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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. 2010
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 1 2 34 81 12 130
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 0 4 1 5
Falsification 1 2 0 1 2 6
Against the Administration of justice 0 0 1 0 0 1
Against public health and the environment 0 0 0 4 0 4
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 15 50 3 68
Against sexual liberty 0 0 5 10 2 17
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 13 11 4 28
Punishable imprudence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special laws (smuggling and fraud) 0 0 0 1 0 1
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0
Offences (new Penal code) 254 1,265 5,643 3,003 225 10,390
Homicide 13 96 429 281 31 850
Causing injury 8 61 274 114 9 466
Against freedom 0 27 90 74 2 193
Torture and against moral integrity 0 0 65 46 2 113
Against sexual freedom 11 50 299 250 51 661
Against intimacy, right to one's image and inviolability of the home 0 1 2 3 0 6
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 4 6 0 10
Against wealth and socio-economic order 177 711 2,254 925 20 4,087
Against the Treasury 0 2 10 8 7 27
Against collective security and public health 25 224 1,652 946 63 2,910
Falsification 0 9 65 46 9 129
Against public administration 3 0 2 4 0 9
Against the administration of justice 1 9 49 43 6 108
Against the Constitution 1 5 33 8 5 52
Against public order 1 21 115 50 0 187
Misdemeanours 3 18 50 13 0 84
Gender violence 3 29 233 178 20 463
Not stated 8 2 17 8 0 35
Total 255 1,267 5,677 3,084 237 10,520
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. Men Catalonia. 2010
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and more Total
Offences (old Penal code) 1 2 29 81 12 125
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 0 4 1 5
Falsification 1 2 0 1 2 6
Against the Administration of justice 0 0 1 0 0 1
Against public health and the environment 0 0 0 4 0 4
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 13 50 3 66
Against sexual liberty 0 0 5 10 2 17
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 10 11 4 25
Punishable imprudence 0 0 0 0 0 0
Special laws (smuggling and fraud) 0 0 0 1 0 1
Misdemeanours 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0
Offences (new Penal code) 237 1,199 5,259 2,745 211 9,651
Homicide 13 92 400 262 29 796
Causing injury 8 60 259 105 9 441
Against freedom 0 25 86 71 0 182
Torture and against moral integrity 0 0 64 46 2 112
Against sexual freedom 11 48 293 243 50 645
Against intimacy, right to one's image and inviolability of the home 0 1 2 3 0 6
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 4 6 0 10
Against wealth and socio-economic order 169 689 2,139 865 18 3,880
Against the Treasury 0 1 8 7 6 22
Against collective security and public health 17 195 1,472 797 59 2,540
Falsification 0 5 57 41 8 111
Against public administration 3 0 2 4 0 9
Against the administration of justice 1 9 48 43 6 107
Against the Constitution 1 5 30 7 4 47
Against public order 1 20 109 50 0 180
Misdemeanours 3 18 42 12 0 75
Gender violence 3 29 232 177 20 461
Not stated 7 2 12 6 0 27
Total 238 1,201 5,288 2,826 223 9,776
Source: Departament de Justícia. Direcció General de Règim Penitenciari i Recursos.
Notes:
A 31 de desembre.
(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. 2010
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 5 0 0 5
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 3 0 0 3
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) 17 66 384 258 14 739
Homicide 0 4 29 19 2 54
Causing injury 0 1 15 9 0 25
Against freedom 0 2 4 3 2 11
Torture and against moral integrity 0 0 1 0 0 1
Against sexual freedom 0 2 6 7 1 16
Against intimacy, right to one's image and inviolability of the home 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against wealth and socio-economic order 8 22 115 60 2 207
Against the Treasury 0 1 2 1 1 5
Against collective security and public health 8 29 180 149 4 370
Falsification 0 4 8 5 1 18
Against public administration 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against the administration of justice 0 0 1 0 0 1
Against the Constitution 0 0 3 1 1 5
Against public order 0 1 6 0 0 7
Misdemeanours 0 0 8 1 0 9
Gender violence 0 0 1 1 0 2
Not stated 1 0 5 2 0 8
Total 17 66 389 258 14 744
Source: Departament de Justícia. Direcció General de Règim Penitenciari i Recursos.
Notes:
A 31 de desembre.
(1) Includes attacks on authorities, agents and government employees, resistance, disobedience, contempt, insults, slander and threats.

Last update: March 24, 2011.

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.