Norway Yearbook - 2003

Health and social conditions
161 (cont.). Off ences reported to the police, by type of offence
.
Type of offence 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Crime inflicting dämage to
property 15603 16188 23401 22165 21422 21117 23357 23852 22155
Inflicting slight damage 14573 15 136 22265 20668 20324 19955 22092 22 652 21 078
Inflicting serious damage . 1 024 1 048 1127 1 493 1 087 1158 1 255 1198 1 073
Breach of trade secrets 6 4 9 4 11 4 10 2 4
Receiving stolen goods, subsequent
assistance to the offender 2 829 2 746 3759 4476 5435 5841 5343 5627 5915
Receiving stolen goods 2696 2481 3179 3639 4573 4914 4354 4484 4691
Aggravated receiving stolen
goods 2 113 362 568 228 200 197 195 230
Other 131 152 218 269 634 727 792 948 994
Other crime against the Penal
Code 540 658 714 630 621 595 576 590 519
Crime against the Act relating to
medicinalgoodsetc 6422 6757 11420 13785 18376 21498 23167 24726 27548
Useof narcotics 5176 5516 8811 8515 11032 12171 13181 13767 15503
Possession of narcotics 62 4 1 380 4411 6391 8230 8762 9734 10996
Other crime in connection with
narcotics 1184 1 237 1 229 859 953 1 097 1 224 1 225 1 049
Crime against Act relating to value
added tax 264 665 716 428 400 410 319 272 251
Crime against the Assessment Act 476 665 1 363 1 393 1 521 1 955 1 985 1 603 2 323
CrimeagainsttheDutyAct 33 58 50 84 113 115 144 131 123
Crime against the Alcohol leg islation
124 198 281 393 334 391 221 176 167
Crime against otherActs 170 164 413 347 706 671 664 866 1 351
Misdemeanours 101528 102019 114542 119649 123553 128397 121615 124178 122436
Misdemeanour against the Penal
Code 26361 30243 34530 41123 42453 43953 40599 40027 37486
Misdemeanour inflicting
damagetoproperty 1028 1344 1360 3081 6758 10050 7595 5637 3901
Petty larceny 11123 13017 14751 15951 15523 15802 15397 16769 15089
Misdemeanour against public
orderand peace 4920 5915 6183 7097 7054 6936 6642 6013 6725
Telephone harassment 2 959 3 620 4298 4 599 3427 2 710 2 440 2 647 2 586
Other 6331 6347 7938 10395 9691 8455 8525 8961 9185
Traffic misdemeanour 52 167 49656 56974 55983 59 144 61 635 58 177 59953 60 346
Driving under influence of
alcohol 8351 8355 9051 8670 8777 9330 9046 9588 9615
Other 43816 41301 47923 47313 50367 52305 49131 50365 50731
Misdemeanour against the Act of
vagrancy 4635 5051 5182 5041 4690 4477 4908 5435 5725
Misdemeanour against the Police
regulations 2717 2713 2490 2457 2468 2461 2525 2574 2392
Misdemeanour against the Act
relatingtovalueaddedtax 259 12 151 503 415 736 611 621 471
CrimeagainsttheDutyAct 1874 1361 1498 1600 1434 1510 1925 2455 2228
Misdemeanour against the Alcohol
legislation 1 667 1 545 1 877 1 572 1 775 1 945 2 102 2382 2392
Misdemeanour against the Work
Environment Act 775 884 1 033 1018 1 225 1 285 1 005 978 962
MisdemeanouragainstotherActs. 11075 10554 10807 10352 9949 10395 9763 9753 10434
1After new chapter 19(11 August 2000) concerning sexual crime in the Penal Code, new terms for some of these categories of crime have
been introduced. 2 "Unintentionally, inflicting grievous bodily ham," (238I is included in "Other", previously included in "Inflicting grievous
bodily harm". The ammendments applies for the whole period. "Homicide of own child in connection with birth" is included in "Other",
previously included in "Manslaughter". The ammendments applies for the whole period.
Source: Offences reported to the police, Statistics Norway. More information: http:f/www.ssb.nollovbrudda..ers/
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