431 9438231 6593662 9121 6614 750216
South-East35 50210 1802 7011 9294 0907685 8323 8555 704443
Agder18 0855 3971 4531 1002 2483402 7132 1442 436254
South-West28 0018 5182 4411 9443 2296244 4602 9443 389452
West26 7619 2391 6251 5832 8377273 6302 3264 391403
Møre and Romsdal9 9001 9336505571 1735371 7511 0362 028235
Trøndelag20 2725 9761 5891 4732 1444893 0511 7663 491293
Nordland10 6691 7366236411 5873412 2591 2391 982261
Troms8 1561 7054073681 0882671 6139481 505255
Finnmark4 543658271269761200774575806229
Svalbard121218612114191426
Special agencies3363128427101488062
Unknown police district0000000000
Offences investigated. Per cent solved
Total49193921495680698152
Oslo36152413404874617645
East54215126536484728249
Inland57164728485185748255
South-East53214626536583688049
Agder50173428514483778041
South-West47203420484877708042
West49224021515877757855
Møre and Romsdal63364328537684778648
Trøndelag49174614525378698347
Nordland60264927485380728260
Troms63306129555784748764
Finnmark59225928584073717976
Svalbard615253392..93847173
Special agencies75100695059107982..94
Unknown police district....................

Table 4 
Offences investigated, by number of persons charged and type of offence. Absolute figures

Offences investigated, by number of persons charged and type of offence. Absolute figures
TotalNo charged person1 charged2 charged3 charged4 charged5 charged6 charged7 or more charged
2019
All types of offences288 124151 139132 2723 358879277914761
¬ Property theft87 69371 23715 2459172143916916
¬¬ Theft, total87 33770 95915 1719152133816916
¬¬¬ Petty theft12 0594 2657 617140324100
¬¬¬¬ Petty theft from shop and other sales outlet11 1303 5827 380131324100
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified petty theft929683237900000
¬¬¬ Theft65 60958 7676 26643211421621
¬¬¬¬ Theft from shops and other sales outlet6 7822 7203 860144439501
¬¬¬¬ Theft from other business and public institution6 0025 162684119279010
¬¬¬¬ Theft from dwelling and holiday home9 8919 21458167261110
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from dwelling2 7602 5392031430010
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from holiday home45642624420000
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from storage area, garage and other area by dwelling and holiday home6 6756 24935449211100
¬¬¬¬ Theft from car and other motor vehicle6 2145 74741344100000
¬¬¬¬ Bicycle theft15 82615 4863142600000
¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person20 83820 4143902671000
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person at sales outlet6 1456 004134421000
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person on public transport (from 1.10.2015)4 3034 28914000000
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person in the street, park, other recreation area (from 1.10.2015)2 9872 95130600000
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person at sports facility, cultural venue etc. (from 1.10.2015)2 0161 97436420000
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person at other public and private place (from 1.10.2015)5 3875 1961761230000
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified theft562424611000
¬¬¬ Aggravated theft5 9885 00161627258137714
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from shop and other sales outlet5153636074171000
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from other business or public institution1 2391 05711933194070
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from dwelling and holiday home3 0572 5703261271317013
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from dwelling1 7681 3842431091117013
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from holiday home491419571320000
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from storage area, garage and other area by dwelling and holiday home79876726500000
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from car and other motor vehicle702638421426000
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person443371511541001
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person at sales outlet (from 1.10.2015)796413200000
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person on public transport (from 1.10.2015)50491000000
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person in the street, park, other recreation area (from 1.10.2015)105906621000
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person at sports facility, cultural venue etc. (from 1.10.2015)28271000000
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person at other or unspecified place18114130720001
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified aggravated theft32218930000
¬¬¬ Theft of car and other motor vehicle3 6812 9266727190201
¬¬¬¬ Theft of car1 8071 2764725150201
¬¬¬¬ Theft of motor cycle and moped1 080982861020000
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified theft of motor vehicle7946681141020000
¬¬ Other unlawful use and possession of property35627874211000
¬ Other offences for profit23 40214 5638 249355169451245
¬¬ Receipt of stolen property and money laundering2 4581 1371 22963233210
¬¬¬ Receipt of stolen property, total2 3521 0941 17557203210
¬¬¬¬ Receipt of stolen property2 1871 0041 11349172110
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated receipt of stolen property1659062831100
¬¬¬ Money laundering, total1003853630000
¬¬¬¬ Money laundering381220420000
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated money laundering622633210000
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified receipt of stolen property and money laundering651000000
¬¬ Fraud, total16 25111 7544 19114012035524
¬¬¬ Petty fraud and the like1 4841 172304620000
¬¬¬ Fraud12 8789 8772 834586632524
¬¬¬ Aggravated fraud1 8897051 05376523000
¬¬ Embezzlement, total938585346601000
¬¬¬ Embezzlement701467229401000
¬¬¬ Aggravated embezzlement237118117200000
¬¬ Misappropriation of funds1414689410100
¬¬ Corruption and influencing trade10044401501000
¬¬ Accounting offences1 0413306842520000
¬¬ Creditor-related offences805126210000
¬¬ Tax and duty offences8262065793740000
¬¬¬ Tax evasion26259198410000
¬¬¬ Aggravated tax evasion1534399830000
¬¬¬ Other tax and duty offences4111042822500000
¬¬ Violations of the Customs Act1 3412551 00059165411
¬¬¬ Smuggling89411870748134310
¬¬¬ Other violations of the Customs Act4471372931131101
¬¬ Other business and economic offences22615565420000
¬ Criminal damage17 07013 7132 96024090431419
¬¬ Damage to property, total16 51013 2692 87921682401419
¬¬¬ Petty damage to property1 3299623392141110
¬¬¬¬ Petty damage to building624420191931000
¬¬¬¬ Petty damage to motor vehicle and other means of transport (from 1.10.2015)34428258300100
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified petty damage to property36126090910010
¬¬¬ Damage to property14 61011 9102 39917174361307
¬¬¬¬ Damage to building5 6224 1311 30410838261005
¬¬¬¬ Damage to motor vehicle and other means of transport7 2416 36680636256101
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified damage to property1 7471 41328927114201
¬¬¬ Aggravated damage to property5713971412443002
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated damage to building2991751021532002
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated damage to motor vehicle and other means of transport22618134911000
¬¬¬¬ Other aggravated damage to property46415000000
¬¬ Public danger from fire and other criminal damage560444812483000
¬ Violence and maltreatment33 83818 76314 15363317267211514
¬¬ Offences of violence19 68710 4058 6874489729885
¬¬¬ Assault, total12 7896 7295 6163347523723
¬¬¬¬ Assault12 2136 4935 3492875619702
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated assault57623626747194021
¬¬¬ Bodily harm, total1 9381 07379239205162
¬¬¬¬ Bodily harm1 61695561821153121
¬¬¬¬ Grievous bodily harm3221181741852041
¬¬¬ Murder27224100000
¬¬¬ Attempted murder40930010000
¬¬¬ Unintentional bodily harm or manslaughter832063000000
¬¬¬¬ Unintentional bodily harm581147000000
¬¬¬¬ Manslaughter25916000000
¬¬¬ Maltreatment in close relations, total2 7422 2184626200000
¬¬¬¬ Maltreatment in close relations2 6282 1763955700000
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated maltreatment in close relations1144267500000
¬¬¬ Assault of public servant1 7332211 505511000
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified offences of violence335133195700000
¬¬ Threats, total7 9814 1643 729581011621
¬¬¬ Threats (from 1.10.2015)6 0603 5342 4634477311
¬¬¬ Aggravated threats (from 1.10.2015)278171891024110
¬¬¬ Threats against public servant1 242303936110100
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified threats401156241300100
¬¬ Robbery and extortion994697169663712346
¬¬¬ Robbery61841212447247103
¬¬¬ Aggravated robbery15995291675133
¬¬¬ Extortion21518916260110
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified robbery and extortion210100000
¬¬ Coercion1086929314101
¬¬ Deprivation of liberty1298125858011
¬¬ Offences within family relations and the like17811361400000
¬¬ Reckless behaviour and stalking4 6933 2021 43139162300
¬¬ Human trafficking48295761000
¬¬ Terrorism and terror-related offences16313000000
¬¬ Other violence and maltreatment404000000
¬ Sexual offences6 9213 0523 77280115001
¬¬ Rape, total1 9571 3415823121000
¬¬¬ Rape1 8911 3085592211000
¬¬¬¬ Rape, children under 14 years of age5862273451211000
¬¬¬¬ Rape, other or unspecified age1 3051 0812141000000
¬¬¬ Aggravated rape663323910000
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated rape, children under 14 years of age (from 1.10.2015)19711100000
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated rape, other or unspecified age472612810000
¬¬ Attempted rape1047529000000
¬¬ Sexual intercourse through abuse of position of trust804733000000
¬¬ Sexual intercourse with a child aged 14-15 years361832631230000
¬¬ Sexual intercourse within family relations1174077000000
¬¬ Sexual act1 089474601931001
¬¬¬ Sexual act with a child under 16 years of age695206480620001
¬¬¬ Other sexual act without consent394268121311000
¬¬ Sexually abusive behaviour1 487585893810000
¬¬¬ Sexually abusive behaviour with a child under 16 years of age (from. 1.10.2015)775233538310000
¬¬¬ Sexually abusive behaviour, other or unspecified age712352355500000
¬¬ Other or unspecified sexual offences1 7264071 2942023000
¬ Drug and alcohol offences41 7248 56832 315643132451155
¬¬ Narcotic offences29 6405 83323 019597126451154
¬¬¬ Narcotics, Act relating to medicinal goods etc.15 9172 06413 6571433410612
¬¬¬¬ Narcotics, use9 1807948 238101336512
¬¬¬¬ Narcotics, minor possession6 7371 2705 4194214100
¬¬¬ Narcotics, Penal Code, total13 7233 7699 3624549235542
¬¬¬¬ Narcotic offences, Penal Code12 8183 6438 7603465116200
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated narcotic offences, Penal Code9051266021084119342
¬¬ Doping1 2523948451020001
¬¬¬ Doping, Act relating to medicinal goods etc.44198340210000
¬¬¬ Doping, Penal Code811296505810001
¬¬ Driving under the influence8 9241 0847 8152500000
¬¬¬ Driving under the influence, road traffic8 6081 0377 5462500000
¬¬¬ Driving under the influence, other31647269000000
¬¬ Violations of the Alcohol Act, total458773681030000
¬¬¬ Violations of the Alcohol Act452773641010000
¬¬¬ Aggravated violations of the Alcohol Act604020000
¬¬ Other or unspecified drug and alcohol offences1 4501 180268110000
¬ Public order and integrity violations31 08810 42820 21332867241369
¬¬ Public order violations12 6243 4648 9481622712443
¬¬¬ Breach of the peace, total4 8231 0913 62188133412
¬¬¬¬ Regional public order statute, urinating and other1 02462953801000
¬¬¬¬ Breach of the peace under self-induced intoxication1 9235021 3972220000
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified breach of the peace1 8765271 27158112412
¬¬¬ Weapons, fire and explosives legislation7 8012 3735 32774149031
¬¬¬¬ Bearing arms in a public place2 5804252 1331813000
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified weapons offences3 2799002 3542131000
¬¬¬¬ Fire and explosives legislation1 9421 04884035105031
¬¬ Violations of public authority11 9952 8739 012791710310
¬¬¬ Obstructing and counteracting public authority9 1411 6527 43734140310
¬¬¬¬ Obstructing and harrassing a public servant2 5883282 249720200
¬¬¬¬¬ Harrassing a public servant1 9992081 786500000
¬¬¬¬¬ Obstructing a public servant589120463220200
¬¬¬¬ Counteracting legal action and criminal prosecution6 5531 3245 18827120110
¬¬¬¬¬ Obligation of identification to public authority89168820210000
¬¬¬¬¬ Violation of exclusion order2 0337001 329400000
¬¬¬¬¬ Other order issued by police and other authority2 7883502 4211230110
¬¬¬¬¬ Counteraction of the execution of sentences54081459000000
¬¬¬¬¬ Other counteraction of legal action and criminal prosecution301125159980000
¬¬¬ Perjury and false accusation1 5344971 0151705000
¬¬¬¬ Perjury1 1882339351505000
¬¬¬¬ False accusation34626480200000
¬¬¬ Immigration legislation1 0295684322315000
¬¬¬¬ Violation of entry ban19329164000000
¬¬¬¬ Assistance of illegal entry and stay25128302000
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified immigration legislation8115272602013000
¬¬¬ Misconduct and misuse of public authority42338100000
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified violation of public authority249123120420000
¬¬ Violations of integrity6 4694 0912 25387232616
¬¬¬ Document and ID offences4 2602 7661 4622370002
¬¬¬¬ Document forgery1 6055869971640002
¬¬¬¬¬ Document forgery, use1 1273457641520001
¬¬¬¬¬ Document forgery, production and procurement478241233120001
¬¬¬¬ Counterfeiting685215010000
¬¬¬¬ ID offences (from 1.10.2015)2 4492 056387510000
¬¬¬¬¬ ID offences, handling (from 1.10.2015)393271120200000
¬¬¬¬¬ ID offences, use (from 1.10.2015)2 0561 785267310000
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified document and ID offences1387263210000
¬¬¬ Unauthorised access and stay1 49882559056142614
¬¬¬¬ Trespassing, building and other place1 12549055556132612
¬¬¬¬ Unauthorised access to computer and communication system37333535010002
¬¬¬ Invasion of privacy25321339100000
¬¬¬ Hate speech and discrimination261156100320000
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified violation of integrity19713162400000
¬ Traffic offences42 6498 89233 6489784000
¬¬ Road traffic offences42 0648 64233 3229172000
¬¬¬ Non-possession of driving licence10 81070610 0841631000
¬¬¬ Speeding11 0411 4989 537600000
¬¬¬ Personal injury2 8411 5171 3141000000
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified road traffic offences17 3724 92112 3875941000
¬¬ Other transport and traffic legislation585250326612000
¬ Other offences3 7391 9231 71765165472
¬¬ Offences against nature and the environment3 0951 5891 42649145462
¬¬¬ Poisoning as a danger to public health and serious environmental offences17133000010
¬¬¬ Hunting and fishing offences1 1676414962430102
¬¬¬ Other offences against nature and the environment1 91193592725115350
¬¬ Work environment legislation419226186510010
¬¬ Other or unspecified penal legislation2251081051110000

