Topic
Social conditions, welfare and crime
All content for topic social conditions, welfare and crime
Show content types
- Statistics (32)
- Publications and articles (133)
Search results
-
Fewer adults and more children among offenders
The police and prosecution authority completed the investigation of 288 100 offences in 2019. Among these, 141 100 were considered solved. This led to 143 400 charges against 69 350 different offenders, of which 2 928 were children under 15 years ...
Article -
This is Norway 2020
This is Norway presents statistics from a variety of areas and seeks to give an overview of Norwegian society and its developments in recent years.
Publication -
Life Quality in Norway, 2020
Reports 2020/35
Publication -
Report from the Norwegian SILC web pilot 2019
Documents 2020/29
This report describes results from the SILC web pilot conducted by Statistics Norway in June 2019.
Publication -
Economy, health and well-being
Reports 2020/29
Publication -
Less children received measures from the Child Welfare Services
A total of 54 600 children received measures, both care and assistance measures, in 2019. This represents about a thousand children less than in 2018
Article -
Drop in offences without victims
In 2019, a total of 310 000 offences were registered by the police and prosecution authority, which is 2.5 per cent less than the year before. The decrease is related to an extended drop in narcotic offences and other offences without registered v...
Article -
From abuse to sanction
Reports 2020/22
Police-reported domestic violence and child abuse has led to major changes in registered violent crime in the last 15 years. But what happens in the judicial system once domestic violence or child abuse is reported to the police?
Publication -
Nearly all sanctions are fines
In 2018, the overall decline in sanctions continued, but was less marked than in recent years. Various types of fines continue to dominate the statistics, either individually or in combination with other types of sanctions, and fines make up about...
Article -
Methods of social reporting
Reports 2019/32
Publication -
The economic welfare of low-income households 2019
Reports 2019/33
Publication -
Further drop in solved offences
A total of 287 600 offences were investigated by the police and prosecution authority in 2018, which is 0.4 per cent less than the year before. A continued decline in solved offences led to fewer charged persons.
Article -
Fewer days in prison in 2017
Compared to the historic peak year of 2016, the number of prison days for all types of imprisonment was lower in 2017.
Article -
More people fell victim of fraud
The decline in reported property thefts continued in 2018, but an increase of 19 per cent in persons who fell victim of fraud led to an overall increase in victims of crime.
Article -
Low-income families more vulnerable to poverty-related problems
Most Norwegians are financially equipped to meet their everyday financial obligations, but some groups struggle to make ends meet. Couples with children and a low income, and single parents are more vulnerable to poverty-related problems.
Article