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10651: Penal sanctions (selected) and average sentencing (prison days and amount of fine), by group of principal offence, type of principal offence, and type of sanction. Absolute figures and average 1997 - 2024

Sigmund Book Mohn, Statistics Norway
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Reid Jone Stene, Statistics Norway
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2025-06-18 08:00
Penal sanctions:
sanctions
Sanctions with fine:
sanctions
Sanctions with conditional imprisonment:
sanctions
Sanctions with unconditional imprisonment:
sanctions
Average amount of fine (NOK):
NOK
Average number of days with conditional imprisonment:
days
Average number of days with unconditional imprisonment:
days
Penal sanctions:
31.12.
Sanctions with fine:
31.12.
Sanctions with conditional imprisonment:
31.12.
Sanctions with unconditional imprisonment:
31.12.
Average amount of fine (NOK):
31.12.
Average number of days with conditional imprisonment:
31.12.
Average number of days with unconditional imprisonment:
31.12.
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Mandatory

Selected 1 of total 7

Mandatory
Field for searching for a specific value in the list box. This is examples of values you can search for.1997 , 1998 , 1999 ,

Selected 1 of total 28

Field for searching for a specific value in the list box. This is examples of values you can search for.All types of offences , ¬ Property theft , ¬¬ Theft, total ,

Selected 0 of total 217

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Field for searching for a specific value in the list box. This is examples of values you can search for.All types of sanctions , Sanctions without prison sentence or fine , ¬ Only on the spot fine ,

Selected 0 of total 12

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Number of selected cells exceeds the maximum allowed 300 000
The statistics includes sanctions against persons and enterprises. The types of sanctions which usually are issued enterprises are fine, fines given by the courts or prosecutions conditionally dropped. The number of enterprises can from 2011 be identified in the category unknown age and sex in statistics for these types of sanctions. See table 10623. The years 1997-2001 are only published with standard for principal offence before the new penal code (group of offence -2014 and type of offence -2014).
The older type of sanction community service was replaced by community sanction in 2002. The category community service also includes community service.
The older special sanction security detention was in 2002 replaced with preventive detention, compulsory mental health care and compulsory care. Security detention in combination with unconditional imprisonment is placed in the category unconditional imprisonment, while security detention alone is placed in the category other type of sanction. From year 2019, on the spot fines for maritime conditions (småbåtloven § 42) are included in the statistics. All such on the spot fines are categorized under the type of principal offense «Other transport and traffic legislation» in the group of offense «traffic offenses». The figures for penal sanctions in 2019 have been corrected on 6 March 2022. The change resulted in 9 fewer sanctions, of which 4 fewer sentences to compulsory mental health care for murder or attempted murder.

contents: Penal sanctions , year: 2016

The figures for penal sanctions in 2016 have been corrected on 28 October 2024. The change resulted in 6 more sanctions, of which 3 were sentences to preventive detention, and 3 were sentences to compulsory mental health care.

contents: Penal sanctions , year: 2019

The figures for penal sanctions in 2019 have been corrected on 25 October 2024. The change resulted in 25 more sanctions, of which 4 were sentences to preventive detention for murder, grievous bodily harm and aggravated rape.