Table 5 
Charges against persons, by sex, age and type of offence. Absolute figures

Charges against persons, by sex, age and type of offence. Absolute figures
TotalMalesFemales5-14 years15-17 years18-20 years21-24 years25-29 years30-39 years40-49 years50-59 years60 years or older
2019
All types of offences143 442122 69020 7524 4298 41814 12918 54120 83733 22023 77013 0077 091
¬ Property theft18 11512 6425 4731 5201 5651 0571 7802 3224 4853 2161 452718
¬¬ Theft, total18 02912 5645 4651 5201 5591 0451 7762 3064 4583 2021 445718
¬¬¬ Petty theft8 0334 8163 2171 0481 0794755227801 6151 253812449
¬¬¬¬ Petty theft from shop and other sales outlet7 7724 6343 1381 0381 0424525027451 5491 218788438
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified petty theft26118279103723203566352411
¬¬¬ Theft7 4915 4832 0084253583868019552 1971 543561265
¬¬¬¬ Theft from shops and other sales outlet4 3082 7611 5472961421654184971 279889383239
¬¬¬¬ Theft from other business and public institution1 004858146596178881612672156312
¬¬¬¬ Theft from dwelling and holiday home7786531251176619697244155317
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from dwelling235184517181528278635154
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from holiday home333030022416711
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from storage area, garage and other area by dwelling and holiday home51043971458446666142113152
¬¬¬¬ Theft from car and other motor vehicle53048446525338781170103215
¬¬¬¬ Bicycle theft36433430171513386510880280
¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person463354109373434594612294352
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person at sales outlet15511144961314154638122
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person on public transport (from 1.10.2015)14113110224220
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person in the street, park, other recreation area (from 1.10.2015)393634337310810
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person at sports facility, cultural venue etc. (from 1.10.2015)473710667876700
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person at other public and private place (from 1.10.2015)2081594917181128195639200
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified theft443950521587700
¬¬¬ Aggravated theft1 6321 4501821628103328441420257381
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from shop and other sales outlet2692472212545481055580
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from other business or public institution30929118112148591116170
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from dwelling and holiday home79467811681866191220146126181
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from dwelling6605521083115918118911688130
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from holiday home93876476619183021
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from storage area, garage and other area by dwelling and holiday home4139210141212830
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from car and other motor vehicle103949120116322310
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person1109713519143930930
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person at sales outlet (from 1.10.2015)17161100291400
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person on public transport (from 1.10.2015)110000100000
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person in the street, park, other recreation area (from 1.10.2015)26260105299000
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person at sports facility, cultural venue etc. (from 1.10.2015)220100100000
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person at other or unspecified place64521221482120530
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified aggravated theft4743404219126310
¬¬¬ Theft of car and other motor vehicle87381558319481125130226149343
¬¬¬¬ Theft of car6125674517746210187137111221
¬¬¬¬ Theft of motor cycle and moped1151096137131611281980
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified theft of motor vehicle14613971136832611942
¬¬ Other unlawful use and possession of property867880612416271470
¬ Other offences for profit9 6768 0561 620651585701 1171 5632 8682 0311 012292
¬¬ Receipt of stolen property and money laundering1 4771 334143746100160310471297797
¬¬¬ Receipt of stolen property, total1 4051 27513074195154295454280736
¬¬¬¬ Receipt of stolen property1 3071 18512274087139277424260685
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated receipt of stolen property989080181518302051
¬¬¬ Money laundering, total705911055614171751
¬¬¬¬ Money laundering28253054257221
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated money laundering4234800149101530
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified receipt of stolen property and money laundering202000010010
¬¬ Fraud, total4 9233 9061 017491033857619201 54281125894
¬¬¬ Petty fraud and the like3242051195273337518456256
¬¬¬ Fraud2 9922 352640446629849663381142116261
¬¬¬ Aggravated fraud1 6071 349258010542282366473347127
¬¬ Embezzlement, total3602371236742534288684311
¬¬¬ Embezzlement23915584673547305736183
¬¬¬ Aggravated embezzlement12182390076123132258
¬¬ Misappropriation of funds1048717000542239277
¬¬ Corruption and influencing trade80503000114626411
¬¬ Accounting offences74066377007386521023515332
¬¬ Creditor-related offences322390001099103
¬¬ Tax and duty offences66760067003225216021017743
¬¬¬ Tax evasion20819414000102436666012
¬¬¬ Aggravated tax evasion12411113003363029449
¬¬¬ Other tax and duty offences33529540000922941157322
¬¬ Violations of the Customs Act1 2181 09012810277216334331521285
¬¬¬ Smuggling8817899200234411024724015958
¬¬¬ Other violations of the Customs Act33730136104285396755327
¬¬ Other business and economic offences75669225431721129
¬ Criminal damage4 0583 65540370453341741651472552015376
¬¬ Damage to property, total3 8953 51338258952841541150771151115172
¬¬¬ Petty damage to property41636551457154465367511811
¬¬¬¬ Petty damage to building228205232942222331382887
¬¬¬¬ Petty damage to motor vehicle and other means of transport (from 1.10.2015)6961810127778972
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified petty damage to property1199920617251615211432
¬¬¬ Damage to property3 2522 94930350343334634539861743912249
¬¬¬¬ Damage to building1 8411 6651763472531671822243412515818
¬¬¬¬ Damage to motor vehicle and other means of transport1 00192675961171291191262081494116
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified damage to property41035852606350444868392315
¬¬¬ Aggravated damage to property22719928412415205627211112
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated damage to building1631392432191112372016106
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated damage to motor vehicle and other means of transport605649548166516
¬¬¬¬ Other aggravated damage to property440000031000
¬¬ Public danger from fire and other criminal damage16314221115525714924
¬ Violence and maltreatment16 51614 2062 3101 2081 6061 5972 0962 4253 4502 4981 223413
¬¬ Offences of violence10 1348 4731 6616969851 0741 4121 5612 1251 383655243
¬¬¬ Assault, total6 6675 6601 0075967246828689821 332884453146
¬¬¬¬ Assault6 2105 2319795656626098089091 252826437142
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated assault4574292831627360738058164
¬¬¬ Bodily harm, total1 029958715783172183187196914911
¬¬¬¬ Bodily harm756704524961119145141133663210
¬¬¬¬ Grievous bodily harm273254198225338466325171
¬¬¬ Murder26242022564511
¬¬¬ Attempted murder33267009546540
¬¬¬ Unintentional bodily harm or manslaughter6355801842158718
¬¬¬¬ Unintentional bodily harm4740701632117314
¬¬¬¬ Manslaughter16151002104144
¬¬¬ Maltreatment in close relations, total587457130521555792081733515
¬¬¬¬ Maltreatment in close relations510386124521443631881542615
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated maltreatment in close relations777160011216201990
¬¬¬ Assault of public servant1 5191 142377341521682522713151929342
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified offences of violence2101515942118403049251310
¬¬ Threats, total3 9653 59936626736731646559082166738191
¬¬¬ Threats (from 1.10.2015)2 6252 37025523628521428134350745824061
¬¬¬ Aggravated threats (from 1.10.2015)142133922141217232018115
¬¬¬ Threats against public servant94687967553811441812331419711
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified threats252217354159234361503314
¬¬ Robbery and extortion5505292112499798066732261
¬¬¬ Robbery347330179371473941381620
¬¬¬ Aggravated robbery1511492312518321127520
¬¬¬ Extortion5048203138148121
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified robbery and extortion220001100000
¬¬ Coercion66624117112114731
¬¬ Deprivation of liberty1019653912122826911
¬¬ Offences within family relations and the like694920002513251851
¬¬ Reckless behaviour and stalking1 5751 35821711714510610614135036317275
¬¬ Human trafficking3929100005162700
¬¬ Terrorism and terror-related offences1376001046200
¬¬ Other violence and maltreatment440000004000
¬ Sexual offences3 9903 92862269431375785305698480268379
¬¬ Rape, total6546431197112666359118643738
¬¬¬ Rape610601995105615250113603737
¬¬¬¬ Rape, children under 14 years of age3763697778236132360351931
¬¬¬¬ Rape, other or unspecified age234232218232539275325186
¬¬¬ Aggravated rape444222751195401
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated rape, children under 14 years of age (from 1.10.2015)13121031103401
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated rape, other or unspecified age313012441092000
¬¬ Attempted rape292905213115110
¬¬ Sexual intercourse through abuse of position of trust33321001647726
¬¬ Sexual intercourse with a child aged 14-15 years29528961173894624241684
¬¬ Sexual intercourse within family relations77725485381814107
¬¬ Sexual act6346286475541160381095033101
¬¬¬ Sexual act with a child under 16 years of age50049643733311492283312490
¬¬¬ Other sexual act without consent134132210221011162619911
¬¬ Sexually abusive behaviour9149068455190188892131296346
¬¬¬ Sexually abusive behaviour with a child under 16 years of age (from. 1.10.2015)548546226376415562125481813
¬¬¬ Sexually abusive behaviour, other or unspecified age3663606191426332788814533
¬¬ Other or unspecified sexual offences1 3541 32925601308231672204199114177
¬ Drug and alcohol offences34 34130 1124 2292071 9034 5655 4905 8118 2935 0202 278774
¬¬ Narcotic offences24 87121 7613 1101911 7963 7884 3614 3495 7763 2221 174214
¬¬¬ Narcotics, Act relating to medicinal goods etc.14 29312 3341 9591421 4442 6322 6582 3662 9411 55947180
¬¬¬¬ Narcotics, use8 6747 4631 2111011 1361 7991 6171 3621 59379223242
¬¬¬¬ Narcotics, minor possession5 6194 871748413088331 0411 0041 34876723938
¬¬¬ Narcotics, Penal Code, total10 5789 4271 151493521 1561 7031 9832 8351 663703134
¬¬¬¬ Narcotic offences, Penal Code9 5018 4501 051493501 1041 5791 7932 4611 445606114
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated narcotic offences, Penal Code1 07797710002521241903742189720
¬¬ Doping932907251960146227325143174
¬¬¬ Doping, Act relating to medicinal goods etc.3473407043671811034930
¬¬¬ Doping, Penal Code5855671815247514622294144
¬¬ Driving under the influence7 8726 8779954695889001 1702 0461 5491 012534
¬¬¬ Driving under the influence, road traffic7 6036 6129914685788801 1231 9831 499954514
¬¬¬ Driving under the influence, other26926540110204763505820
¬¬ Violations of the Alcohol Act, total3923345832511759325345499
¬¬¬ Violations of the Alcohol Act3823245832511758325041497
¬¬¬ Aggravated violations of the Alcohol Act10100000103402
¬¬ Other or unspecified drug and alcohol offences274233418412243393612613
¬ Public order and integrity violations21 26318 7132 5503591 0622 1023 1363 4845 0883 3791 878775
¬¬ Public order violations9 4618 6328292474399401 3561 5632 1991 450824443
¬¬¬ Breach of the peace, total3 8893 5803093810650777474984650028584
¬¬¬¬ Regional public order statute, urinating and other973933405131602101931951136915
¬¬¬¬ Breach of the peace under self-induced intoxication1 4501 32712302215930228133518412740
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified breach of the peace1 4661 32014633711882622753162038929
¬¬¬ Weapons, fire and explosives legislation5 5725 0525202093334335828141 353950539359
¬¬¬¬ Bearing arms in a public place2 1772 0361416915820426135360635414329
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified weapons offences2 4122 29311938118197265354601437255147
¬¬¬¬ Fire and explosives legislation983723260102573256107146159141183
¬¬ Violations of public authority9 2207 9491 271404199771 4811 4902 1941 506863250
¬¬¬ Obstructing and counteracting public authority7 5646 759805264069341 3371 2091 6651 116664207
¬¬¬¬ Obstructing and harrassing a public servant2 2762 020256817730545741146124915157
¬¬¬¬¬ Harrassing a public servant1 7951 598197713423836333236019012843
¬¬¬¬¬ Obstructing a public servant48142259143679479101592314
¬¬¬¬ Counteracting legal action and criminal prosecution5 2884 739549182296298807981 204867513150
¬¬¬¬¬ Obligation of identification to public authority82768614110112107155133169864411
¬¬¬¬¬ Violation of exclusion order1 3371 2071301206312713338031423762
¬¬¬¬¬ Other order issued by police and other authority2 4652 24921678643552842247331015945
¬¬¬¬¬ Counteraction of the execution of sentences4594144500639811451145519
¬¬¬¬¬ Other counteraction of legal action and criminal prosecution2001831701118312937431813
¬¬¬ Perjury and false accusation1 06669337387309218532227212723
¬¬¬¬ Perjury98263235023257617230225712520
¬¬¬¬ False accusation8461236451613201523
¬¬¬ Immigration legislation44639056016387517092586
¬¬¬¬ Violation of entry ban164154100029347528151
¬¬¬¬ Assistance of illegal entry and stay22157000315760
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified immigration legislation2602213901426409057375
¬¬¬ Misconduct and misuse of public authority1064000020404
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified violation of public authority13410133657141937221410
¬¬ Violations of integrity2 5822 1324507220418529943169542319182
¬¬¬ Document and ID offences1 5361 22431215889717031243526211938
¬¬¬¬ Document forgery1 0508621881566412518528219510636
¬¬¬¬¬ Document forgery, use803672131028511101262111589227
¬¬¬¬¬ Document forgery, production and procurement247190571281315597137149
¬¬¬¬ Counterfeiting18153000265320
¬¬¬¬ ID offences (from 1.10.2015)398294104142821301091315852
¬¬¬¬¬ ID offences, handling (from 1.10.2015)12473513159627511201
¬¬¬¬¬ ID offences, use (from 1.10.2015)274221531113122482804651
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified document and ID offences7053170412131217660
¬¬¬ Unauthorised access and stay8287448436108721061002191294414
¬¬¬¬ Trespassing, building and other place7756938233886888972161284413
¬¬¬¬ Unauthorised access to computer and communication system5351232041833101
¬¬¬ Invasion of privacy412912632448644
¬¬¬ Hate speech and discrimination1129220125515818161518
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified violation of integrity65432230947151098
¬ Traffic offences33 67629 7813 895841 1183 3813 6214 2527 3236 2244 3603 313
¬¬ Road traffic offences33 39429 5103 884831 0993 3513 5984 2167 2506 1724 3263 299
¬¬¬ Non-possession of driving licence10 1399 276863434787501 0621 4802 5801 9361 178632
¬¬¬ Speeding9 5498 5649851711 1221 1671 2642 1091 8521 279684
¬¬¬ Personal injury1 3289823461955127112124211205166309
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified road traffic offences12 37810 6881 690204951 3521 2571 3482 3502 1791 7031 674
¬¬ Other transport and traffic legislation2822711111930233673523414
¬ Other offences1 8071 597210134265100161290402383351
¬¬ Offences against nature and the environment1 6021 40919313406286138257342343321
¬¬¬ Poisoning as a danger to public health and serious environmental offences990000003321
¬¬¬ Hunting and fishing offences56454915775173376136135148
¬¬¬ Other offences against nature and the environment1 0298511786335769105178203206172
¬¬ Work environment legislation85805001179282514
¬¬ Other or unspecified penal legislation12010812022131624321516

