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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. 2015
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 1 18 59 6 84
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 0 1 0 1
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 6 35 2 43
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 5 12 2 19
Punishable imprudence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special laws (smuggling and fraud) 0 1 7 8 2 18
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 0 0 0 3 0 3
Offences (new Penal code) 134 883 4,365 3,022 322 8,726
Homicide 16 70 383 346 47 862
Causing injury 3 42 197 95 6 343
Against freedom 0 7 59 27 4 97
Torture and against moral integrity 0 2 13 8 1 24
Against sexual freedom 10 35 231 255 51 582
Failure to render aid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against intimacy, right to one's image and inviolability of the home 0 3 6 5 0 14
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 3 14 1 18
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 4 7 0 11
Against wealth and socio-economic order 81 529 1,909 1,025 76 3,620
Against the Treasury 0 0 1 11 11 23
Against right of workers 0 0 1 2 0 3
Against collective security and public health 6 122 1,003 767 71 1,969
Falsification 0 5 49 54 9 117
Against public administration 0 0 1 2 3 6
Against the administration of justice 1 5 28 39 5 78
Against the Constitution 0 0 5 3 0 8
Against public order 11 25 125 67 2 230
Misdemeanours 1 4 40 25 0 70
Gender violence 2 33 280 248 28 591
Others 3 1 27 22 7 60
Total 134 884 4,383 3,081 328 8,810
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. 2015
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and more Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 1 15 56 6 78
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 0 1 0 1
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 4 35 2 41
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 5 12 2 19
Punishable imprudence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special laws (smuggling and fraud) 0 1 6 7 2 16
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 0 0 0 1 0 1
Offences (new Penal code) 127 842 4,058 2,793 303 8,123
Homicide 16 70 359 313 44 802
Causing injury 3 40 188 93 6 330
Against freedom 0 6 54 25 3 88
Torture and against moral integrity 0 2 12 8 1 23
Against sexual freedom 10 35 227 251 51 574
Failure to render aid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against intimacy, right to one's image and Inviolability of the home 0 3 5 5 0 13
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 2 13 1 16
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 4 6 0 10
Against wealth and socio-economic order 75 504 1,789 945 71 3,384
Against the Treasury 0 0 1 10 11 22
Against right of workers 0 0 1 2 0 3
Against collective security and public health 6 113 894 687 64 1,764
Falsification 0 5 46 53 7 111
Against public administration 0 0 1 2 3 6
Against the administration of justice 0 5 27 36 4 72
Against the Constitution 0 0 1 3 0 4
Against public order 11 23 118 65 2 219
Misdemeanours 1 4 33 21 0 59
Gender violence 2 32 278 245 28 585
Others 3 0 18 10 7 38
Total 127 843 4,073 2,849 309 8,201
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. 2015
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 3 3 0 6
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 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 1 1 0 2
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 0 0 0 2 0 2
Offences (new Penal code) 7 41 307 229 19 603
Homicide 0 0 24 33 3 60
Causing injury 0 2 9 2 0 13
Against freedom 0 1 5 2 1 9
Torture and against moral integrity 0 0 1 0 0 1
Against sexual freedom 0 0 4 4 0 8
Failure to render aid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against intimacy, right to one's image and inviolability of the home 0 0 1 0 0 1
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 1 1 0 2
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against wealth and socio-economic order 6 25 120 80 5 236
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 0 9 109 80 7 205
Falsification 0 0 3 1 2 6
Against public administration 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against the administration of justice 1 0 1 3 1 6
Against the Constitution 0 0 4 0 0 4
Against public order 0 2 7 2 0 11
Misdemeanours 0 0 7 4 0 11
Gender violence 0 1 2 3 0 6
Others 0 1 9 12 0 22
Total 7 41 310 232 19 609
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 19, 2016.

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.