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Statistics on prosecutions, sentences and punishments contain data on punishments imposed by courts of first instance, on those for whom a punishment has been waived, and on dismissed charges. The data are obtained from the Ministry of Justice and the Legal Register Centre and published once a year.
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02.10.2023
Persons sentenced in court of first instance by offence category 2009-2022
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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A.Offences against property | 14,767 | 14,687 | 14,740 | 14,912 | 14,264 | 14,940 | 15,235 | 14,786 | 14,518 | 15,615 | 16,525 | 14,154 | 15,530 | 15,465 |
B.Offence against life and healt | 10,424 | 10,153 | 10,379 | 10,820 | 10,183 | 9,091 | 8,073 | 7,595 | 6,889 | 6,972 | 6,763 | 5,606 | 6,402 | 6,211 |
C.Sexual offence | 545 | 495 | 515 | 560 | 561 | 567 | 547 | 546 | 548 | 533 | 515 | 489 | 572 | 611 |
D.Offences against public authority and perjury | 1,937 | 1,803 | 1,769 | 1,746 | 1,669 | 1,621 | 1,528 | 1,508 | 1,480 | 1,637 | 1,873 | 1,540 | 1,651 | 1,888 |
E. Traffic offences | 25,810 | 23,291 | 23,041 | 21,709 | 19,272 | 19,101 | 18,669 | 17,611 | 17,276 | 18,413 | 17,203 | 16,108 | 17,559 | 15,560 |
F.Other offences against the Penal Code | 8,754 | 9,362 | 9,563 | 9,165 | 8,971 | 8,861 | 8,521 | 8,246 | 8,609 | 9,568 | 9,372 | 9,396 | 10,333 | 9,317 |
G. Offences against other Acts | 3,351 | 3,453 | 3,265 | 3,036 | 2,375 | 2,786 | 2,713 | 2,720 | 2,544 | 3,420 | 3,037 | 2,432 | 2,236 | 2,134 |
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