Statistics Norway

Sanctions

44 Average term of imprisonment and amount of fine, by type of sanction and principal offence. 2011
Type of principal offence On the spot fine Ticket fine Fine Conditional imprisonment Conditional imprisonment and fine Unconditional imprisonment Unconditional and conditional imprisonment
Conditional imprisonment Fine Unconditional imprisonment Conditional imprisonment
  Kroner Days Kroner Days
All types of offences 2 660 6 799 14 059 52 27 13 412  194  139  109
                   
Crimes - 6 281 27 036 53 32 7 624  258  142  111
                   
Crime against the Penal Code - 6 854 35 656 54 32 6 567  277  145  112
Crime against the public authorities - 5 000 - 34 33 6 560 63 88 70
Assaulting public servant - - - 36 35 6 813 52 87 70
Other - 5 000 - 24 26 5 750  125 93 70
Crime against public order and peace - 5 638 11 000 40 42 8 000 87  140 70
Discrimination owing to rase - - - - - - - - -
Housebreaking and burglary - 5 600 11 000 40 45 5 600 56  140 70
Other - 6 071 - - 30 20 000  300 - -
Crime involving public danger - 5 233 15 249 60 27 6 445  478  183  131
Arson - - - - - - 1 068  540  360
Unintentionally causing fire - - 1 000 000 90 - - - - -
Crime of narcotics - 5 274 7 206 41 27 6 440 69 53 53
Serious crime of narcotics - - -  482 - - 1 065  381  249
Other - 4 307 4 900  133 30 10 000  663 - -
Perjury and false evidence - 20 000 - 29 27 5 231 43 39 32
False accusation - 6 800 - 85 52 9 786  125 89 99
Counterfeiting - - -  135 - -  240 75  125
Forgery - 7 119 6 960 36 37 7 145 74  104 86
Sexual crime - 12 729 11 345 92 49 10 667  667  226  247
Rape - - -  240 - - 1 248  443  477
Attempted rape - - - - - -  953  540  360
Incest - - - - - - - - -
Sexual intercourse with children - - -  176 60 15 000  579  264  321
Under 10 years of age - - - - - - 1 135  440  300
Under 14 years of age - - -  278 - -  939  338  470
Under 16 years of age - - - 75 60 15 000  178  104 81
Other sexual intercourse - - -  180 - -  564 60 90
Pornography - 10 304 - 32 69 6 143  136 67 58
Other - 12 854 11 345 64 41 11 909  147 77 51
Crime concerning family relations - 3 000 12 000 64 67 6 111  376  176  111
Crime against the personal liberty - 6 862 5 250 47 35 7 347  117  101 76
Crime of violence against the person - 7 692 96 945 43 31 7 716  261  113 80
Assault - 7 694 8 567 35 31 7 475 74 55 53
Wounding or inflicting bodily harm - 5 000 10 000 81 57 6 200  187  129 83
Inflicting grievous bodily harm - - - - - - 1 200  120 90
Attempted murder - - - - - - 1 610  720  360
Murder - - - - - - 5 160 - -
Manslaughter - - 4 250 000 60 60 10 000  268  231  136
Other - - - 33 19 10 308  117  129  218
Slander and libel - - - - - - - - -
Embezzlement - 7 105 9 333 51 28 6 000  190  101 96
Larceny - 6 522 7 484 55 41 5 675  167  146 99
Simple and minor larceny - 6 421 8 237 41 32 5 024 95 87 70
Aggravated larceny - 7 461 3 500 69 56 5 380  202  173  113
Theft of motor vehicle - 6 968 5 900 45 38 6 835  108 98 67
Blackmail and robbery - 5 000 -  179 90 3 000  447  269  192
Blackmail - 5 000 - 60 - -  328  183  107
Robbery - - -  200 90 3 000  346  258  165
Aggravated robbery - - - 90 - -  722  335  323
Blackmail and robbery, various - - - - - - 25 - -
Fraud and breach of trust - 30 576 8 571 48 28 6 654  159  112  108
Crime in connection with debts - 11 250 - 60 21 5 000 63 62 48
Crime inflicting damage to property - 6 184 7 041 41 33 6 286  177  102 93
Inflicting slight damage - 6 185 7 041 30 27 6 105 40 27 30
Inflicting serious damage - 6 000 - 77 98 8 000  343  134  119
Breach of trade secrets etc. - - - - - - - - -
Receiving stolen goods and money laundering - 6 572 7 465 56 47 6 536  185  135  105
Simple receiving stolen goods and money laundering - 6 719 7 959 51 38 6 100  108  111 79
Aggravated receiving stolen goods and money laundering - 15 000 -  133  210 15 000  383  202  182
Other - 4 886 4 750 32 27 5 333  138  138 95
Other crime against the Penal Code - 9 833 - - - -  180 - -
                   
Crime against Act relating to medicinal goods etc. - 3 413 5 003 33 26 14 287 36 49 51
Use of narcotics - 3 172 4 704 29 26 14 817 35 56 53
Possession of narcotics - 3 758 5 513 38 28 11 790 43 24 42
Other crime in connection with narcotics - 3 667 - - - - 30 - -
                   
Crime against Act relating to value added tax - 18 400 -  120  116 30 000  328  157  225
                   
Crime against the Assessment Act - 31 964 26 250 17 68 50 000 90 75  133
                   
Crime against the Duty Act - 29 697 -  103 30 13 000 35 91 74
                   
Crime against the Alcohol legislation - 10 000 - - - - - - -
                   
Crime against other acts - 13 104 32 011 46 34 12 091 61 59 76
                   
Misdemeanours 2 660 7 039 9 441 30 23 18 137 32 39 52
                   
Misdemeanour against the Penal Code - 5 043 7 779 33 29 7 421 56 58 70
Misdemeanour inflicting damage to property - 3 738 2 867  105 - - - - -
Petty larceny - 2 565 4 024 21 27 2 000  108 - -
Misdemeanour against public order and peace - 6 875 9 025 17 25 11 750 19 - -
Telephone harassment - 5 500 6 800 - 45 12 500  128 47 28
Other - 5 809 7 773 24 28 6 300 56 62 86
                   
Traffic misdemeanour 2 818 6 535 8 464 24 23 18 567 31 38 48
Driving under influence of alcohol - 8 352 14 449 27 25 22 141 33 36 32
Other 2 818 6 499 8 030 23 19 9 945 25 44 95
                   
Misdemeanour against the Police regulations - 5 200 7 510 14 - - 10 - -
                   
Misdemeanour against Act relating to value added tax - 13 617 16 250 - - - - - -
                   
Misdemeanour against the Duty Act  819 12 911 21 750 23 26 13 093 24 15 30
                   
Misdemeanour against the Alcohol legislation - 3 322 4 850 26 26 7 800 - 21 15
                   
Misdemeanour against the Work Environment Act -  104 793  145 667 - 60 25 000 - - -
                   
Misdemeanour against other acts - 14 383 13 749 50 23 10 750 29 30 58

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