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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. 2014
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 16 72 9 97
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 1 3 0 4
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 1 0 1
Against traffic safety 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civil servants in exercising their duties 0 0 1 1 2 4
Against people 0 0 7 52 4 63
Against sexual liberty 0 0 2 1 0 3
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 5 14 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) 170 984 4,396 3,279 368 9,197
Homicide 17 69 369 374 49 878
Causing injury 8 57 231 101 8 405
Against freedom 2 8 75 40 5 130
Torture and against moral integrity 1 3 15 21 3 43
Against sexual freedom 8 40 225 263 54 590
Failure to render aid 0 0 1 0 0 1
Against intimacy, right to one's image and Inviolability of the home 0 3 2 4 0 9
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 5 16 1 22
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 4 14 0 18
Against wealth and socio-economic order 112 601 1,925 1,085 85 3,808
Against the Treasury 0 0 1 16 12 29
Against right of workers 0 0 0 3 0 3
Against collective security and public health 7 130 1,066 869 98 2,170
Falsification 0 5 40 56 5 106
Against public administration 0 0 0 4 3 7
Against the administration of justice 0 6 36 48 5 95
Against the Constitution 0 0 2 2 1 5
Against public order 7 22 100 74 4 207
Misdemeanours 6 16 32 22 1 77
Gender violence 2 23 264 263 33 585
Not stated 0 1 1 1 0 3
Total 170 984 4,412 3,351 377 9,294
Source: Ministry of Justice.
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. 2014
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and more Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 13 72 9 94
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 1 3 0 4
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 1 0 1
Against traffic safety 0 0 0 0 0 0
Civil servants in exercising their duties 0 0 0 1 2 3
Against people 0 0 5 52 4 61
Against sexual liberty 0 0 2 1 0 3
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 5 14 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) 162 939 4,110 3,008 347 8,566
Homicide 17 69 348 339 46 819
Causing injury 8 56 224 98 8 394
Against freedom 2 8 67 34 4 115
Torture and against moral integrity 1 3 15 21 3 43
Against sexual freedom 8 39 221 254 54 576
Failure to render aid 0 0 1 0 0 1
Against intimacy, right to one's image and Inviolability of the home 0 3 2 3 0 8
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 5 15 1 21
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 4 11 0 15
Against wealth and socio-economic order 108 575 1,806 995 80 3,564
Against the Treasury 0 0 1 15 12 28
Against right of workers 0 0 0 3 0 3
Against collective security and public health 6 118 958 758 90 1,930
Falsification 0 5 36 56 2 99
Against public administration 0 0 0 4 3 7
Against the administration of justice 0 5 34 44 4 87
Against the Constitution 0 0 2 2 1 5
Against public order 7 21 95 70 4 197
Misdemeanours 3 13 28 22 1 67
Gender violence 2 23 260 260 33 578
Not stated 0 1 1 1 0 3
Total 162 939 4,123 3,080 356 8,660
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. 2014
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 3 0 0 3
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 1 0 0 1
Against people 0 0 2 0 0 2
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 0 0 0 0
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) 8 45 286 271 21 631
Homicide 0 0 21 35 3 59
Causing injury 0 1 7 3 0 11
Against freedom 0 0 8 6 1 15
Torture and against moral integrity 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against sexual freedom 0 1 4 9 0 14
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 1 0 1
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 0 3 0 3
Against wealth and socio-economic order 4 26 119 90 5 244
Against the Treasury 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against right of workers 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against collective security and public health 1 12 108 111 8 240
Falsification 0 0 4 0 3 7
Against public administration 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against the administration of justice 0 1 2 4 1 8
Against the Constitution 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public order 0 1 5 4 0 10
Misdemeanours 3 3 4 0 0 10
Gender violence 0 0 4 3 0 7
Not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 8 45 289 271 21 634
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 20, 2015.

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.