Table 6 
Total number of persons charged in each group of offence, by sex and age. Absolute figures

Total number of persons charged in each group of offence, by sex and age. Absolute figures
Persons charged by property theftPersons charged by other offences for profitPersons charged by criminal damagePersons charged by violence and maltreatmentPersons charged by sexual offencesPersons charged by drug and alcohol offencesPersons charged by public order and integrity violationsPersons charged by traffic offencesPersons charged by other offences
2019
Both sexes
All ages 5 years or older8 8375 1592 9039 7321 90019 51914 01725 0521 545
5-14 years1 113505968672311573307313
15-17 years1 1861093809473121 23877182438
18-20 years6072532799741862 5861 4792 65659
21-24 years7174333061 1761753 0122 0612 59088
25-29 years9387393251 3191583 1082 1622 981131
30-39 years1 7511 5175011 9753214 4333 2015 193252
40-49 years1 3471 2263411 4722382 8062 1834 556333
50-59 years7446401247021591 5431 2283 394333
60 years or older434192513001206366022 785298
Males
All ages 5 years or older6 0894 2072 5838 3631 85216 74012 21121 7541 359
5-14 years623465307482231282886511
15-17 years783943408113011 01865874835
18-20 years4402072488431862 2421 3062 29654
21-24 years5373332761 0051722 6311 8472 27373
25-29 years7155942891 1491532 7191 9102 630107
30-39 years1 3211 2524481 6813093 8562 7914 572224
40-49 years9619953021 2502332 3371 8383 923294
50-59 years4685151096111551 2741 0642 971292
60 years or older241171412651205355092 276269
Females
All ages 5 years or older2 7489523201 369482 7791 8063 298186
5-14 years4904661198294282
15-17 years403154013611220113763
18-20 years167463113103441733605
21-24 years18010030171338121431715
25-29 years22314536170538925235124
30-39 years430265532941257741062128
40-49 years38623139222546934563339
50-59 years2761251591426916442341
60 years or older19321103501019350929

Table 7 
Persons charged, by number of offences, age and sex. Absolute figures

Persons charged, by number of offences, age and sex. Absolute figures
Total1 offence2 offences3 offences4 offences5 offences6 offences7 offences8 offences9 offences10 or more offences
2019
All ages 5 years or older69 34547 04511 1064 1392 0911 1647445654123081 771
5-14 years2 9282 241386127594719179320
15-17 years4 5023 006773312139853424302475
18-20 years7 1544 9011 13344021910580444429159
21-24 years8 0595 2361 317516290154103825140270
25-29 years8 8585 5951 54563431218596785644313
30-39 years14 2009 0342 43998049125419412810679495
40-49 years11 1467 4371 8626193392101311117354310
50-59 years7 5065 4871 0963511849066633330106
60 years or older4 9924 1085551605834211810523
 
Both sexes69 34547 04511 1064 1392 0911 1647445654123081 771
Males58 07339 0469 3293 5471 7941 0236424853702681 569
Females11 2727 9991 777592297141102804240202

Table 8 
Persons charged, by number of accessories and age. Absolute figures

Persons charged, by number of accessories and age. Absolute figures
TotalNo accessories1 accessory2 accessories3 accessories4 or more accessories
2019
All ages 5 years or older69 34563 1893 4621 315616763
5-14 years2 9281 716494322187209
15-17 years4 5023 582423234110153
18-20 years7 1546 4374011676980
21-24 years8 0597 3444551425167
25-29 years8 8588 1524281504880
30-39 years14 20013 21664016379102
40-49 years11 14610 591393914625
50-59 years7 5067 278161301621
60 years or older4 9924 87367161026

Table 9 
Persons charged, by sex and age (grouped and one-year). Absolute figures and per 1 000 population

Persons charged, by sex and age (grouped and one-year). Absolute figures and per 1 000 population
Persons chargedPersons charged per 1 000 population
Both sexesMalesFemalesBoth sexesMalesFemales
2019
All ages 5 years or older69 34558 07311 27213.6622.714.47
5-14 years2 9282 2306984.576.802.24
15-17 years4 5023 62387923.8937.549.56
18-20 years7 1546 0811 07336.3259.6111.30
21-24 years8 0596 9151 14429.4148.818.64
25-29 years8 8587 5951 26323.8840.046.97
30-39 years14 20012 0782 12219.4432.265.96
40-49 years11 1469 2181 92815.4024.815.48
50-59 years7 5066 2821 22410.6617.443.56
60 years or older4 9924 0519414.006.831.43
One-year age groups
5 years3300.050.100.00
6 years1100.020.030.00
7 years121200.190.370.00
8 years151320.230.400.06
9 years444040.671.190.12
10 years7158131.061.690.40
11 years136106302.063.130.94
12 years361263985.617.973.13
13 years94571223314.6221.487.40
14 years1 3401 02231821.2431.7110.31
15 years1 28399828520.2330.699.23
16 years1 5831 27231125.1239.3810.12
17 years1 6361 35328326.3742.709.32
18 years2 5082 11139739.4664.5612.86
19 years2 4522 08137136.8360.2911.57
20 years2 1941 88930532.8454.299.53
21 years2 2121 89431833.4355.459.94
22 years2 0141 75026429.7049.828.08
23 years1 9181 64627227.4245.568.04
24 years1 9151 62529027.3244.818.57
25 years1 8101 55825225.5542.827.31
26 years1 8331 57625725.4442.707.31
27 years1 7871 52825924.0439.987.17
28 years1 7071 47123622.4537.896.34
29 years1 7211 46225922.1637.146.76
30 years1 6181 38823020.9735.366.07
31 years1 5151 29322219.7633.155.90
32 years1 4891 25423520.1133.376.44
33 years1 4791 26821120.0533.465.88
34 years1 4221 22319919.5932.775.64
35 years1 4431 22621720.1033.376.19
36 years1 3881 18820019.4332.085.81
37 years1 3221 11620618.4130.135.92
38 years1 3001 08921118.5330.366.15
39 years1 2241 03319117.2128.155.55
40 years1 2541 02922517.9128.526.63
41 years1 17399318016.8827.685.35
42 years1 12390122216.6025.966.74
43 years1 13095717316.3126.805.15
44 years1 09890019815.4624.785.70
45 years1 11692319315.1024.445.34
46 years1 09494115314.7724.664.26
47 years1 09389719614.3022.855.27
48 years1 05684621013.8321.675.63
49 years1 00983117813.3821.524.84
50 years or older12 49810 3332 1656.4010.842.17

Table 10 
Persons charged, by sex, age and type of principal offence. Absolute figures

