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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. 2013
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 3 41 0 44
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 1 1 0 2
Falsification 0 0 0 2 0 2
Against the Administration of justice 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public health and the environment 0 0 1 3 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 1 17 0 18
Against sexual liberty 0 0 0 12 0 12
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 0 6 0 6
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) 217 1,110 5,028 3,130 289 9,774
Homicide 12 74 429 329 37 881
Causing injury 13 50 240 152 9 464
Against freedom 1 14 122 45 5 187
Torture and against moral integrity 1 3 24 21 3 52
Against sexual freedom 8 36 271 260 50 625
Failure to render aid 0 0 1 0 0 1
Against intimacy, right to one's image and Inviolability of the home 1 2 1 4 1 9
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 9 8 0 17
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 7 8 0 15
Against wealth and socio-economic order 156 688 2,148 981 68 4,041
Against the Treasury 0 0 1 12 6 19
Against right of workers 0 0 2 1 0 3
Against collective security and public health 10 153 1,225 844 69 2,301
Falsification 0 1 43 61 4 109
Against public administration 0 0 6 4 2 12
Against the administration of justice 0 8 37 42 7 94
Against the Constitution 0 3 17 8 1 29
Against public order 6 29 133 77 1 246
Misdemeanours 3 13 44 29 2 91
Gender violence 5 36 265 242 24 572
Not stated 1 0 3 2 0 6
Total 217 1,110 5,031 3,171 289 9,818
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. 2013
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and more Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 2 41 0 43
Against State domestic security (1) 0 0 1 1 0 2
Falsification 0 0 0 2 0 2
Against the Administration of justice 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public health and the environment 0 0 1 3 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 0 17 0 17
Against sexual liberty 0 0 0 12 0 12
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against freedom and security 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against property 0 0 0 6 0 6
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) 213 1,055 4,707 2,885 273 9,133
Homicide 12 74 405 296 36 823
Causing injury 13 49 230 150 9 451
Against freedom 1 14 115 43 4 177
Torture and against moral integrity 1 3 24 21 3 52
Against sexual freedom 8 35 264 251 50 608
Failure to render aid 0 0 1 0 0 1
Against intimacy, right to one's image and Inviolability of the home 1 2 1 2 1 7
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 8 8 0 16
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 7 7 0 14
Against wealth and socio-economic order 153 667 2,023 904 65 3,812
Against the Treasury 0 0 1 11 5 17
Against right of workers 0 0 2 1 0 3
Against collective security and public health 9 128 1,101 741 62 2,041
Falsification 0 0 38 58 3 99
Against public administration 0 0 6 4 2 12
Against the administration of justice 0 8 33 38 5 84
Against the Constitution 0 3 17 8 1 29
Against public order 6 28 129 75 1 239
Misdemeanours 3 11 39 24 2 79
Gender violence 5 33 260 241 24 563
Not stated 1 0 3 2 0 6
Total 213 1,055 4,709 2,926 273 9,176
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. 2013
18-20 21-25 26-40 41-60 61 and over Total
Offences (old Penal code) 0 0 1 0 0 1
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 1 0 0 1
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
Not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0
Offences (new Penal code) 4 55 321 245 16 641
Homicide 0 0 24 33 1 58
Causing injury 0 1 10 2 0 13
Against freedom 0 0 7 2 1 10
Torture and against moral integrity 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against sexual freedom 0 1 7 9 0 17
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 2 0 2
Against honour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against family relations 0 0 1 0 0 1
Against rights of foreign citizens 0 0 0 1 0 1
Against wealth and socio-economic order 3 21 125 77 3 229
Against the Treasury 0 0 0 1 1 2
Against right of workers 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against collective security and public health 1 25 124 103 7 260
Falsification 0 1 5 3 1 10
Against public administration 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against the administration of justice 0 0 4 4 2 10
Against the Constitution 0 0 0 0 0 0
Against public order 0 1 4 2 0 7
Misdemeanours 0 2 5 5 0 12
Gender violence 0 3 5 1 0 9
Not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 4 55 322 245 16 642
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 25, 2014.

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.