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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. 2017
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 2 43 3 48
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 1 30 2 33
Against sexual liberty 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 1 12 1 14
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) 107 774 3,978 3,122 338 8,319
Homicide 8 65 353 372 57 855
Causing injury 2 45 178 100 4 329
Against freedom 0 3 49 36 4 92
Torture and against moral integrity 1 0 9 9 1 20
Against sexual freedom 7 30 230 291 55 613
Failure to render aid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against intimacy, right to one's image and inviolability of the home 0 1 7 3 0 11
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 3 13 0 16
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 4 2 0 6
Against wealth and socio-economic order 78 442 1,794 1,107 72 3,493
Against the Treasury 0 0 2 9 13 24
Against right of workers 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against collective security and public health 6 114 810 701 82 1,713
Falsification 0 3 42 61 9 115
Against public administration 0 0 2 5 2 9
Against the administration of justice 1 8 42 42 2 95
Against the Constitution 0 0 3 2 0 5
Against public order 0 19 112 65 3 199
Misdemeanours 0 3 13 6 0 22
Gender violence 4 39 279 266 30 618
Others 0 2 46 31 4 83
Total 107 774 3,980 3,165 341 8,367
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. 2017
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and more Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 2 43 3 48
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 1 30 2 33
Against sexual liberty 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 1 12 1 14
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) 100 708 3,747 2,873 318 7,746
Homicide 8 62 336 340 56 802
Causing injury 2 45 163 94 3 307
Against freedom 0 3 48 33 4 88
Torture and against moral integrity 1 0 8 9 1 19
Against sexual freedom 7 30 228 288 55 608
Failure to render aid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against intimacy, right to one's image and Inviolability of the home 0 1 7 2 0 10
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 3 13 0 16
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 3 2 0 5
Against wealth and socio-economic order 74 420 1,704 1,010 66 3,274
Against the Treasury 0 0 2 9 13 24
Against right of workers 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against collective security and public health 3 78 733 626 75 1,515
Falsification 0 3 41 54 6 104
Against public administration 0 0 2 5 2 9
Against the administration of justice 1 8 40 37 2 88
Against the Constitution 0 0 2 1 0 3
Against public order 0 17 106 59 2 184
Misdemeanours 0 2 8 4 0 14
Gender violence 4 39 277 260 30 610
Others 0 0 36 26 3 65
Total 100 708 3,749 2,916 321 7,794
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. 2017
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) 7 66 231 249 20 573
Homicide 0 3 17 32 1 53
Causing injury 0 0 15 6 1 22
Against freedom 0 0 1 3 0 4
Torture and against moral integrity 0 0 1 0 0 1
Against sexual freedom 0 0 2 3 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 0 0 0
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 1 0 0 1
Against wealth and socio-economic order 4 22 90 97 6 219
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 3 36 77 75 7 198
Falsification 0 0 1 7 3 11
Against public administration 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against the administration of justice 0 0 2 5 0 7
Against the Constitution 0 0 1 1 0 2
Against public order 0 2 6 6 1 15
Misdemeanours 0 1 5 2 0 8
Gender violence 0 0 2 6 0 8
Others 0 2 10 5 1 18
Total 7 66 231 249 20 573
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: March 5, 2018.

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.