Persons charged, by sex, age and type of principal offence. Absolute figures
TotalMalesFemales5-14 years15-17 years18-20 years21-24 years25-29 years30-39 years40-49 years50-59 years60 years or older
2019
All types of offences69 34558 07311 2722 9284 5027 1548 0598 85814 20011 1467 5064 992
¬ Property theft6 7084 3282 3809799824024976321 195995620406
¬¬ Theft, total6 6944 3162 3789799824014976291 192992616406
¬¬¬ Petty theft3 5972 0221 575638741219172227454447372327
¬¬¬¬ Petty theft from shop and other sales outlet3 4951 9531 542632717207167215441435364317
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified petty theft1026933624125121312810
¬¬¬ Theft2 3011 57772431717112820825853839521076
¬¬¬¬ Theft from shops and other sales outlet1 400841559225736711614532224514760
¬¬¬¬ Theft from other business and public institution3402766442372628457758216
¬¬¬¬ Theft from dwelling and holiday home180141391018101821602995
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from dwelling7654226937728943
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from holiday home12111001125111
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from storage area, garage and other area by dwelling and holiday home9276164961012271941
¬¬¬¬ Theft from car and other motor vehicle9995421181512261663
¬¬¬¬ Bicycle theft1028913139412152216110
¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person1611184325191216152927162
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person at sales outlet54391573446131052
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person on public transport (from 1.10.2015)972110211120
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person in the street, park, other recreation area (from 1.10.2015)14122411102410
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person at sports facility, cultural venue etc. (from 1.10.2015)1385242112100
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person at other public and private place (from 1.10.2015)7152191110587111180
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified theft19172041352400
¬¬¬ Aggravated theft5855285711213392119159119301
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from shop and other sales outlet10997121242020322370
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from other business or public institution122115711102021323160
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from dwelling and holiday home261234274131537576754131
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from dwelling2071852239113247534480
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from holiday home383441434511721
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from storage area, garage and other area by dwelling and holiday home16151001153330
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from car and other motor vehicle13112110153110
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person5347641361019730
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person at sales outlet (from 1.10.2015)871100131200
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person on public transport (from 1.10.2015)000000000000
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person in the street, park, other recreation area (from 1.10.2015)990100143000
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person at sports facility, cultural venue etc. (from 1.10.2015)110000100000
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person at other or unspecified place353052133315530
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified aggravated theft27243031866300
¬¬¬ Theft of car and other motor vehicle211189221349212525413142
¬¬¬¬ Theft of car14713017733162116292140
¬¬¬¬ Theft of motor cycle and moped21201652113300
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified theft of motor vehicle433940113389702
¬¬ Other unlawful use and possession of property14122001033340
¬ Other offences for profit3 9163 11979739721623035111 118974567170
¬¬ Receipt of stolen property and money laundering4423905222840437014081335
¬¬¬ Receipt of stolen property, total3993564322736386113073284
¬¬¬¬ Receipt of stolen property3393003922631304911260263
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated receipt of stolen property60564015812181321
¬¬¬ Money laundering, total413470145810841
¬¬¬¬ Money laundering15141013233111
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated money laundering26206001357730
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified receipt of stolen property and money laundering202000010010
¬¬ Fraud, total1 4551 01544030397114023342033314841
¬¬¬ Petty fraud and the like100604021468122120134
¬¬¬ Fraud814571243282350821372321637425
¬¬¬ Aggravated fraud541384157021550841671506112
¬¬ Embezzlement, total25916297432844306747297
¬¬¬ Embezzlement1629864432338204020122
¬¬¬ Aggravated embezzlement9764330056102727175
¬¬ Misappropriation of funds56497000331522103
¬¬ Corruption and influencing trade22202001143661
¬¬ Accounting offences4784304800421451261619724
¬¬ Creditor-related offences14122000005621
¬¬ Tax and duty offences2482183000151565786321
¬¬¬ Tax evasion53467000241315163
¬¬¬ Aggravated tax evasion4741600104159144
¬¬¬ Other tax and duty offences148131170003737543314
¬¬ Violations of the Customs Act89478111310164310826722717161
¬¬¬ Smuggling662580820015287519417113148
¬¬¬ Other violations of the Customs Act23220131101153373564013
¬¬ Other business and economic offences4842622133101386
¬ Criminal damage1 5551 3641915072381431471291801156234
¬¬ Damage to property, total1 4041 2331713972341411431231691076030
¬¬¬ Petty damage to property158130282836231214201474
¬¬¬¬ Petty damage to building8570151623106119523
¬¬¬¬ Petty damage to motor vehicle and other means of transport (from 1.10.2015)28235834303430
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified petty damage to property453784109338521
¬¬¬ Damage to property1 1381 015123339184111119101134794823
¬¬¬¬ Damage to building645580652331145550547242196
¬¬¬¬ Damage to motor vehicle and other means of transport3072773058333548355023169
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified damage to property1861582848372121121214138
¬¬¬ Aggravated damage to property108882030147128151453
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated damage to building766016241247481052
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated damage to motor vehicle and other means of transport29254623526401
¬¬¬¬ Other aggravated damage to property330000021000
¬¬ Public danger from fire and other criminal damage15113120110424611824
¬ Violence and maltreatment8 3377 0971 2407737978359981 1181 6671 234629286
¬¬ Offences of violence5 6854 7349514415186127598171 180794385179
¬¬¬ Assault, total3 3912 85653535337233740545466646624098
¬¬¬¬ Assault3 0462 53251433033127935639960542322994
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated assault3453242123415849556143114
¬¬¬ Bodily harm, total888821675660140157167172824311
¬¬¬¬ Bodily harm652603494842105123123115582810
¬¬¬¬ Grievous bodily harm236218188183534445724151
¬¬¬ Murder26242022564511
¬¬¬ Attempted murder28217006436540
¬¬¬ Unintentional bodily harm or manslaughter5749801741128717
¬¬¬¬ Unintentional bodily harm4336701531107313
¬¬¬¬ Manslaughter14131002102144
¬¬¬ Maltreatment in close relations, total3342548051103343114962012
¬¬¬¬ Maltreatment in close relations299223765192636105861912
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated maltreatment in close relations353140017791010
¬¬¬ Assault of public servant84162421724671001341301771156034
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified offences of violence12085353151017132917106
¬¬ Threats, total1 2911 1581331481259512616423122213644
¬¬¬ Threats (from 1.10.2015)69961188126974946551001266832
¬¬¬ Aggravated threats (from 1.10.2015)686351968775952
¬¬¬ Threats against public servant4514203111836649110673566
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified threats73649242911201474
¬¬ Robbery and extortion366353138158575148511640
¬¬¬ Robbery23522695843392531281010
¬¬¬ Aggravated robbery106104223139241119520
¬¬¬ Extortion25232029264110
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified robbery and extortion000000000000
¬¬ Coercion23212101096411
¬¬ Deprivation of liberty323113252611111
¬¬ Offences within family relations and the like51321900248181441
¬¬ Reckless behaviour and stalking87275711599946255641621789860
¬¬ Human trafficking1174000115400
¬¬ Terrorism and terror-related offences642001013100
¬¬ Other violence and maltreatment000000000000
¬ Sexual offences1 7621 71943223297180167148274208150115
¬¬ Rape, total5115047889545514285483126
¬¬¬ Rape4754705868840413981443125
¬¬¬¬ Rape, children under 14 years of age2982935717020101848241621
¬¬¬¬ Rape, other or unspecified age177177015182031213320154
¬¬¬ Aggravated rape363422751034401
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated rape, children under 14 years of age (from 1.10.2015)12111031102401
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated rape, other or unspecified age24231244932000
¬¬ Attempted rape17170500363000
¬¬ Sexual intercourse through abuse of position of trust21201001415415
¬¬ Sexual intercourse with a child aged 14-15 years1971925853643113101062
¬¬ Sexual intercourse within family relations28271423144442
¬¬ Sexual act2222193393116171339281524
¬¬¬ Sexual act with a child under 16 years of age1511492312191252622817
¬¬¬ Other sexual act without consent7170181075813677
¬¬ Sexually abusive behaviour2562524272720201844413326
¬¬¬ Sexually abusive behaviour with a child under 16 years of age (from. 1.10.2015)10710611519119822977
¬¬¬ Sexually abusive behaviour, other or unspecified age14914631289111022322619
¬¬ Other or unspecified sexual offences51048822528931405184736030
¬ Drug and alcohol offences14 64312 4252 2181018862 0432 3812 3593 1742 0091 189501
¬¬ Narcotic offences10 3018 7341 567928321 6401 8831 7792 1721 228544131
¬¬¬ Narcotics, Act relating to medicinal goods etc.4 5933 785808616411 03796671769133911328
¬¬¬¬ Narcotics, use2 7762 25552150518743581390318136319
¬¬¬¬ Narcotics, minor possession1 8171 530287111232943853273732038219
¬¬¬ Narcotics, Penal Code, total5 7084 949759311916039171 0621 481889431103
¬¬¬¬ Narcotic offences, Penal Code4 8764 197679311895638199071 20572235486
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated narcotic offences, Penal Code832752800240981552761677717
¬¬ Doping403386171417589116152154
¬¬¬ Doping, Act relating to medicinal goods etc.63612016171219620
¬¬¬ Doping, Penal Code340325151311417914246134
¬¬ Driving under the influence3 5693 002567130282386454783685592356
¬¬¬ Driving under the influence, road traffic3 3602 797563129273371424736645543338
¬¬¬ Driving under the influence, other2092054019153047404918
¬¬ Violations of the Alcohol Act, total272223493199945242827243
¬¬¬ Violations of the Alcohol Act265216493199944242625241
¬¬¬ Aggravated violations of the Alcohol Act770000102202
¬¬ Other or unspecified drug and alcohol offences9880184159113017147
¬ Public order and integrity violations8 7997 6691 1302385111 0151 2841 3211 8951 263791481
¬¬ Public order violations4 7244 215509175257519684710940651459329
¬¬¬ Breach of the peace, total2 0951 946149324430944941442823514044
¬¬¬¬ Regional public order statute, urinating and other79175437410132177161148895911
¬¬¬¬ Breach of the peace under self-induced intoxication6385855301080147127137714719
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified breach of the peace66660759282497125126143753414
¬¬¬ Weapons, fire and explosives legislation2 6292 269360143213210235296512416319285
¬¬¬¬ Bearing arms in a public place875815604210399971152131246517
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified weapons offences1 002938642579889310919717813598
¬¬¬¬ Fire and explosives legislation7525162367631234572102114119170
¬¬ Violations of public authority3 0272 61541218109379491485721454260110
¬¬¬ Obstructing and counteracting public authority2 3172 075242410335742935247332219384
¬¬¬¬ Obstructing and harrassing a public servant516449672347410678113632917
¬¬¬¬¬ Harrassing a public servant3252913422147665272371810
¬¬¬¬¬ Obstructing a public servant191158330132740264126117
¬¬¬¬ Counteracting legal action and criminal prosecution1 8011 62617526928332327436025916467
¬¬¬¬¬ Obligation of identification to public authority192152401343230223620134
¬¬¬¬¬ Violation of exclusion order182164180111101949423317
¬¬¬¬¬ Other order issued by police and other authority1 1441 056881272282631932071286730
¬¬¬¬¬ Counteraction of the execution of sentences1741561800211245044376
¬¬¬¬¬ Other counteraction of legal action and criminal prosecution1099811071091618251410
¬¬¬ Perjury and false accusation3362251118513356910664279
¬¬¬¬ Perjury29619898221129649857276
¬¬¬¬ False accusation402713632658703
¬¬¬ Immigration legislation29225735006175412454316
¬¬¬¬ Violation of entry ban12811990025285822121
¬¬¬¬ Assistance of illegal entry and stay13103000314320
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified immigration legislation151128230049256229175
¬¬¬ Misconduct and misuse of public authority844000020402
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified violation of public authority745420613108181099
¬¬ Violations of integrity1 048839209451451171091262341587242
¬¬¬ Document and ID offences6295001297656576851531064923
¬¬¬¬ Document forgery51442292141426874131924421
¬¬¬¬¬ Document forgery, use40434163024335863104733712
¬¬¬¬¬ Document forgery, production and procurement110812911791011271979
¬¬¬¬ Counterfeiting871000032210
¬¬¬¬ ID offences (from 1.10.2015)815427620145817812
¬¬¬¬¬ ID offences, handling (from 1.10.2015)3321121136135301
¬¬¬¬¬ ID offences, use (from 1.10.2015)4833155784512511
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified document and ID offences26179049303430
¬¬¬ Unauthorised access and stay3102605019774026326531137
¬¬¬¬ Trespassing, building and other place2792314817573924306330136
¬¬¬¬ Unauthorised access to computer and communication system312922201222101
¬¬¬ Invasion of privacy28226612345421
¬¬¬ Hate speech and discrimination5039111125336947
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified violation of integrity311813205125844
¬ Traffic offences22 29719 1893 108576982 3342 2112 5434 4864 0653 1932 710
¬¬ Road traffic offences22 14419 0453 099566852 3142 1972 5314 4474 0363 1752 703
¬¬¬ Non-possession of driving licence4 8164 316500292843273825951 144928687440
¬¬¬ Speeding7 5186 6498690519269149611 5761 4401 066584
¬¬¬ Personal injury1 088784304154510390107160158144266
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified road traffic offences8 7227 2961 426123059588118681 5671 5101 2781 413
¬¬ Other transport and traffic legislation15314491132014123929187
¬ Other offences1 3281 1631651121407197211283305289
¬¬ Offences against nature and the environment1 2111 0581531121396384191254284264
¬¬¬ Poisoning as a danger to public health and serious environmental offences990000003321
¬¬¬ Hunting and fishing offences47746413775132258117120128
¬¬¬ Other offences against nature and the environment725585140414345062130134162135
¬¬ Work environment legislation343130010348810
¬¬ Other or unspecified penal legislation8374900081016211315

Table 11 
Persons charged, by sex, age and place of recidence (county). Absolute figures and per 1 000 population

Persons charged, by sex, age and place of recidence (county). Absolute figures and per 1 000 population
TotalMalesFemales5-14 years15-17 years18-20 years21-24 years25-29 years30-39 years40-49 years50-59 years60 years or older
2019
Persons charged, place of residence
Total69 34558 07311 2722 9284 5027 1548 0598 85814 20011 1467 5064 992
The whole country64 29653 46410 8322 9234 4756 9507 5267 99912 79910 1246 8054 695
Østfold (-2019)3 9523 294658137260370489491789691459266
Akershus (-2019)6 8925 7071 1853855736876927641 4011 133790467
Oslo8 3396 9881 3514815856749261 1711 9111 303847441
Hedmark (-2019)2 5172 09742071137283301274467435301248
Oppland (-2019)2 1081 74136757127302274215383314244192
Buskerud (-2019)3 2072 616591135196346364389670506351250
Vestfold (-2019)2 9032 420483106156288336359608447365238
Telemark (-2019)2 2141 84736787158247275289418353231156
Aust-Agder (-2019)1 6771 3952825899191188198348283197115
Vest-Agder (-2019)2 4702 084386111216295325317459369229149
Rogaland5 9504 8451 1053964927126657021 156916523388
Hordaland (-2019)5 4534 5908632903945356336911 130877545358
Sogn og Fjordane (-2019)1 1401 0091313488142138114196177129122
Møre og Romsdal3 1912 63555675156398388392645511318308
Trøndelag - Trööndelage5 2334 330903232340594671731962757547399
Nordland3 2662 709557129253420384410569484324293
Troms - Romsa (-2019)2 4592 03142893167291326297429371271214
Finnmark - Finnmárku (-2019)1 3171 121196467817415119325419713391
Svalbard853001024010
Norway, unknown county000000000000
Abroad, without known county5 0234 5854385272025298551 3941 022699290
County not stated26242002447027
Persons charged per 1 000 population, place of residence
Total13.6622.714.474.5723.8936.3229.4123.8819.4415.4010.664.00
The whole country12.6620.914.304.5723.7435.2927.4721.5717.5213.999.673.76
Østfold (-2019)13.8523.064.623.8923.8833.7635.8228.0421.8416.7910.843.43
Akershus (-2019)11.5519.073.984.5823.2029.3825.0821.8716.7312.008.963.44
Oslo12.8021.524.136.6430.9133.2823.5415.6714.3513.5110.883.72
Hedmark (-2019)13.3222.214.443.3320.1239.4332.1924.0821.2317.1610.734.30
Oppland (-2019)11.6519.164.072.7719.1741.7229.2819.5518.4012.859.063.56
Buskerud (-2019)11.8419.204.393.9419.1934.0029.1523.2718.1212.498.993.55
Vestfold (-2019)12.0920.184.023.5817.3831.2929.1824.9219.7413.0910.283.61
Telemark (-2019)13.4022.344.454.4325.7238.2633.3328.5721.0515.469.553.27
Aust-Agder (-2019)14.9424.675.063.8723.1241.9033.2428.6724.2417.6212.593.86
Vest-Agder (-2019)13.8523.294.354.5731.1137.4829.2325.1418.9315.009.423.52
Rogaland13.2121.214.986.1327.3738.4127.3321.9416.8413.858.633.98
Hordaland (-2019)10.9518.233.514.5221.0226.7721.3718.1315.3412.538.293.04
Sogn og Fjordane (-2019)10.9719.042.572.5220.1131.3925.0117.8815.6913.318.874.16
Møre og Romsdal12.6720.524.502.3515.7338.2630.0124.8519.5015.019.204.45
Trøndelag - Trööndelage11.8419.304.154.2221.0933.4524.3920.8915.6312.769.143.63
Nordland14.1523.154.904.7129.5846.1131.4726.5819.9616.419.564.43
Troms - Romsa (-2019)15.5325.255.504.9229.6346.1034.6323.8620.0617.1812.325.27
Finnmark - Finnmárku (-2019)18.3730.355.645.5529.3657.1636.0735.0127.9020.1512.444.93
Svalbard........................
Norway, unknown county........................
Abroad, without known county........................
County not stated........................

