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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. 2016
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 5 31 2 38
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 14 2 16
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 3 0 4
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
Others 0 0 4 14 0 18
Offences (new Penal code) 114 822 4,201 3,074 317 8,528
Homicide 10 73 379 374 46 882
Causing injury 2 43 187 105 6 343
Against freedom 0 8 80 45 3 136
Torture and against moral integrity 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against sexual freedom 8 35 227 270 56 596
Failure to render aid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against intimacy, right to one's image and inviolability of the home 0 2 4 4 0 10
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 6 8 2 16
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against wealth and socio-economic order 76 473 1,878 1,098 78 3,603
Against the Treasury 0 0 1 9 6 16
Against right of workers 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against collective security and public health 9 116 921 745 72 1,863
Falsification 0 5 51 60 7 123
Against public administration 0 0 2 4 2 8
Against the administration of justice 1 6 31 28 2 68
Against the Constitution 0 0 4 1 1 6
Against public order 1 21 123 58 2 205
Misdemeanours 3 4 17 8 0 32
Gender violence 4 35 273 249 32 593
Others 0 1 17 7 2 27
Total 114 822 4,206 3,105 319 8,566
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. 2016
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and more Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 5 31 2 38
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 14 2 16
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 3 0 4
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
Others 0 0 4 14 0 18
Offences (new Penal code) 106 767 3,918 2,842 303 7,936
Homicide 10 72 358 342 46 828
Causing injury 2 42 176 101 6 327
Against freedom 0 6 69 38 3 116
Torture and against moral integrity 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against sexual freedom 8 35 226 266 56 591
Failure to render aid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against intimacy, right to one's image and Inviolability of the home 0 2 4 3 0 9
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 6 7 2 15
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against wealth and socio-economic order 72 449 1,765 1,017 74 3,377
Against the Treasury 0 0 1 8 6 15
Against right of workers 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against collective security and public health 5 90 824 660 64 1,643
Falsification 0 5 47 55 5 112
Against public administration 0 0 1 4 2 7
Against the administration of justice 1 6 30 26 2 65
Against the Constitution 0 0 3 1 1 5
Against public order 1 21 116 55 2 195
Misdemeanours 3 3 11 7 0 24
Gender violence 4 35 268 247 32 586
Others 0 1 13 4 2 20
Total 106 767 3,923 2,873 305 7,974
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. 2016
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 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
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0
Offences (new Penal code) 8 55 283 232 14 592
Homicide 0 1 21 32 0 54
Causing injury 0 1 11 4 0 16
Against freedom 0 2 11 7 0 20
Torture and against moral integrity 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against sexual freedom 0 0 1 4 0 5
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 0 0 0
Against wealth and socio-economic order 4 24 113 81 4 226
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 4 26 97 85 8 220
Falsification 0 0 4 5 2 11
Against public administration 0 0 1 0 0 1
Against the administration of justice 0 0 1 2 0 3
Against the Constitution 0 0 1 0 0 1
Against public order 0 0 7 3 0 10
Misdemeanours 0 1 6 1 0 8
Gender violence 0 0 5 2 0 7
Others 0 0 4 3 0 7
Total 8 55 283 232 14 592
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 13, 2017.

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.