Offences reported to the police

1   Offences reported to the police, by type of offence. First half of 1997-2001
Type of offence1 First half of 1997 First half of 1998 First half of 1999 First half of 2000 First half of 20012
All types of offence 206 539 214 330 207 524 219 391 209 752
           
Crimes 147 338 152 137 148 637 160 222 151 572
           
Crime against the Penal Code 137 172 139 670 135 337 146 258 135 898
Crime against the independence and security of the nation 4 7 12 11 10
Crime against the Constitution and the head of the State 4 7 4 1 -
Crime against government authorities 1 1 - 1 -
Other 3 6 4 - -
Crime as to the use of civil rights - - 1 1 2
Crime committed when in public service 245 237 217 212 182
Unlawful gain 3 5 1 3 1
Encroachment upon the secrecy of the mail 4 - 3 3 -
Misuse of authority 88 94 96 92 70
Other 150 138 117 114 111
Crime against public authorities 471 506 492 666 635
Assaulting public servant 366 356 386 485 435
Unlawfully influencing public servant 56 91 71 146 135
Obstructing police investigations, assisting escape 15 17 11 17 44
Other 34 42 24 18 21
Crime against public order and peace 2 331 2 583 2 381 2 806 2 536
Riot and unlawful assembly 1 1 3 1 -
Discrimination owing to race 20 27 20 16 41
Inciting to unlawful conduct 4 4 2 1 2
Unauthorized opening of mail 15 19 13 8 10
Housebreaking and burglary 2 173 2 412 2 168 2 590 2 311
Other 118 120 175 190 172
Crime involving public danger 8 142 9 355 9 261 10 074 10 780
Arson 99 80 84 107 87
Unintentionally causing fire 109 92 114 136 121
Crime of narcotics 7 277 8 396 8 458 9 131 9 867
Serious crime of narcotics 505 647 457 505 493
Other 152 140 148 195 212
Perjury and false evidence 372 324 309 365 405
False accusation 338 304 314 318 388
Wilful false accusation 198 168 177 195 205
Other 140 136 137 123 183
Counterfeiting 153 552 883 1 022 944
Forgery 1 474 1 706 1 474 1 762 1 679
Using forged documents 756 895 887 1 095 861
Forging documents 409 520 372 384 470
Other 309 291 215 283 348
Sexual crime3 1 740 1 578 1 544 1 472 1 440
Rape 193 219 212 239 289
Sexual intercourse by threats, cunning behaviour etc. 18 11 18 11 4
Sexual intercourse with unconscious person 56 56 56 64 11
Attempted rape 41 44 32 70 49
Incest 80 86 81 50 55
Sexual intercourse with children 319 360 368 332 326
Under 10 years of age 97 92 133 96 112
Under 14 years of age 133 163 153 144 114
Under 16 years of age 89 105 82 92 100
Other sexual intercourse 27 42 61 44 34
Sexual act with children under 16 years of age 132 133 121 127 115
Sexual violating or other indecent behaviour 356 397 415 366 320
Pornography 432 117 61 67 84
Other 86 113 119 102 153
Crime concerning family relations 57 84 88 105 85
Defaulting obligation to support dependents 5 8 10 4 4
Contracting non-valid or annulabel marrige 2 4 3 4 4
Kidnapping children 24 28 29 29 32
Other 26 44 46 68 45
Crime against personal liberty 2 815 3 378 3 360 4 294 4 515
Threats 2 653 3 195 3 200 4 101 4 327
Duress and limitation of liberty 100 112 100 118 121
Other 62 71 60 75 67
Crime of violence against the person 6 382 6 766 6 380 7 336 7 355
Assault 4 866 5 213 4 810 5 443 5 582
Wounding or inflicting bodily harm 1 314 1 351 1 373 1 663 1 593
Inflicting grievous bodily harm 23 26 23 31 25
Unintentionally inflicting bodily harm 10 10 14 6 9
Attempted murder 26 26 33 36 21
Murder 20 20 20 27 16
Manslaughter 15 19 26 18 17
Other 108 101 81 112 92
Slander and libel 562 423 477 446 443
Embezzlement 1 002 1 067 1 042 1 199 1 130
Simple embezzlement 826 860 913 1 079 981
Gross embezzlement 176 207 129 120 149
Larceny 86 769 89 441 86 373 91 483 82 804
Simple and minor larceny 37 090 40 583 42 933 46 928 42 065
From factory, office and storehouse 1 772 2 113 2 534 2 332 2 375
From shop 2 442 2 767 2 886 3 498 2 997
From dwelling 2 903 3 285 3 526 3 988 3 672
From entrance, attic, cellar, garage and outhouse 883 989 1 011 1 054 1 139
From public building and institution 1 831 1 964 2 144 2 389 2 170
From mean of transport 3 559 4 183 4 975 5 138 4 209
From restaurant 2 079 2 490 3 042 4 145 3 338
From cloakroom 1 098 1 236 1 239 1 480 1 481
Theft of pedal cycle 9 997 9 623 9 116 9 148 7 660
Other 10 526 11 933 12 460 13 756 13 024
Aggravated larceny 39 905 38 771 34 063 33 369 31 469
From dwelling 8 464 7 412 6 084 5 509 4 978
From entrance, attic, cellar, garage and outhouse 2 670 2 409 1 941 1 829 1 924
From public building and institution 1 557 1 321 1 148 1 185 917
From mean of transport 15 037 15 374 14 018 12 594 10 585
From shop, factory, office and storehouse 6 631 6 271 5 059 5 067 4 537
Other 5 546 5 984 5 813 7 185 8 528
Theft of motor vehicle 9 774 10 087 9 377 11 186 9 270
Automobile 8 246 8 437 7 722 9 176 7 409
Motor cycle 157 212 256 373 358
Other 1 371 1 438 1 399 1 637 1 503
Blackmail and robbery 618 722 822 1 011 862
Blackmail 43 38 120 55 49
Robbery 439 511 494 665 542
Aggravated robbery 112 134 167 240 233
Blackmail and robbery, various 24 39 41 51 38
Fraud and breach of trust 9 393 6 746 5 086 6 373 5 362
Simple fraud 8 631 6 048 4 400 5 538 4 522
Aggravated fraud 256 252 264 279 316
Insurance fraud 168 83 101 155 131
Breach of trust 26 27 14 20 22
Aggravated breach of trust 28 17 19 16 17
Unlawful selling of goods bought on the hire-purchase system 52 47 18 18 23
Other 232 272 270 347 331
Crime in connection with debts 857 820 740 877 760
Negligent and incorrect book-keeping 133 123 258 294 215
Other 724 697 482 583 545
Crime inflicting damage to property 10 868 10 225 11 196 11 541 10 666
Inflicting slight damage 10 343 9 657 10 561 10 938 10 171
Inflicting serious damage 519 567 629 601 492
Breach of trade secrets 6 1 6 2 3
Usury and gaming crime 24 14 8 5 3
Crime in connection with maritime affairs 23 37 49 58 66
Receiving stolen goods, subsequent assistance to the offender 2 528 2 788 2 824 2 820 2 846
Receiving stolen goods 2 191 2 340 2 309 2 228 2 283
Aggravated receiving stolen goods 116 96 93 87 115
Other 221 352 422 505 448
           