Table 12 
Persons charged, by police decision, sex and age. Absolute figures

Persons charged, by police decision, sex and age. Absolute figures
All decisions¬ Prosecution dropped, the offender not liable¬ Transferred to Conflict Council¬ Prosecution dropped for other reasons¬ Prosecution conditionally dropped¬ Ticket fine¬ Committed for trial
2019
Both sexes
All ages 5 years or older69 3454 2571 4676 6713 76736 07417 109
5-14 years2 9282 92602000
15-17 years4 502227105091 827943491
18-20 years7 154671695134064 3531 646
21-24 years8 0591001086852334 6692 264
25-29 years8 8581541009691954 8522 588
30-39 years14 2003331311 6503867 4464 254
40-49 years11 1462631321 2183395 9953 199
50-59 years7 506185747021894 4931 863
60 years or older4 992207434231923 323804
Males
All ages 5 years or older58 0733 3051 1825 5162 79530 47214 803
5-14 years2 2302 22802000
15-17 years3 623175594131 388816430
18-20 years6 081571444123073 6951 466
21-24 years6 91580865761784 0021 993
25-29 years7 595134858121374 1782 249
30-39 years12 0782601081 3962746 3413 699
40-49 years9 2182131089922514 9502 704
50-59 years6 282150595751353 7951 568
60 years or older4 051166333381252 695694
Females
All ages 5 years or older11 2729522851 1559725 6022 306
5-14 years69869800000
15-17 years87951519643912761
18-20 years1 073102510199658180
21-24 years1 144202210955667271
25-29 years1 263201515758674339
30-39 years2 12273232541121 105555
40-49 years1 9285024226881 045495
50-59 years1 224351512754698295
60 years or older94141108567628110

Table 13 
Persons charged, by group of principal offence and citizenship (continent and selected countries). Absolute figures

Persons charged, by group of principal offence and citizenship (continent and selected countries). Absolute figures1
All groups of offences¬ Property theft¬ Other offences for profit¬ Criminal damage¬ Violence and maltreatment¬ Sexual offences¬ Drug and alcohol offences¬ Public order and integrity violations¬ Traffic offences¬ Other offences
1Citizenship is specified for the 10 countries with the highest number of persons charged.
2019
Total69 3456 7083 9161 5558 3371 76214 6438 79922 2971 328
All continents69 2346 6933 9091 5538 3191 76014 6248 77722 2711 328
Europe65 2516 3093 7011 4667 6001 64913 8798 14721 2011 299
Norway53 5364 9132 7311 3336 8591 56911 5186 87516 6811 057
Denmark5723033112641715523111
Sweden1 38987115101051432012959019
Latvia4595327525182602033
Lithuania1 8792602002093134716076533
Poland2 89430027237153145613671 15634
Romania9023056764511111802761
Africa1 5111236138289453172753585
Eritrea41619129702049781581
Somalia472471017116711470901
Asia2 049213126403576132231460214
Syria6566237151162459782596
Americas3944520772598341067
Oceania29312108743
Without citizenship819621721412190
Unknown306101051070

Table 14 
Persons charged in base year, by number of years with recidivism and sex, and age in base year. Absolute figures

Persons charged in base year, by number of years with recidivism and sex, and age in base year. Absolute figures
All years (0-5)0 years with recidivism1 year with recidivism2 years with recidivism3 years with recidivism4 years with recidivism5 years with recidivism
2014
Both sexes
All ages 5 years or older71 69441 28715 1467 5574 4612 420823
5-14 years2 0891 2184242141337624
15-17 years4 2452 04798355038720870
18-20 years8 7774 4832 0991 110645318122
21-24 years9 7284 9842 2821 264705377116
25-29 years9 4055 0362 1231 080650400116
30-39 years14 0817 8132 9371 561991550229
40-49 years12 1307 2252 5121 207699374113
50-59 years6 8004 7041 28545921211030
60 years or older4 4393 7775011123973
Males
All ages 5 years or older59 21532 47513 1936 6953 9862 142724
5-14 years1 5838323501821237422
15-17 years3 2481 32681448536019865
18-20 years7 3483 4831 864997591298115
21-24 years8 2914 0012 0501 150655335100
25-29 years7 9954 1131 882948584362106
30-39 years11 7476 2792 5561 379870469194
40-49 years9 9325 7692 1321 03559330994
50-59 years5 5793 7471 1214171769226
60 years or older3 4922 9254241023452
Females
All ages 5 years or older12 4798 8121 95386247527899
5-14 years50638674321022
15-17 years9977211696527105
18-20 years1 4291 00023511354207
21-24 years1 437983232114504216
25-29 years1 410923241132663810
30-39 years2 3341 5343811821218135
40-49 years2 1981 4563801721066519
50-59 years1 2219571644236184
60 years or older9478527710521

Table 15 
Persons charged in base year, by police decision, group of principal offence in base year and recidivism in the following five-year period. Absolute figures

Persons charged in base year, by police decision, group of principal offence in base year and recidivism in the following five-year period. Absolute figures
All decisions¬ Prosecution dropped, the offender under 15 years of age¬ Prosecution dropped, the offender not liable for other reason than age¬ Prosecution dropped for other reasons¬ Transferred to Conflict Council¬ Prosecution conditionally dropped¬ Ticket fine¬ Committed for trial
2014
All groups of offences
All persons charged71 6942 0891 2536 4511 8382 89139 63917 533
Without recidivism41 2871 2188353 0501 1241 75624 9458 359
With recidivism30 4078714183 4017141 13514 6949 174
¬ Property theft
All persons charged7 8778161711 3294676222 7821 690
Without recidivism3 503512955012764061 411302
With recidivism4 374304768281912161 3711 388
¬ Other offences for profit
All persons charged4 7334056455651151 9022 100
Without recidivism2 961233621644751 2631 304
With recidivism1 77217202392140639796
¬ Criminal damage
All persons charged1 391422596727443393133
Without recidivism73824034251582619461
With recidivism65318225421161719972
¬ Violence and maltreatment
All persons charged7 7343364437407743891 2313 821
Without recidivism3 8781642624154652337671 572
With recidivism3 8561721813253091564642 249
¬ Sexual offences
All persons charged1 214133611581725292528
Without recidivism8397852101816217367
With recidivism375559579975161
¬ Drug and alcohol offences
All persons charged16 799762091 33789348 6275 608
Without recidivism7 8082514841874673 9982 745
With recidivism8 991516191914674 6292 863
¬ Public order and integrity violations
All persons charged9 184206939081343666 540937
Without recidivism5 54613263506882524 097408
With recidivism3 6387430402461142 443529
¬ Traffic offences
All persons charged21 486531551 3223433816 9872 597
Without recidivism15 033391397682423612 2951 532
With recidivism6 4531416554101024 6921 065
¬ Other offences
All persons charged1 276761356559885119
Without recidivism98156100544570368
With recidivism2952035111418251

Table 16 
Persons charged in base year, by recidivism in the following five-year period, age and type of principal offence in base year. Absolute figures

