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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. 2012
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 1 10 50 6 67
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 0 4 0 4
Falsification 0 0 1 0 1 2
Against the Administration of justice 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public health and the environment 0 0 0 2 1 3
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 2 31 0 33
Against sexual liberty 0 1 3 10 1 15
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 4 2 3 9
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 1 0 1
Offences (new Penal code) 251 1,237 5,269 2,952 286 9,995
Homicide 16 101 437 328 28 910
Causing injury 16 58 251 111 15 451
Against freedom 0 11 59 54 3 127
Torture and against moral integrity 0 7 39 17 0 63
Against sexual freedom 13 42 300 248 54 657
Failure to render aid 0 0 2 0 0 2
Against intimacy, right to one's image and Inviolability of the home 1 3 2 3 1 10
Against honour 0 0 0 2 0 2
Against family relations 0 0 4 8 0 12
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 14 5 0 19
Against wealth and socio-economic order 154 714 2,198 990 55 4,111
Against the Treasury 0 0 3 16 3 22
Against right of workers 0 0 3 4 0 7
Against collective security and public health 11 183 1,287 892 101 2,474
Falsification 1 9 68 47 5 130
Against public administration 0 2 3 4 2 11
Against the administration of justice 0 5 47 38 2 92
Against the Constitution 0 0 16 4 6 26
Against public order 8 33 145 67 2 255
Misdemeanours 4 15 34 10 1 64
Gender violence 25 51 343 98 7 524
Not stated 2 3 14 6 1 26
Total 251 1,238 5,279 3,002 292 10,062
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. 2012
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and more Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 7 49 6 62
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 0 4 0 4
Falsification 0 0 0 0 1 1
Against the Administration of justice 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public health and the environment 0 0 0 2 1 3
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 2 31 0 33
Against sexual liberty 0 0 2 10 1 13
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 3 2 3 8
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) 244 1,173 4,933 2,717 268 9,335
Homicide 16 98 411 298 27 850
Causing injury 15 57 242 106 15 435
Against freedom 0 10 51 54 2 117
Torture and against moral integrity 0 6 36 15 0 57
Against sexual freedom 13 41 293 239 54 640
Failure to render aid 0 0 2 0 0 2
Against intimacy, right to one's image and Inviolability of the home 1 3 2 3 1 10
Against honour 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against family relations 0 0 4 8 0 12
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 13 4 0 17
Against wealth and socio-economic order 150 688 2,079 921 53 3,891
Against the Treasury 0 0 3 16 3 22
Against right of workers 0 0 3 4 0 7
Against collective security and public health 9 157 1,156 782 88 2,192
Falsification 1 7 59 45 4 116
Against public administration 0 2 3 4 2 11
Against the administration of justice 0 4 42 38 2 86
Against the Constitution 0 0 16 4 6 26
Against public order 8 32 141 65 2 248
Misdemeanours 4 14 28 7 1 54
Gender violence 25 51 337 97 7 517
Not stated 2 3 12 6 1 24
Total 244 1,173 4,940 2,766 274 9,397
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. Women Catalonia. 2012
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 1 3 1 0 5
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Falsification 0 0 1 0 0 1
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 1 1 0 0 2
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 1 0 1
Offences (new Penal code) 7 64 336 235 18 660
Homicide 0 3 26 30 1 60
Causing injury 1 1 9 5 0 16
Against freedom 0 1 8 0 1 10
Torture and against moral integrity 0 1 3 2 0 6
Against sexual freedom 0 1 7 9 0 17
Failure to render aid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against intimacy, right to one's image and inviolability of the home 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against honour 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against family relations 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 1 1 0 2
Against wealth and socio-economic order 4 26 119 69 2 220
Against the Treasury 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against right of workers 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against collective security and public health 2 26 131 110 13 282
Falsification 0 2 9 2 1 14
Against public administration 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against the administration of justice 0 1 5 0 0 6
Against the Constitution 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public order 0 1 4 2 0 7
Misdemeanours 0 1 6 3 0 10
Gender violence 0 0 6 1 0 7
Not stated 0 0 2 0 0 2
Total 7 65 339 236 18 665
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.

Last update: February 12, 2013.

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.