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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. 2018
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 8 46 6 60
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 26 4 31
Against sexual liberty 0 0 0 4 0 4
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 0 10 1 11
Punishable imprudence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special laws (smuggling and fraud) 0 0 7 6 1 14
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0
Offences (new Penal code) 158 793 3,936 3,076 344 8,307
Homicide 14 59 333 362 69 837
Causing injury 6 39 180 97 4 326
Against freedom 1 5 45 35 3 89
Torture and against moral integrity 0 1 9 7 1 18
Against sexual freedom 11 29 240 281 60 621
Failure to render aid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against intimacy, right to one's image and inviolability of the home 0 2 14 6 0 22
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 4 11 2 17
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 11 6 0 17
Against wealth and socio-economic order 103 469 1,791 1,079 69 3,511
Against the Treasury 0 0 1 11 12 24
Against right of workers 0 0 1 2 0 3
Against collective security and public health 9 110 758 708 73 1,658
Falsification 0 2 28 41 5 76
Against public administration 0 0 1 5 0 6
Against the administration of justice 0 10 54 41 4 109
Against the Constitution 0 1 3 7 2 13
Against public order 1 20 101 60 3 185
Misdemeanours 1 2 13 5 0 21
Gender violence 6 35 291 243 32 607
Others 6 9 58 69 5 147
Total 158 793 3,944 3,122 350 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. 2018
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and more Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 8 44 5 57
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 24 3 28
Against sexual liberty 0 0 0 4 0 4
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 0 10 1 11
Punishable imprudence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special laws (smuggling and fraud) 0 0 7 6 1 14
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0
Offences (new Penal code) 146 725 3,670 2,855 326 7,722
Homicide 12 58 316 329 66 781
Causing injury 6 39 164 88 3 300
Against freedom 1 5 45 33 3 87
Torture and against moral integrity 0 1 8 7 1 17
Against sexual freedom 11 29 238 278 58 614
Failure to render aid 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against intimacy, right to one's image and Inviolability of the home 0 2 13 6 0 21
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 4 11 2 17
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 9 6 0 15
Against wealth and socio-economic order 100 441 1,692 996 65 3,294
Against the Treasury 0 0 1 10 12 23
Against right of workers 0 0 1 2 0 3
Against collective security and public health 3 75 666 642 69 1,455
Falsification 0 2 26 39 3 70
Against public administration 0 0 1 5 0 6
Against the administration of justice 0 9 46 35 4 94
Against the Constitution 0 1 3 6 0 10
Against public order 1 19 93 53 3 169
Misdemeanours 1 2 5 4 0 12
Gender violence 6 35 288 240 32 601
Others 5 7 51 65 5 133
Total 146 725 3,678 2,899 331 7,779
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. 2018
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 0 2 1 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 0 0 0 0
Against people 0 0 0 2 1 3
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) 12 68 266 221 18 585
Homicide 2 1 17 33 3 56
Causing injury 0 0 16 9 1 26
Against freedom 0 0 0 2 0 2
Torture and against moral integrity 0 0 1 0 0 1
Against sexual freedom 0 0 2 3 2 7
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 0 0 0 0
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 2 0 0 2
Against wealth and socio-economic order 3 28 99 83 4 217
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 6 35 92 66 4 203
Falsification 0 0 2 2 2 6
Against public administration 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against the administration of justice 0 1 8 6 0 15
Against the Constitution 0 0 0 1 2 3
Against public order 0 1 8 7 0 16
Misdemeanours 0 0 8 1 0 9
Gender violence 0 0 3 3 0 6
Others 1 2 7 4 0 14
Total 12 68 266 223 19 588
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 19, 2019.

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.