Persons charged in base year, by recidivism in the following five-year period, age and type of principal offence in base year. Absolute figures
All persons chargedWithout recidivismWith recidivism
All ages 5 years or older5-14 years15-17 years18-24 years25-39 years40 years or olderAll ages 5 years or older5-14 years15-17 years18-24 years25-39 years40 years or olderAll ages 5 years or older5-14 years15-17 years18-24 years25-39 years40 years or older
2014
All types of offences71 6942 0894 24518 50523 48623 36941 2871 2182 0479 46712 84915 70630 4078712 1989 03810 6377 663
¬ Property theft7 8778169431 4642 3092 3453 5035125175807941 1004 3743044268841 5151 245
¬¬ Theft, total7 8058059311 4522 2922 3253 4685085145727871 0874 3372974178801 5051 238
¬¬¬ Petty theft3 7255425694578061 3512 2443703922794147891 481172177178392562
¬¬¬¬ Petty theft from shop and other sales outlet3 6595395624407861 3322 2023693882684007771 457170174172386555
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified petty theft663717201942141114122423667
¬¬¬ Theft2 19417019946673262783699871832392281 35871112283493399
¬¬¬¬ Theft from shops and other sales outlet1 0348580164366339424585072129115610273092237224
¬¬¬¬ Theft from other business and public institution281362575697610918102819341721815475042
¬¬¬¬ Theft from dwelling and holiday home17611204767316174182210115416294521
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from dwelling11210172842154564111776741317258
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from holiday home1000343400220600123
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from storage area, garage and other area by dwelling and holiday home541316211312105334203111810
¬¬¬¬ Theft from car and other motor vehicle8618302918200210446616202514
¬¬¬¬ Bicycle theft855513382418212676734113217
¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person36211311911104422511977
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person at sales outlet36211311911104422511977
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person on public transport (from 1.10.2015)000000000000000000
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person in the street, park, other recreation area (from 1.10.2015)000000000000000000
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person at sports facility, cultural venue etc. (from 1.10.2015)000000000000000000
¬¬¬¬¬ Theft from the person at other public and private place (from 1.10.2015)000000000000000000
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified theft496306012415213019313204955563031740759774
¬¬¬ Aggravated theft1 42082110374586268286332477101511 1344986297485217
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from shop and other sales outlet195418548039300111135165417436734
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from other business or public institution2722518681075457133151882151215538946
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from dwelling and holiday home4072631109175669110921351631616228814050
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from dwelling204141847953048769179156712387821
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from holiday home11912134631172933109490910362213
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from storage area, garage and other area by dwelling and holiday home840016491914002937000144016
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from car and other motor vehicle15776317934184136413935287330
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person1011217263511171237484111523287
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person at sales outlet (from 1.10.2015)000000000000000000
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person on public transport (from 1.10.2015)000000000000000000
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person in the street, park, other recreation area (from 1.10.2015)000000000000000000
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person at sports facility, cultural venue etc. (from 1.10.2015)000000000000000000
¬¬¬¬¬ Aggravated theft from the person at other or unspecified place1011217263511171237484111523287
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified aggravated theft28882086110647358242214215312628850
¬¬¬ Theft of car and other motor vehicle46611531551687910261133331936454212213560
¬¬¬¬ Theft of car3343381111226075010242516259328879744
¬¬¬¬ Theft of motor cycle and moped651101824128011425719172010
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified theft of motor vehicle6775262271960841481518186
¬¬ Other unlawful use and possession of property7211121217203543871337794107
¬ Other offences for profit4 73340786141 9262 0752 96123323401 1631 4031 7721746274763672
¬¬ Receipt of stolen property and money laundering61054112425718317521343645343532881193130
¬¬¬ Receipt of stolen property, total59654112124918016621342595043032879190130
¬¬¬¬ Receipt of stolen property55754111722417014121339444341632878180127
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated receipt of stolen property3900425102500315714001103
¬¬¬ Money laundering, total1300283900153400130
¬¬¬¬ Money laundering700142400112300030
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated money laundering600141500041100100
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified receipt of stolen property and money laundering100100000000100100
¬¬ Fraud, total1 57525242337565371 00413121194733875711212114283150
¬¬¬ Petty fraud and the like143431763569511144039483232317
¬¬¬ Fraud1 270202018962142081812118939830845289100223112
¬¬¬ Aggravated fraud1621127726191001635407111113721
¬¬ Embezzlement, total3439912412180250748792609325372920
¬¬¬ Embezzlement253971097949178737458367524352113
¬¬¬ Aggravated embezzlement900215423172011334241801287
¬¬ Misappropriation of funds57001223443000192414001310
¬¬ Corruption and influencing trade12000571200057000000
¬¬ Accounting offences809005330645054200321893212670021117129
¬¬ Creditor-related offences230011391500177800062
¬¬ Tax and duty offences55200716937634100510023621100269140
¬¬¬ Tax evasion1080002880650001253430001627
¬¬¬ Aggravated tax evasion200011100001100010
¬¬¬ Other tax and duty offences4420071402952750058818216700252113
¬¬ Violations of the Customs Act7100269260379546015220129216401175987
¬¬¬ Smuggling6140257222333471014316825914301145474
¬¬¬ Other violations of the Customs Act960012384675009333321003513
¬¬ Other business and economic offences421221720331211316900144
¬ Criminal damage1 39142218236726515573824092178139896531829018912666
¬¬ Damage to property, total1 33841217935924514370223489171129796361789018811664
¬¬¬ Petty damage to property186713243202010945172411127726151998
¬¬¬¬ Petty damage to building6428131076422086352285441
¬¬¬¬ Petty damage to motor vehicle and other means of transport (from 1.10.2015)000000000000000000
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified petty damage to property12243193313146725918875518101557
¬¬¬ Damage to property1 0823241432952091115591777013811262523147731579749
¬¬¬¬ Damage to building39812462104842418064233943112186039654113
¬¬¬¬ Damage to motor vehicle and other means of transport2974733107713914822185433211492515533818
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified damage to property3871534884544823191294536301566219391818
¬¬¬ Aggravated damage to property7017421161234122965365212107
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated damage to building45123156920816142542955
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated damage to motor vehicle and other means of transport203041039201511110352
¬¬¬¬ Other aggravated damage to property521200521200000000
¬¬ Public danger from fire and other criminal damage531038201236637101017401102
¬ Violence and maltreatment7 7343365522 0582 6462 1423 8781641898381 3241 3633 8561723631 2201 322779
¬¬ Offences of violence5 0031643041 5051 7441 2862 805801226831 0069142 19884182822738372
¬¬¬ Assault, total2 7041201957148927831 67961943655785811 02559101349314202
¬¬¬¬ Assault2 4891121816358277341 55554903255435439345891310284191
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated assault2158147965491247440353891110393011
¬¬¬ Bodily harm, total1 0952965465378158463141117616993632155428920965
¬¬¬¬ Bodily harm9962759432337141422131116515083574144826718758
¬¬¬¬ Grievous bodily harm99263341174110111910581622227
¬¬¬ Murder281091262310796500230
¬¬¬ Attempted murder3220815717003951520562
¬¬¬ Unintentional bodily harm or manslaughter760021203564001615331200552
¬¬¬¬ Unintentional bodily harm44001215173700101116700241
¬¬¬¬ Manslaughter3200951827006417500311
¬¬¬ Maltreatment in close relations, total351104017513525510231261059600174930
¬¬¬¬ Maltreatment in close relations338103717013024710211241019100164629
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated maltreatment in close relations1300355800224500131
¬¬¬ Assault of public servant70584424625015729511792988741072715415270
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified offences of violence1230225920124310101
¬¬ Threats, total1 736831403596235315913330911922451 14550110268431286
¬¬¬ Threats (from 1.10.2015)000000000000000000
¬¬¬ Aggravated threats (from 1.10.2015)000000000000000000
¬¬¬ Threats against public servant9543204820310151696442153211
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified threats1 641791373395755115603329861762361 08146108253399275
¬¬ Robbery and extortion26117411107914647523218197103687586
¬¬¬ Robbery178173576446407516102138103060344
¬¬¬ Aggravated robbery6705293121800792490522220
¬¬¬ Extortion1000433300012700421
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified robbery and extortion601113300012301101
¬¬ Coercion2600411116000242000497
¬¬ Deprivation of liberty570514281020024113370310177
¬¬ Offences within family relations and the like362021913201001271610276
¬¬ Reckless behaviour and stalking612706264141275370433037791812422732276294
¬¬ Human trafficking300012200011100001
¬¬ Terrorism and terror-related offences000000000000000000
¬¬ Other violence and maltreatment000000000000000000
¬ Sexual offences1 21413313921036836483978621342732923755577769572
¬¬ Rape, total38355517112878273302146108681102530252010
¬¬¬ Rape3655251681177725929214399671062330251810
¬¬¬¬ Rape, children under 14 years of age250434535715617924172563507119281086
¬¬¬¬ Rape, other or unspecified age115963346218054183617354215104
¬¬¬ Aggravated rape183031111410391420020
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated rape, children under 14 years of age (from 1.10.2015)000000000000000000
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated rape, other or unspecified age183031111410391420020
¬¬ Attempted rape1110262700142410120
¬¬ Sexual intercourse through abuse of position of trust13100571110046200011
¬¬ Sexual intercourse with a child aged 14-15 years169935644516936143230117632132155
¬¬ Sexual intercourse within family relations14701511360151110000
¬¬ Sexual act143152019325710510111223493859798
¬¬¬ Sexual act with a child under 16 years of age10112189194374910613362738367
¬¬¬ Other sexual act without consent42321013143111610131121431
¬¬ Sexually abusive behaviour223231827678814212719436181111182427
¬¬¬ Sexually abusive behaviour with a child under 16 years of age (from. 1.10.2015)000000000000000000
¬¬¬ Sexually abusive behaviour, other or unspecified age223231827678814212719436181111182427
¬¬ Other or unspecified sexual offences25822152680115195139235694639632421
¬ Drug and alcohol offences16 799761 0335 7755 9623 9537 808254132 5532 6972 1208 991516203 2223 2651 833
¬¬ Narcotic offences12 493739414 6064 5392 3345 013233621 8721 8169407 480505792 7342 7231 394
¬¬¬ Narcotics, Act relating to medicinal goods etc.5 597566482 4121 7467352 409182571 0747543063 188383911 338992429
¬¬¬¬ Narcotics, use3 614395581 7539553091 621132278084361371 99326331945519172
¬¬¬¬ Narcotics, minor possession1 98317906597914267885302663181691 1951260393473257
¬¬¬ Narcotics, Penal Code, total6 896172932 1942 7931 5992 60451057981 0626344 292121881 3961 731965
¬¬¬¬ Narcotic offences, Penal Code6 218172912 0662 4391 4052 35451057599315543 864121861 3071 508851
¬¬¬¬ Aggravated narcotic offences, Penal Code678021283541942500039131804280289223114
¬¬ Doping4520101392198426604631316818606768816
¬¬¬ Doping, Act relating to medicinal goods etc.26011113111005511501680
¬¬¬ Doping, Penal Code426091282068325504581266717105708016
¬¬ Driving under the influence3 1940387141 0441 3982 1040214016491 0331 090017313395365
¬¬¬ Driving under the influence, road traffic3 0290376919891 3121 9860213876109681 043016304379344
¬¬¬ Driving under the influence, other1650123558611800143965470191621
¬¬ Violations of the Alcohol Act, total5962423051391083922252139458204017924550
¬¬¬ Violations of the Alcohol Act5962423051391083922252139458204017924550
¬¬¬ Aggravated violations of the Alcohol Act000000000000000000
¬¬ Other or unspecified drug and alcohol offences64121121293301472131117148
¬ Public order and integrity violations9 1842064863 0013 1142 3775 5461322801 6531 8491 6323 638742061 3481 265745
¬¬ Public order violations5 0221171681 5701 7571 4103 21679928541 1271 0641 8063876716630346
¬¬¬ Breach of the peace, total3 11516631 2401 2075891 97610347048104181 139629536397171
¬¬¬¬ Regional public order statute, urinating and other1 21139460525214893373114021703180214912344
¬¬¬¬ Breach of the peace under self-induced intoxication1 1470194594332366410823124615650601122818780
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified breach of the peace7571335321249139442719162162923156161598747
¬¬¬ Weapons, fire and explosives legislation1 9071011053305508211 24069581503176466673247180233175
¬¬¬¬ Bearing arms in a public place33310261001108712159293147212517717940
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified weapons offences6372027124214252354161148991802834167611572
¬¬¬¬ Fire and explosives legislation93771521062264827654838731874191722314333963
¬¬ Violations of public authority2 88761131 0371 0356961 6414455615924391 246268476443257
¬¬¬ Obstructing and counteracting public authority2 5511969608985961 4111355135003621 140061447398234
¬¬¬¬ Obstructing and harrassing a public servant81103032227218743601016415011237502015812275
¬¬¬¬¬ Harrassing a public servant521019177199126264038510373257016929653
¬¬¬¬¬ Obstructing a public servant29001114573611720779473911804662622
¬¬¬¬ Counteracting legal action and criminal prosecution1 740166638626409975125349350250765041289276159
¬¬¬¬¬ Obligation of identification to public authority264143928246157120544834107023383412
¬¬¬¬¬ Violation of exclusion order15802116085860043547720272538
¬¬¬¬¬ Other order issued by police and other authority1 1380195194101906580528624012748001423317063
¬¬¬¬¬ Counteraction of the execution of sentences1290085467460021628830063839
¬¬¬¬¬ Other counteraction of legal action and criminal prosecution5102820212800311142302597
¬¬¬ Perjury and false accusation1344144043337738212124571619229
¬¬¬¬ Perjury81362329205625131917251110103
¬¬¬¬ False accusation5318171413211382732059126
¬¬¬ Immigration legislation96006494175005353521001146
¬¬¬¬ Violation of entry ban300021200011100010
¬¬¬¬ Assistance of illegal entry and stay400040300030100010
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified immigration legislation89006434070005313419001126
¬¬¬ Misconduct and misuse of public authority800215600114200101
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified violation of public authority981329442172022135142611897
¬¬ Violations of integrity1 27583205394322271689491432381301295863462156192142
¬¬¬ Document and ID offences916817031722419752671262039694390144114128103
¬¬¬¬ Document forgery65217318121118631314791898533902690122101
¬¬¬¬¬ Document forgery, use6011651691901762831428578773180238411299
¬¬¬¬¬ Document forgery, production and procurement51081221103005611821036102
¬¬¬¬ Counterfeiting400130100100300030
¬¬¬¬ ID offences (from 1.10.2015)000000000000000000
¬¬¬¬¬ ID offences, handling (from 1.10.2015)000000000000000000
¬¬¬¬¬ ID offences, use (from 1.10.2015)000000000000000000
¬¬¬¬ Other or unspecified document and ID offences260797135101121267911179481182432
¬¬¬ Unauthorised access and stay289483167895411824143029211712417376033
¬¬¬¬ Trespassing, building and other place26543276183519621102423181692217376033
¬¬¬¬ Unauthorised access to computer and communication system24546632234663220000
¬¬¬ Invasion of privacy3022311322162013861100
¬¬¬ Hate speech and discrimination750020420020330000
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified violation of integrity33019617190152111400446
¬ Traffic offences21 486538034 8346 5459 25115 033394493 0694 3527 1246 453143541 7652 1932 127
¬¬ Road traffic offences21 299517924 7986 4849 17414 899384423 0414 3147 0646 400133501 7572 1702 110
¬¬¬ Non-possession of driving licence4 911183538421 7271 9712 74481753839411 2372 16710178459786734
¬¬¬ Speeding7 4162281 8252 4743 0875 3341201 2061 7452 3622 08218619729725
¬¬¬ Personal injury1 18320402372826041 0222029186234553161011514851
¬¬¬ Other or unspecified road traffic offences7 789113711 8942 0013 5125 79992181 2661 3942 9121 9902153628607600
¬¬ Other transport and traffic legislation18721136617713417283860531482317
¬ Other offences1 2767291823517079815131222585832952166093124
¬¬ Offences against nature and the environment1 147728150314648880512972325342672165382114
¬¬¬ Poisoning as a danger to public health and serious environmental offences000000000000000000
¬¬¬ Hunting and fishing offences3723831662643052020522316718111433
¬¬¬ Other offences against nature and the environment7754201192483845753127718030320018426881
¬¬ Work environment legislation3800392632002624600132
¬¬ Other or unspecified penal legislation910129283369012320252200688

Table 17 
Persons charged in base year, by group of principal offence at recidivism and group of principal offence in base year. Absolute figures and per cent

Persons charged in base year, by group of principal offence at recidivism and group of principal offence in base year. Absolute figures and per cent
TotalNo group of offence (without recidivism)All groups of offences at recidivism¬ Property theft at recidivism¬ Other offences for profit at recidivism¬ Criminal damage at recidivism¬ Violence and maltreatment at recidivism¬ Sexual offences at recidivism¬ Drug and alcohol offences at recidivism¬ Public order and integrity violations at recidivism¬ Traffic offences at recidivism¬ Other offences at recidivism
2014
Persons charged
All groups of offences71 69441 28730 4073 3261 4725094 3693619 0234 0616 988298
¬ Property theft7 8773 5034 3741 41919578552471 11548047711
¬ Other offences for profit4 7332 9611 772185393181551534518146119
¬ Criminal damage1 39173865366175213518160901096
¬ Violence and maltreatment7 7343 8783 856310139841 1135088162962228
¬ Sexual offences1 214839375289657735345986
¬ Drug and alcohol offences16 7997 8088 9918042761311 087564 3891 0251 17647
¬ Public order and integrity violations9 1845 5463 638256112776644088890666134
¬ Traffic offences21 48615 0336 45325131663581581 1126793 30786
¬ Other offences1 276981295715025480267761
Persons charged (per cent)
All groups of offences100.057.642.44.62.10.76.10.512.65.79.70.4
¬ Property theft100.044.555.518.02.51.07.00.614.26.16.10.1
¬ Other offences for profit100.062.637.43.98.30.43.30.37.33.89.70.4
¬ Criminal damage100.053.146.94.71.23.79.71.311.56.57.80.4
¬ Violence and maltreatment100.050.149.94.01.81.114.40.611.48.18.00.4
¬ Sexual offences100.069.130.92.30.70.54.76.04.43.78.10.5
¬ Drug and alcohol offences100.046.553.54.81.60.86.50.326.16.17.00.3
¬ Public order and integrity violations100.060.439.62.81.20.87.20.49.79.97.20.4
¬ Traffic offences100.070.030.01.21.50.32.70.35.23.215.40.4
¬ Other offences100.076.923.10.51.2..2.00.36.32.06.04.8

About the statistics

The statistics include the offences investigated and registered during the statistical year. The statistics include information about type of offence, police district, police decision and charges against persons – in addition to persons charged by age, sex, place of residence, citizenship, scene of crime, number of offences and recidivism.

Definitions

Definitions of the main concepts and variables

An offence is considered completely investigated at the time a decision with legal efficacy has been made regarding the offence.

1) Offences are in the crime statistics defined as the actions, which by law are described as punishable at any given time. The investigated offences are separated by type of offences, police district and by police decision. Cases reported to and investigated and completed by the Norwegian Bureau for the Investigation of Police Affairs are not included in the data basis for the statistics on offences investigated (see Coherence with other statistics under Background). Violations under the Road Traffic Act or Customs Act that are settled by on the spot fines are not regarded as offences reported to the police, and are not investigated by the police and Prosecution authority. They are therefore not included in the statistics (see statistics on Sanctions).  