Crime against the Act relating to medicinal goods etc. 8 470 10 702 11 578 12 427 13 367
Use of narcotics 5 189 6 239 6 603 7 111 7 586
Possession of narcotics 2 808 3 924 4 366 4 699 5 263
Narcotics, various 473 539 609 617 518
           
Crime against the Act relating to value added tax 223 243 175 122 145
           
Crime against the Military Penal Code 83 109 90 111 62
           
Crime against the Assessment Act 955 937 1 050 906 1 462
Missing income tax return 818 785 926 757 1 310
Tax-evasion 102 110 84 99 98
Other 35 42 40 50 54
           
Crime against the Duty Act 53 57 69 61 70
Smuggling 50 23 32 33 38
Sale and possession of goods without custom clearance - - - - -
Other 3 34 37 28 32
           
Crime against the Alcohol legislation 159 210 141 84 93
Sale 16 23 17 14 17
Illegal destillation 51 81 43 21 13
Other 92 106 81 49 63
           
Crime against other Acts 223 209 197 253 475
           
Misdemeanours 59 201 62 193 58 887 59 169 58 180
           
Misdemeanour against the Penal Code 21 465 21 605 19 724 19 167 18 455
Misdemeanour inflicting damage to property 3 106 5 216 4 463 2 312 1 742
Petty larceny 8 099 7 608 6 718 8 353 7 488
Misdemeanour against public order and peace 3 789 3 598 3 556 3 140 3 351
Telephone harassment 1 915 1 370 1 203 1 334 1 325
Maritime misdemeanour 532 394 359 300 338
Other 4 024 3 419 3 425 3 728 4 211
           
Traffic misdemeanour 27 920 30 357 28 599 28 830 28 121
Driving under influence of alcohol 4 093 4 552 4 369 4 558 4 508
Without driving licence 5 635 6 826 6 573 6 635 6 544
Illegal speed 4 879 5 171 4 432 4 489 4 964
Injury of person 3 995 3 970 3 911 3 930 3 581
Other 9 318 9 838 9 314 9 218 8 524
           
Misdemeanour against the Act of vagrancy 2 352 2 158 2 449 2 626 2 585
Drunkenness 1 724 1 629 2 085 2 285 2 289
Disorderly conduct 334 359 250 184 130
Other 294 170 114 157 166
           
Misdemeanour against the Police regulations 1 108 1 246 1 312 1 269 1 206
Demonstration - 6 1 5 31
Urinating 398 396 478 387 420
Other 710 844 833 877 755
           
Misdemeanour against the Act relating to value added tax 251 269 277 303 352
           
Misdemeanour against the Military Penal Code 107 114 94 84 52
           
Misdemeanour against the Duty Act 772 824 929 1 155 1 208
Smuggling 607 554 667 764 790
Sale and possession of goods without custom clearance 40 70 69 84 53
Other 125 200 193 307 365
           
Misdemeanour against the Alcohol legislation 751 951 993 1 196 1 135
Sale 43 34 30 66 62
Illegal destillation 214 224 145 121 94
Other 494 693 818 1 009 979
           
Misdemeanour against the Work Environment Act 526 582 492 448 511
           
Misdemeanour against other Acts 3 949 4 087 4 018 4 091 4 555
1  See appendix A.
2  Preliminary figures for 2001. The figures given for previous years are definitive, and normally one per cent higher than the preliminary ones.
3  After new chapter 19 (11th August 2000) concerning sexual crime in the Penal Code, new terms for some of these categories of crime have been introdused.

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