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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. 2011
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 18 64 6 88
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 0 4 0 4
Falsification 0 0 0 0 2 2
Against the Administration of justice 0 0 0 3 0 3
Against public health and the environment 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 8 35 0 43
Against sexual liberty 0 0 2 11 1 14
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 8 11 3 22
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) 262 1,286 5,489 3,112 276 10,425
Homicide 19 102 443 299 34 897
Causing injury 4 68 285 108 6 471
Against freedom 0 13 104 43 1 161
Torture and against moral integrity 0 6 38 41 1 86
Against sexual freedom 10 44 295 250 52 651
Against intimacy, right to one's image and inviolability of the home 0 4 5 3 0 12
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 6 10 0 16
Against wealth and socio-economic order 205 729 2,175 971 46 4,126
Against the Treasury 0 0 5 8 3 16
Against collective security and public health 12 216 1,578 974 96 2,876
Falsification 3 9 64 51 8 135
Against public administration 0 0 3 9 1 13
Against the administration of justice 0 6 45 41 2 94
Against the Constitution 0 5 25 13 0 43
Against public order 0 27 144 61 1 233
Misdemeanours 7 17 42 15 1 82
Gender violence 2 38 226 213 24 503
Not stated 0 2 6 2 0 10
Total 262 1,286 5,507 3,176 282 10,513
Source: Departament de Justícia. Direcció General de Règim Penitenciari i Recursos.
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. 2011
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and more Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 17 64 6 87
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 0 4 0 4
Falsification 0 0 0 0 2 2
Against the Administration of justice 0 0 0 3 0 3
Against public health and the environment 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 8 35 0 43
Against sexual liberty 0 0 2 11 1 14
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 7 11 3 21
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) 251 1,224 5,117 2,839 256 9,687
Homicide 19 97 413 272 32 833
Causing injury 4 65 274 97 6 446
Against freedom 0 12 98 41 1 152
Torture and against moral integrity 0 6 37 41 1 85
Against sexual freedom 10 42 287 242 52 633
Against intimacy, right to one's image and inviolability of the home 0 4 5 2 0 11
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 6 10 0 16
Against wealth and socio-economic order 199 714 2,057 898 43 3,911
Against the Treasury 0 0 5 7 3 15
Against collective security and public health 7 187 1,410 838 83 2,525
Falsification 3 6 54 48 6 117
Against public administration 0 0 2 8 1 11
Against the administration of justice 0 6 42 38 2 88
Against the Constitution 0 3 24 13 0 40
Against public order 0 27 140 60 1 228
Misdemeanours 7 16 34 11 1 69
Gender violence 2 37 224 211 24 498
Not stated 0 2 5 2 0 9
Total 251 1,224 5,134 2,903 262 9,774
Source: Departament de Justícia. Direcció General de Règim Penitenciari i Recursos.
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. 2011
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 1 0 0 1
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Falsification 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against the Administration of justice 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public health and the environment 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0
Against sexual liberty 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) 11 62 372 273 20 738
Homicide 0 5 30 27 2 64
Causing injury 0 3 11 11 0 25
Against freedom 0 1 6 2 0 9
Torture and against moral integrity 0 0 1 0 0 1
Against sexual freedom 0 2 8 8 0 18
Against intimacy, right to one's image and inviolability of the home 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against wealth and socio-economic order 6 15 118 73 3 215
Against the Treasury 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against collective security and public health 5 29 168 136 13 351
Falsification 0 3 10 3 2 18
Against public administration 0 0 1 1 0 2
Against the administration of justice 0 0 3 3 0 6
Against the Constitution 0 2 1 0 0 3
Against public order 0 0 4 1 0 5
Misdemeanours 0 1 8 4 0 13
Gender violence 0 1 2 2 0 5
Not stated 0 0 1 0 0 1
Total 11 62 373 273 20 739
Source: Departament de Justícia. Direcció General de Règim Penitenciari i Recursos.
Notes:
A 31 de desembre.
(1) Includes attacks on authorities, agents and government employees, resistance, disobedience, contempt, insults, slander and threats.

Last update: March 28, 2012.

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.