Criminal prosecutions

2   Offences reported to the police 1997, by group of offence and decision (by 1.1.2002). Per cent
Group of offence1 Total Not an offence Prosecution dropped, insufficient information about the offender Prosecution dropped, deficient evidence Other unsolved Prosecution dropped, the offender not liable Prosecution dropped or withdrawn Settled by Conflict Council Ticket fine Commited for trial Settled by court of justice Other solved Transferred to another police district Unknown Total number
Fine Community service Conditional imprisonment Unconditional imprisonment Other sanction Acquittal
Offences, total  100 3 42 10 1 2 5 0 12 17 0 1 4 10 0 2 1 2 6  431 608
Crime  100 2 54 9 1 1 3 0 4 16 0 1 4 9 0 2 0 2 6  308 055
Misdemeanour  100 4 11 11 2 3 9 1 30 19 1 1 5 11 0 1 1 3 7  123 553
                                         
Economic offences  100 6 7 23 3 1 6 0 15 26 1 1 6 16 0 2 2 2 10 7 482
Crime  100 6 8 24 3 1 7 0 9 28 0 1 6 17 0 2 1 2 10 6 305
Misdemeanour  100 4 0 16 2 1 6 - 43 16 3 0 7 5 - 1 5 1 7 1 177
Other offences for profit  100 1 65 6 1 1 4 1 4 11 0 1 2 7 0 2 0 2 5  233 010
Crime  100 1 70 6 1 1 2 0 2 11 0 1 2 6 0 2 0 1 5  213 282
Misdemeanour  100 2 3 6 3 8 26 3 25 16 1 1 4 10 0 1 1 4 3 19 728
Offences of violence  100 4 7 29 1 4 11 1 8 27 1 1 6 15 0 4 2 1 5 20 326
Crime  100 4 7 29 1 3 11 1 8 27 1 1 6 15 0 4 2 1 5 20 052
Misdemeanour  100 26 19 17 4 5 13 1 3 4 1 - 0 1 - 1 0 - 8  274
Sexual offences  100 8 14 28 4 3 1 0 7 18 0 0 4 10 0 3 8 1 9 3 687
Crime  100 8 14 28 4 3 1 0 6 18 0 0 4 11 0 3 8 1 9 3 569
Misdemeanour  100 11 14 22 3 1 4 - 30 5 - - 3 2 - 1 3 - 7  118
Offences of narcotics  100 3 2 8 0 2 5 - 15 49 1 3 16 28 0 1 0 7 7 34 705
Crime  100 3 2 8 0 2 5 - 15 49 1 3 16 28 0 1 0 7 7 34 705
Misdemeanour - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Damage to property  100 1 72 7 1 2 4 2 3 5 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 28 175
Crime  100 2 67 8 1 3 5 2 4 7 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 2 21 417
Misdemeanour  100 1 90 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 758
Environment offences  100 7 41 13 1 1 4 0 23 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 3 967
Crime  100 11 7 29 - 2 8 - 19 9 2 - 3 4 - - 2 1 13  116
Misdemeanour  100 6 42 12 1 0 4 0 24 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 3 851
Work environment offences  100 16 2 23 3 - 9 0 10 1 1 - 0 0 - 0 3 - 33 1 225
Crime - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Misdemeanour  100 16 2 23 3 - 9 0 10 1 1 - 0 0 - 0 3 - 33 1 225
Traffic offences  100 4 3 13 3 2 4 0 36 27 1 1 8 16 0 1 1 4 5 59 144
Crime - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Misdemeanour  100 4 3 13 3 2 4 0 36 27 1 1 8 16 0 1 1 4 5 59 144
Other offences  100 8 9 14 2 2 8 0 28 14 1 1 4 7 0 1 1 2 11 39 887
Crime  100 14 6 18 2 2 10 0 16 21 1 1 7 11 0 1 1 2 8 8 609
Misdemeanour  100 7 10 13 1 2 8 0 31 12 1 0 3 6 0 1 1 1 12 31 278
1  Group of offence is described at http://www.ssb.no/emner/03/05/nosc644/7vedl.pdf.

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