2) Charges

3) Charged persons

More detailed description of units and variables:Offences in the crime statistics are the acts which at any current time are considered to be unlawful in the penal code. To date, more than 1 260 different codes have been used in BL/STRASAK/PAL, of which about 660 different codes are actively used today to classify offences. Following the Penal Code of 2005 coming into effect on 1 October 2015, around 430 new codes were introduced into the police’ central registration system for offences. These replaced the codes from the Penal Code of 1902, which are about the same in numbers. Consequentially, Statistics Norway now use the new version of Standard for types of offences, Type of offence 2015, to classify offences. From the release of the year 2015 and onwards, the statistics thus contain the following groupings of offences (see also Statistical Classifications and Code Lists – Klass):

Group of offence, where offences are divided into nine main groups. These groups of offences are further divided into more specified types of offences (see Type of offences).

Type of offence, where offences are divided into about 150 unique types of offences. Similar types of offences are grouped together to a varying degree of aggregated levels, where all levels are included in the nine groups of offences.

Category of offence was a classification of offences used in the statistics for the period 1993-2014, where offences were classified as either a crime or a misdemeanor. For more information on this expired classification, see the version Types of offences 2006 in Klass and About the statistics 2014 for Offences investigated.

A decision with legal efficacy can be given by the police and the prosecuting authority, or by the courts. The legal decision implies that the police and prosecuting authority or courts consider the offence as completely investigated - and that further investigation is not of current interest (unless retrial at a later time). The basic material contains about 200 different types of legal decisions. How offences are settled by the police and prosecuting authorities, are described by the statistics on investigated offences. (Other registers than STRASAK are used for statistics on sanctions). All court decisions, e.g. unconditional imprisonment or acquittal, are for this reason classified as decided by prosecution in the statistics on investigated offences. Some decisions made by the police and the prosecuting authority, conclude that no offence has been committed. Cases with such decisions are not considered as offences and so not included in the statistics on investigated offences.

Persons charged are, by Statistics Norway's definition, persons who have a legal decision against them. Common to all "persons charged" is that they are regarded by the police and prosecuting authorities as perpetrators, and have had the status as charged at the completion of the investigation (prior to any prosecution and court trial).

A person suspected of having committed offences can get a legal status as charged at various times during the investigation of a criminal case (e.g. the status of prisoner in custody is person charged). Charges can, however, be withdrawn during the investigation so that by the completion of the investigation the person is no longer regarded as charged. In other words, persons who have been charged during the investigation, but not at the completion of the investigation, are not included in the statistics. Because the statistics do not cover everyone who has had the status of being charged, Statistics Norway's use of the term "charged" is not synonymous with corresponding terms in Section 82 of the Criminal Procedure Act. All "persons charged" in the statistics have, however, have had the status of charged in connection with the offences for which they have received a legal decision.

In some cases a person may be a participant in several offences and thus incur several charges in the course of the statistical year. The tables of persons charged show the number of different persons who have been charged in the course of the statistical year. In other words, a person is counted only once as charged in the course of statistical year. In other cases several persons may have participated in one individual offence, i.e. several persons may be charged with the same offence. In such cases, all these persons are included in the tables of persons charged. On the basis of these two factors, the number of persons charged will be different from the number of offences solved by charge.

Principal offence : A person, who has been charged with several offences in the course of the statistical year, will be grouped by the principal offence in the tables, i.e. by the offence, which by law carries the longest sentences.

The percentage of solved offences is calculated from Statistics Norway's classification of the legal decisions. As a main rule, all offences in which the police and prosecuting authority have charged at least one person at the completion of the investigation count as solved. The offence also counts as solved when prosecution is dropped or withdrawn, but in such cases no information is obtained on possible persons charged. The percentage is calculated from the number of offences solved by the police and prosecuting authority. This implies that all offences transferred to (with prosecution or charge in the magistrate's court) and decided in the courts, count as solved. This also applies to the offences in which the court at a later time has acquitted the putative perpetrators for the offences for which they have been charged. Cases in which the investigation has concluded that an offence has not taken place are not included in the statistics on investigated offences, or in the calculation of the percentage of solved offences. The percentage solved for various types of offences varies widely. An overall percentage of solved offences for the entire country, or for a police district, is therefore highly dependent on how the offences are distributed by type.

Recidivism : An ongoing survey of recidivism among persons charged at the completion of the investigation is carried out. The survey covers persons charged with crimes during the year five years ahead of the statistical year. Recidivism here is defined as a new charge in one or more of the following five years. The survey does not take into account various forms of recidivism obstacles during the observation period. Persons charged with uncertain information about identity and/or time of a crime, are not in the survey.

Police districts are used to break down violations of the law according to the body that is ascribed as owner of the criminal proceedings, on the date Statistics Norway takes an extraction of the basic data.

From 1 January 2016, Norwegian police were organised into new regional districts, where 27 police districts were reduced to 12. Statistics Norway release figures by this new division from the year 2016 and onwards, even though the data basis for the production of the statistics does not contain criminal case data with allocations by the new district standard, and that the internal process of organising the new district will be executed over the course of 2017 and 2018.The new police districts are mainly organised by a merger of former districts, which at an aggregated level are comparable to the previous organisation of 27 districts. The exemption from this is the former police district of Midtre Hålogaland, which after the new organisation is divided by the county border between new Nordland PD and Troms PD. However, derived from information about owner district by the previous organisation, as well as information about the criminal cases belonging in terms of police branches and scene of crime, Statistics Norway have been able to allocate all criminal cases after the new organisation of police districts. All offences with a branch code for the police stations in Harstad, Iberstad and Salangen have been ascribed to Troms PD as the owner district. Furthermore, offences with a scene of crime in Troms County and with branch codes for Evenes, Tjelsund and Skånland police station, as well as "Joint Operational Unit" (Fellesoperativ enhet) and "Eco Team" (Økoteam), have been ascribed to Troms PD as the owner district. Remaining offences registered with the former Midtre Hålogaland PD as the owner district have been ascribed to Nordland PD. For a complete overview of Police Districts 2016 and previous organisations, including relation to municipalities, see Statistical Classifications and Code Lists.

In addition to the 12 geografic police districts (see Standard classifications), the Governor of Svalbard and some central Special agencies can also be owners (i.e. have responsibility for follow-up) of criminal cases during different stages of the criminal proceedings process. The Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime (Økokrim) and The National Criminal Investigation Service (Kripos) have prosecuting authority and can decide criminal cases, and are therefore included in the category Special agency.

 

 

 

Age is defined as a person’s wholly lived years at the time of the offence.

Sex is defined based on two different sources. Where there is a match for personal ID numbers in the Central Population Register, the person`s sex is derived from this source. For all persons who cannot be identified in the Central Population Register (by means of date of birth, personal ID number or name), information about sex registered by the police is used.

Standard classifications

Group of offence (9 main groups). See Standard for type of offences 2015 in Klass.

Type of offence.  See Standard for type of offences 2015 in Klass.

Police district (see Definitions of the main concepts and variables. Up to 31.12.2001: 54 police districts plus special agencies. From 01.01.2002 included: 27 police districts plus special agencies. From 2016: 12 police Districts plus special agencies)

Citizenship and continent:

Age (Up to 1999 included: groups 5-13, 14-17, 18-20, 21-24, 25-29, 30-39, 40-59, 60-. From 2000 included: groups 5-14, 15-17, 18-20, 21-24, 25-29, 30-39, 40-59, 60-.)

Sex

Administrative information

Name and topic

Name: Offences investigated
Topic: Social conditions, welfare and crime

Responsible division

Division for Income and social welfare statistics

Regional level

National, county and police district level.

Frequency and timeliness

Annual. Normally published in the third quarter of the year subsequent to the statistical year.

Because of changes and other circumstances, the statistics have been published later and with irregular intervals in some of the previous years.

International reporting

Reporting some statistics to the Eurostat and UN .

Microdata

Raw data files of whole-year files from the Police Computing Service are stored electronically. Volume files with completely processed material are stored electronically (volumes from 1987 have been adapted to the new technological platform).

Background

Background and purpose

The statistics describe how the police and prosecuting authority settle offences when investigation is completed, percentage of solved offences, alleged offenders when investigation is completed (persons charged) and recidivism among these. The statistics on completely investigated offences has been published annually from 1957 included.

The statistics is used to describe the registered crimes and their offenders from 1960 up to 1991, and the registered offences from 1992 and up to today. The principle division between crimes and misdemeanours has been discontinued in new Penal Code of 2005.Separate statistics on Offences reported to the police exists from 1993 and are used for this purpose if trends are to be described from this time).

After a gradual transition from reporting through forms to reporting electronically (completed in the years around 1990), the central police registration system (STRASAK) has been the basis for the stistics. In 2002 there was made changes in the processing in accordance with new structure for the police districts and the subsequent alteration in the police's registration systems (BL/STRASAK/PAL).

Users and applications

Major users are the media, research and education sector, interest organizations, the Ministry of Justice and the Police, and other public services and institutions associated with the justice sector. Beyond this the statistics serve as the basis for information for others interested in the status of and trends in crime.

Equal treatment of users

No external users have access to the statistics and analyses before they are published and accessible simultaneously for all users on ssb.no at 8 am. Prior to this, a notice is given in the Statistics Release Calendar. This is one of the most important Principles for Equal treatment of users in releasing statistics and analyses.

Coherence with other statistics

The statistics over investigated offences one of four main crime statistics in the area of Crime and the justice . The others are Offences reported to the police , Sanctions , and Imprisonments .

In general the offences included in the statistics offences reported shall same or later years be represented in the statistics over investigated offences, sanctions and imprisonments (see separate statistics for Criminal prosecutions, in Norwegian only ). When using the crime statistics it is, however, important to be aware that the various parts do not necessarily refer to the same population of offences within the same statistical volume. It can take a long time from an offence is reported until it is investigated and possibly sanctioned, in some cases years. The units counted ar also dissimilar in the different statistics, although offences are counted quite similar for reported and investigated offences. The tables on offences reported to the police are therefore not comparable with the other crime statistics.

Other closely related statistics at Statistics Norway are: the Survey of level of living, victims and crime (exposure to violence and theft), Victims of offences reported to the police , Police and prosecution - StatRes (discontinued) and Causes of death (murder) (discontinued).

Of related external statistics, the Police directorate (POD) also publish figures on percentage of offences solved and time of dealing with cases, based on investigated offences in STRASAK/PAL (only available in Norwegian), but these are to be considered as operation statistics for the police, and should not be read as the official crime statistics. These statistics are also defined and produced on other criteria and with other groupings than Statistics Norway, and do not have directly comparable figures.

The Norwegian Bureau for the Investigation of Police Affairs investigates cases where employees of the police or prosecuting authority are suspected of committing criminal offences in the course of duty. Offences which are investigated and completed by the Bureau without further prosecution or court proceedings are not included in the data basis for the statistics on offences reported to the police and offences investigated. However, when such cases result in a sanction registered in the Criminal Record Register, they will be included in the statistics on sanctions. Furthermore, such cases are included in the statistics on imprisonments in the same manner as other criminal cases.

The Bureau is an independent body, and is not organised as part of the police. The Bureau is administratively under the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, and professionally under the Director of Public Prosecutions (which also functions as the body of appeal for cases where prosecution is dropped and other types of prosecution decisions made by the Bureau). In their annual reports, the Bureau publishes statistics on offences reported and investigated over the course of the year.

The Norwegian National Criminal Investigation Services (Kripos) also publishes figures on homicides, but these statistics are counted from another definition of the selection than SSB's statistics over investigated offences (among other things the year of action, not the year of decision with legal efficacy).

Legal authority

Statistics Act §§ 2-1, 2-2, 3-2 (forms/registers).

EEA reference

Not relevant

Production

Population

The statistics cover all offences completely investigated within the statistical year. The statistics provide information about the type and number of offences, police district, scene of crime, the police decision, and the persons charged at completed investigation. It provides information about the age, sex, citizenship and place of residence, and recidivism of the persons charged. (see descriptions of concepts and variables in Definitions, and estimations in Collection of data revision and estimations).

Violations against the Road Traffic Act and Duty Act in which the sanction is imposed as a on the spot fine, are not covered by the statistics (see instead statistics on Sanctions). Cases reported to and investigated and completed by the Norwegian Bureau for the Investigation of Police Affairs are not included in the data basis for the statistics on offences investigated (see Coherence with other statistics under Background).

From 1992 to 2014 the statistics contained both crimes and misdemeanours. For previous years, the statistics is only for offences. The principle division between crimes and misdemeanours has been discontinued in new Penal Code of 2005. The definisions of the population – criminal cases, offences investigated and the offenders are equal before and after this change in 2015 (see under Defintions ans Sources of error and uncertainty).

Each offence with a legal decision makes one unit in the basic material. Before 1994/1995 the practice was that several offences could be registered as one (see Comparability over time and space).

Data sources and sampling

From 1991 the data source is completely EDP based and drawn from the central police registration system, STRASAK, which covers all completed investigations of offences recorded by Norway's police districts (BL), as well as special agencies and higher prosecution authorities, as part of the processing of the criminal case. From 2002 the selection is decided in STRASAK, but the actual data extension are done through the police' analysis and management tool (PAL).

The various police districts are, via Kripos, asked to provide information in the cases where Statistics Norway finds logical errors and missing information in the data material. The statistical process includes information from the national register (see Population statistics), and previous volumes of statistics on investigated offences.

