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Prison population. By age group and type of crime

Prison population. By sex, age groups and type of offence. Total Catalonia. 2008
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 1 3 83 114 19 220
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 3 5 0 8
Falsification 0 3 1 2 2 8
Against the Administration of justice 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public health and the environment 0 0 1 5 3 9
Against traffic safety 0 0 1 6 1 8
Civil servants in exercising their duties 0 0 0 0 3 3
Against people 0 0 47 65 3 115
Against sexual liberty 1 0 5 16 4 26
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 25 14 3 42
Punishable imprudence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special laws (smuggling and fraud) 0 0 0 1 0 1
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0
Offences (new Penal code) 262 1,212 5,476 2,643 240 9,833
Homicide 25 103 371 256 38 793
Causing injury 9 54 264 114 8 449
Against freedom 2 21 99 59 2 183
Torture and against moral integrity 2 18 138 91 7 256
Against sexual freedom 12 51 313 222 44 642
Against intimacy, right to one's image and inviolability of the home 0 0 8 2 1 11
Against honour 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against family relations 0 0 1 2 0 3
Against wealth and socio-economic order 180 627 2,309 779 35 3,930
Against the Treasury 0 0 1 5 2 8
Against collective security and public health 20 271 1,580 872 85 2,828
Falsification 0 10 47 48 3 108
Against public administration 0 1 12 12 1 26
Against the administration of justice 3 14 86 65 8 176
Against the Constitution 0 1 5 2 0 8
Against public order 3 16 119 64 0 202
Not stated 6 16 71 27 4 124
Others 0 9 52 22 2 85
Total 263 1,215 5,559 2,757 259 10,053
Source: Departament de Justícia. Direcció General de Serveis Penitenciaris i de Rehabilitació.
Note: (1) Includes attacks on authorities, agents and government employees, resistance, disobedience, contempt, insults, slander and threats.
Prison population. By sex, age groups and type of offence. Men Catalonia. 2008
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and more Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 1 79 112 19 211
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 2 5 0 7
Falsification 0 1 1 2 2 6
Against the Administration of justice 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public health and the environment 0 0 0 4 3 7
Against traffic safety 0 0 1 6 1 8
Civil servants in exercising their duties 0 0 0 0 3 3
Against people 0 0 46 64 3 113
Against sexual liberty 0 0 5 16 4 25
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 24 14 3 41
Punishable imprudence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special laws (smuggling and fraud) 0 0 0 1 0 1
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0
Offences (new Penal code) 249 1,122 5,072 2,442 226 9,111
Homicide 23 99 349 242 35 748
Causing injury 9 52 251 107 7 426
Against freedom 2 20 93 59 2 176
Torture and against moral integrity 2 18 138 90 7 255
Against sexual freedom 10 51 306 218 42 627
Against intimacy, right to one's image and inviolability of the home 0 0 6 1 1 8
Against honour 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against family relations 0 0 1 2 0 3
Against wealth and socio-economic order 175 594 2,169 732 34 3,704
Against the Treasury 0 0 1 4 2 7
Against collective security and public health 16 224 1,385 755 78 2,458
Falsification 0 9 44 43 3 99
Against public administration 0 1 10 11 1 23
Against the administration of justice 3 14 86 65 8 176
Against the Constitution 0 1 5 2 0 8
Against public order 3 16 113 64 0 196
Not stated 6 14 65 24 4 113
Others 0 9 50 22 2 83
Total 249 1,123 5,151 2,554 245 9,322
Source: Departament de Justícia. Direcció General de Serveis Penitenciaris i de Rehabilitació.
Notes:
A 31 de desembre.
(1) Includes attacks on authorities, agents and government employees, resistance, disobedience, contempt, insults, slander and threats.
Prison population. By sex, age groups and type of offence. Women Catalonia. 2008
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 1 2 4 2 0 9
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 1 0 0 1
Falsification 0 2 0 0 0 2
Against the Administration of justice 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public health and the environment 0 0 1 1 0 2
Against traffic safety 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civil servants in exercising their duties 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against people 0 0 1 1 0 2
Against sexual liberty 1 0 0 0 0 1
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 1 0 0 1
Punishable imprudence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special laws (smuggling and fraud) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0
Offences (new Penal code) 13 90 404 201 14 720
Homicide 2 4 22 14 3 45
Causing injury 0 2 13 7 1 23
Against freedom 0 1 6 0 0 7
Torture and against moral integrity 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against sexual freedom 2 0 7 4 2 15
Against intimacy, right to one's image and inviolability of the home 0 0 2 1 0 3
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against wealth and socio-economic order 5 33 140 47 1 226
Against the Treasury 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against collective security and public health 4 47 195 117 7 370
Falsification 0 1 3 5 0 9
Against public administration 0 0 2 1 0 3
Against the administration of justice 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against the Constitution 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public order 0 0 6 0 0 6
Not stated 0 2 6 3 0 11
Others 0 0 2 0 0 2
Total 14 92 408 203 14 729
Source: Departament de Justícia. Direcció General de Serveis Penitenciaris i de Rehabilitació.
Notes:
A 31 de desembre.
(1) Includes attacks on authorities, agents and government employees, resistance, disobedience, contempt, insults, slander and threats.

Last update: March 24, 2011.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Prision population
Set of people detained in penitentiary centres in compliance with custodial sentences in the Penal code and that are in any of the following procedural situations: accused criminals, convicts or detained on preventative grounds, if the cause is processed.

Methodological aspects

The introduction of the new penal Code, on January 1, 1996, led to the classification of convicts on the basis of a new typology of offences, which will coexist alongside the classification used in the previous Penal Code. For statistical purposes it should be noted, however, that each convict is only classified for one offence, always the one for which the convict has received the toughest sentence.

Data is provided on the penal courts that were created to take responsibility for judging and sentencing less serious offences. This also includes the activity of provincial audiences. The information is completed with data on the prison population on December 31.