Table 2 Sanctions, by type of principal offence and type of sanction. 1996-2000. Number and per 1 000 population 15 years and over

2	Sanctions, by type of principal offence and type of sanction. 1996-2000. Number and per 1 000 population 15 years and over

Type of principal offence and type of sanction	Sanctions, total					Sanctions per 1 000 population

Type of principal offence and type of sanction	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000

All types of offence
Total	199 134	215 168	¹218 149	²215 073	206 519	56,43	60,70	61,23	60,01	57,35
Prosecution conditionally dropped	505	429	319	233	238	0,15	0,12	0,09	0,07	0,07
On the spot fine	..	159 639	158 105	153 338	142 382	..	45,03	44,38	42,78	39,54
Ticket fine	³179 191	36 047	40 656	41 284	45 485	³50,77	10,17	11,41	11,52	12,63
Sentence	19 438	19 053	19 069	20 218	18 414	5,51	5,38	5,35	5,64	5,11

Crimes
Total	18 175	17 194	21 128	22 468	21 542	5,15	4,85	5,93	6,27	5,98
Prosecution conditionally dropped	98	172	132	102	89	0,03	0,05	0,04	0,02	0,02
Ticket fine	5 730	4 729	8 916	9 462	9 573	1,62	1,33	2,50	2,64	2,66
Sentence	12 347	12 293	12 080	12 904	11 880	3,50	3,47	3,39	3,61	3,30

Misdemeanours
Total	180 959	197 974	197 008	192 593	184 977	51,28	55,85	55,29	53,74	51,37
Prosecution conditionally dropped	407	257	187	131	149	0,12	0,07	0,05	0,04	0,05
On the spot fine	..	159 639	158 105	153 338	142 382	..	45,03	44,38	42,78	39,54
Ticket fine	³173 461	31 318	31 727	31 817	35 912	³49,15	8,84	8,90	8,88	9,97
Sentence	7 091	6 760	6 989	7 307	6 534	2,01	1,91	1,96	2,04	1,81

¹	Including 13 cases which can not be distributed by type of offence.
²	Including 12 cases which can not be distributed by type of offence.
³	Including on the spot fine.