Not based on random sample but a complete selection, the statistics shall contain all offences and persons charged in criminal cases the police and prosecuting authority has registered as completely investigated during the year. The Norwegian Bureau for the Investigation of Police Affairs investigates cases where employees of the police or prosecuting authority are suspected of committing criminal offences in the course of duty. The Bureau registers cases in a separate registry version of BL/STRASAK/PAL, and these cases are not included in the data basis for the statistics on offences investigated (see Coherence with other statistics under Background). See also Population, Collection of data editering and estimations, Confidentiality and Comparability over time and space. The selection is also described in more detail, see Definitions of the main concepts and variables under Definitions.

Collection of data, editing and estimations

The data files are collected in digital form from Norwegian Police ICT Services (previously The Norwegian Police Data Processing Service (PDMT)) mid January. Norwegian Police ICT Services runs out the data from STRASAK/PAL. The register is centrally completely updated the day (longer before) after local registration in BL (this is less relevant than earlier). With that, Statistics Norway can obtain information about two weeks days after the end of the statistical period. Information on incorrect entries and missing data is obtained from Kripos (from the statistical year 2015, and in previous years the police Districts and from Police ICT Services) in the course of the first and second quarter of the year though error tables. Information related to persons is electronically connected from SSB's population register.

The register systems of the police contain some validity controls of data. In addition, Statistics Norway undertakes controls and editering of the material. For example will deficient information on scene of crime by municipality, be added municipality to the extent possible out of other information from the register.

An overview of all controls and Statistics Norway's processing routines are found in "Statistikk over etterforskede lovbrudd. Dokumentasjon", Notater 1999/52, StatisticsNorway. Validity controls in STRASAK/PAL and Statistics Norway's processing routines are redeveloped as needed, resulting in constant improvement of the data material (see Comparability over time and space for new routines from 2002).

Figures are not based on estimations, as the three basic units consists of complete counts of the data from the police registers (for an account of concepts, see Definitions of the main concepts and variables under Definitions):

  • All offences completely investigated are counted, with given characteristics (e.g. type of offence, police district and police decision). From these numbers the percentage of offences solved are calculated, in total and for each type and group of offence.
  • All unique charged person are counted, and the number of these with given characteristics (e.g. sex and age). For persons with more than one offence during the year the principal offence are applied by the use of an indicator of graveness based on maximum and minimum sentence beside other characteristics of the criminal procedure.
  • Recidivism is counted as charges during the last five statistical years against persons (with full personal identification number) charged in the statistical year prior to these five.

Calculations in per cent and per 1 000 inhabitants (5 year and up) are being made by use of number of inhabitants 31'st of December in the statistical year (also for each age group, sex, and geographical area - see Population statistics ). As a general rule, all figures for charged persons per 1 000 population (both total and the whole country) are calculated from the population aged 5 years and over. This is because of the statistical definition of charged persons, with 5 year olds as a starting point. When figures per 1 000 population are calculated for the variable offence, however, the population is used as a whole – as it is done for example for the statistics on Offences reported to the police. 

Seasonal adjustment

Not relevant

Confidentiality

The statistics implies particularly sensitive personal information and information on punishable offences considered as extremely sensitive. Statistics Norway administers the data basis for crime statistics with great caution. When releasing statistics showing few units, the protection of privacy is considered on each incident.

Comparability over time and space

There are many conditions that can be significant for the comparability over time of the different crime statistics, and is not described in a broad manner here. But a few central changes during the last decades can be pointed out:

Introduction of Strasak ca. 1985-1990
Before the 1980s individual forms with data on the crime cases were obtained from police districts and recorded by Statistics Norway. Oslo switched to edp based registration in 1979, followed by the police districts in Agder in 1981. STRASAK was introduced at the various police departments in subsequent years, and by the end of 1991 all districts had switched to electronic registration. A while after STRASAK was introduced at the various police districts, reporting to Statistics Norway was done electronically.

A reorganisation in 1984 entailed that STRASAK cover crimes finally given a legal decision during the statistical year (not completely investigated before a possible trial, as was previously the case). The previous selection criteria were, however, maintained for the police districts that did not report with STRASAK after 1984 (see Sources of error and uncertainty under Sources of error). When departments switched to reporting with STRASAK the selection criteria were changed. Because the selection criteria were different for the various departments, and were changed in conjunction with the transition to electronic reporting by the individual districts, some crimes were counted twice in the period from 1984 up to 1991/1992. The extent of the double registration caused by these transitions is uncertain. Probably there were not many double registrations, but it may have happened with certain serious crime cases where a charge was handed down at the end of the year in question.

New registration practice 1994/1995
Each offence with a legal decision makes one unit in the basic material. This has been the practice since 1994/1995. Before this, only one offence was registered when:

  • Several offences were committed in one act against one victim. The most serious offence was registered.
  • The same person committed several homogeneous offences over a period of time against one victim.
  • One offence was committed as a path-breaker for the other offence.

More offences were, however, registered when an offence was committed to hide another offence, just as the practice since 1994/1995.

STRASAK has been under development for a long time regarding to quality assurance and registration of details. Because of this development the data source of the statistics contains more information than before. The changeover in 1994/1995 to registering all offences is of great importance, and caused an increase in the number of investigated offences in the statistics without there necessarily being more offences investigated.

Reorganisation of Strasak in 2002
As of 1 January 2002, a new structure for the police districts was established; where for one thing the number of police districts was halved. Statistics Norway has as result of this, and the following technical re-adjustments in the central police criminal register system (BL/STRASAK/PAL, from October 2002 included), changed the routines for producing the statistics on offences investigated. News on statistics on offences investigated from 2002 included:

  • New police districts replace the previous geographical division. The possibilities of comparing these to statistics on police districts prior to 1 January 2002 are to a great extent restricted.
  • Several persons charged without registered and valid official Norwegian reference number are being identified if they have committed more than one offence. This gives a somewhat lower number of persons charged and a higher number of persons charged with more than one offence, for persons committing offences when on a temporarily residence in Norway in particular.
  • Statistics on the number of accessories shows to a greater extent the actual number of offenders with who the person charged has committed the offence in cooperation with. This involves a somewhat higher number of accessories than it would have been out of the previous method of surveying these.
  • Transfers to Conflict Council are only made available as settlement valid in law only against persons charged over the age of consent. This involves that the number of transfers to Conflict Council decreases, and that prosecutions dropped, the offender not liable, become correspondingly more.

After a thorough examination of the different data basis and crime statistics, in addition to dialogue with Norwegian Police ICT Services, Statistics Norway is of the opinion that the statistics on offences investigated from 2002 and following, has become fairly comparable to previous years. The police reform, together with the changes made in Statistics Norway's own categories is however of some importance to comparability of the statistics over longer time.

Introduction of the new penal code on 1 October 2015:                                                                                      After the new penal code (Penal Code of 2005) came into effect on 1 October 2015, the raw data from the police registers are changed. There are quite distinct differences in structure, language and content between the Penal Code of 1902 and the Penal Code of 2005, which is even more evident in the corresponding codes used for registering offences in the police’ central registration system. Code connected to both the new and the former penal code is used after 1 October 2015, due to the new legislation not having retroactive effect. Offences may be registered and processed long after they have been committed. This means that the Penal Code of 1902 and 2005 will appear in the data of all crime statistics for many years to come.

Criminal cases with violations of the provisions dating before the introduction of the new penal code (registered by former codes and appellation), will not always be possible to specify and classify in the same way as criminal cases with a violation of a corresponding provision from the Penal Code of 2005. Certain types of offences in Standard for types of offences 2015 will therefore exclusively contain violations of offences stemming from new penal legislation, and mainly consist of offences committed after 1 October 2015. In the standard, these will be indicated with “(from 1.10.2015)” in the classification name. Older offences which cannot be specified in the same way are placed in “other or unspecified” types of offences. The content of the statistics – and the possibilities of doing comparisons on the most detailed levels of the standard – will for certain types of offences therefore be mainly based on offences committed after 1.10.2015. This type of break in the time series will vary over time for the different types of offences, depending on which crime statistics you use. When such breaks in the time series are identified, the general recommendation is to use figures on a more aggregated level, which means less specified figures with a smaller degree of time series break. Se Standard for type of offences 2015 in Klass and the article "The New Crime Statistics" (in Norwegian only).

Other changes
Also other changes have been made, contributing to higher quality of the statistics, and influencing the comparability over time.

National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime inNorway(Økokrim) have been included in the statistic since 1995. After The National Criminal Investigation Service (Kripos) also was given prosecuting authority in 2005, the police district category "Special agencies" have been specified in tables, which includes both agencies.

 

On 1 January 2016, Norwegian police were organised into new regional districts, where 27 police districts were reduced to 12. The internal process of organising the new districts will be executed gradually during the course of 2017 and 2018, but as of year 2016, Statistics Norway will only release statistics by the new police districts in StatBank. The new police districts are mainly organised by merging the former districts, which on an aggregated level are comparable to the former division of 27 districts. However, in the new organisation, the former Midtre Hålogaland PD is divided by the county border between new Nordland PD and Troms PD. Thus, comparisons across the new and former district are not possible for the districts in question. For a detailed overview of the new police districts, including their relation to municipalities, see Statistical Classifications and Code Lists.

 

Accuracy and reliability

Sources of error and uncertainty

The principal offence is defined as the offence, which by law carries the longest sentence. Many offences have a broad sentencing framework. Because only the general provisions of the law are taken into account and not the individual differences in the seriousness of the offences, this method could cause the charged person to be grouped under another offence than the most serious one in the specific case. Because three-fourths of the persons charged are charged with only one offence, and the others have a tendency to be arrested for the same type of offence, a relatively limited number of persons charged are classified under another offence than the most serious one.

Offences, in which the police complete the investigation by recommending prosecution, are not included in STRASAK until a legal decision is made. Consequently, it is the offences tried in the courts that come under the "Committed for trial" decision category (see Definitions of the main concepts and variables under Definitions and earlier sections on the transition to a new criterion for selections introduced with STRASAK in the time period from 1984 to 1991).

In the case of offences involving several perpetrators, the police decision can be different for the various persons charged. Tables, in which the offences are grouped by type of decision, show only the decision for one casual chosen of the persons charged (of all offences completely investigated in 2015, 2 per cent involved more than one person charged).

The decision "Transferred to Conflict Council" means that the offence reported to the police and the person charged have been transferred to a conflict council -and that the police and the prosecuting authority have been informed that the council has arrived at a solution. The offences that were transferred but not solved through mediation in the conflict council will get other legal decisions categorized under other types of decisions in the statistics.

The vast majority of offences have only one point of time at which the offence was committed, but for the offences that have taken place over a period of time the age is set according to age at the time of the first offence. In addition, the age of the person charged would always be set according to his or her age at the time of the most serious offence that the person is charged with in the course of the year. In some cases this causes the age of the person charged to be somewhat misleading: Persons under the age of consent (15) may appear in the statistics as charged and punished. The fact that persons under the age of 15 appear as charged or punished, however, are due to incorrect registration by the police or that the wrong decision was made by the prosecuting authority or court.

Based on experience, incorrect registration is often the reason why persons under the age of 5 are registered as charged. Therefore personal information about persons charged under the age of 5 is removed from the statistics (and the population aged 5 years and up is used to calculate persons charged per 1 000 inhabitants).

An offence can be included as part of the investigation of a complex of cases. This can be the case when a person is investigated for several homogeneous offences against various victims, or when many persons are investigated for one or more offences that have taken place in the same situation. An offence, and the legal decision made, will not be included in the statistics before all of the remaining offences in the complex of cases are legally decided. This entails that some offences are legally decided before the year the offence becomes part of the statistics (in the statistics for 2015, under 6 per cent of offences were decided in a year prior to 2015).

Attempted offences are in most cases punishable. Attempted offences are usually registered as committed offences in the basic material of the statistics. Surveys indicate that the rule previously was followed only exceptionally concerning murder, and that attempted murder up to 1987 was usually recorded as grievous bodily harm. After the introduction and development of STRASAK, attempts at certain types of offences, e.g. attempted murder and attempted rape, have been registered and presented as separate types of offences in the statistics.

Offences dismissed by the police are in the statistics regarded as completely investigated. If such a dismissed offence is solved in a subsequent year, it will count both the year it was dropped and the year it was solved.

Processing of the data at Statistics Norway show that the various police districts make some obviously incorrect entries. Every year there are some cases were corrections are not returned to Statistics Norway. Information from the police districts that make corrections will be more complementing and correct than information from the police departments that do not return corrected lists.

BL/STRASAK contains a large selection of various categories for registering offences and legal decisions (see Definitions of the main concepts and variables under Definitions). As long as valid codes for offences and legal decisions are used, Statistics Norway cannot, by processing the statistics, discover whether the right categories are used. Partial non-response (in that certain variables are not given for some units) occurs, but with the aid of internal controls in STRASAK these are limited to less important variables.

The greatest possibility that incorrect categorization may have occurred in registering offences, is in the statistics on offences reported to the police , and then in particular the more specialized types of offences. Registration of type of offence and legal decision at the end of the investigation are made on a lawyer's evaluation, and therefore considered being more reliable than the registration done at the time of reporting to the police.

See Data sources and sampling under Production.

The crime statistics cover only registered crime, i.e. offences that the police discover or get knowledge of. Police resources and priorities and the tendency of people to report offences to the police, are of great importance to which acts become part of the crime statistics. An unknown number of offences are never registered. Such unregistered offences are usually called missing figures. Various interview surveys on self-reported crime and susceptibility to crime, indicate that unregistered crime is extensive (see Survey of level of living, victims and crime , Statistics Norway). What is registered of crime over time is necessarily also influenced by changes i laws and regulation (see Comparability over time and space under Production). These phenomenons are nonetheless not actual statistical "errors”, but elements that influences it.

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