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The table shows number of offences by some main categories 2001 - 2006

Year

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

 

Click here to see number of offences 2005 compared to average values of the years 2000 – 2004 (Traffic violations excluded).

Offences against public authorities

126

118

241

216

191

316

Fraud and forgery

398

513

340

328

333

296

Sexual offences

282

324

359

277

288

281

Violence against the person

1,455

1,330

1,304

1,199

1,299

1,265

Crimes against privacy laws

759

758

874

734

774

726

Enrichment offences*

8,298

8,699

7,618

6,947

6,082

6,596

Vandalism

4,463

4,141

3,883

3,536

2,643

3,472

Unlawful use of property

388

566

412

463

348

478

Narcotics offences

911

994

1,385

1,671

1,816

2,098

Alcohol offences

2,230

1,984

2,009

1,553

1,762

1,607

Traffic violations*

58,968

66,045

56,817

55,751

43,488

52,514

Click on each category text above for details.

*Reservation: Figures have changed somewhat since previous issues as traffic accidents are no longer included in crime statistics, and also due to changes in the police registry. Forced entry offences are not added to theft offences like in previous statistical reports.

 

Numbers in Context    Crimes per Capita    Back to Main Page

 


The column “Average” in the table below refers to an average number of offences 2000 – 2004.

Offence Categories

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

 

 

Average

2000-2004

 

2005

Offences against public authorities

 

 

Violence against police

102

80

68

88

80

 

84

 

68

Violence against public servant

6

8

10

7

5

 

7

 

11

Bribery

0

1

0

0

0

 

0

 

0

Defamation of public servant

1

0

0

0

1

 

0

 

0

Intimidation of witnesses

2

4

6

6

3

 

4

 

1

Assisting prisoners or arrested persons to escape

0

1

1

1

1

 

1

 

2

Breach of seal

6

7

8

6

5

 

6

 

7

Failure to obey police instructions

0

0

2

97

92

 

38

 

69

Obstructing the police in the course of their work

0

0

1

25

16

 

8

 

17

An individual practices official power that he/she does not possess

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

 

1

Unlawful use of uniform or insignia belonging to public authorities

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

 

1

Other offences against authorities

16

25

22

11

13

 

17

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fraud and forgery

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

 

Average

2000-2004

 

2005

Forgery of bank notes

35

69

33

16

24

 

35

 

6

Forgery, other than money

0

4

2

2

0

 

2

 

4

Forgery, documents

105

84

163

128

124

 

121

 

122

Forgery of cheques

48

31

42

17

15

 

31

 

16

Forgery of payment card

62

34

23

17

9

 

29

 

34

Forgery of commercial bill

14

10

19

12

5

 

12

 

8

Forgery of certificate of indebtedness

31

19

27

18

9

 

21

 

20

Forgery of medical prescriptions

38

18

49

32

43

 

36

 

40

Other forgery

24

37

34

18

11

 

25

 

2

Fraud – use of signature given under false pretences

7

3

3

2

3

 

4

 

1

Misappropriation of papers

87

85

108

63

82

 

85

 

70

Misrepresentation of papers

1

3

6

10

1

 

4

 

3

Misuse of stamp or seal

2

1

3

3

0

 

2

 

3

Perversion of evidence

0

0

0

1

1

 

0

 

0

Trafficking of forged currency

0

0

0

0

0

 

0

 

4

Other document offences

1

0

1

1

1

 

1

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sexual offences

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

 

Average

2000-2004

 

2005

Rape

36

51

74

69

51

 

56

 

73

Rape involving other types of coercion

4

4

2

2

0

 

2

 

2

Exploitation of mental illness or deficiency

17

32

36

26

24

 

27

 

25

Exploitation by warders or staff of prisons, patients, etc

13

5

6

6

10

 

8

 

2

Exploitation of financial or other dependence

1

0

0

3

3

 

1

 

1

Other sexual harassment

12

11

4

4

3

 

7

 

21

Sexual offences, deceit

0

0

0

1

0

 

0

 

0

Incest with own child or other descendant

4

4

5

4

3

 

4

 

5

Other sexual molestation of own child or descendant

10

5

10

4

6

 

7

 

6

Incest / sexual acts between siblings

1

1

1

0

0

 

1

 

0

Intercourse with stepchild, ward, etc.

3

8

3

5

11

 

6

 

7

Other sexual abuse of stepchild, ward, etc.

5

8

2

5

7

 

5

 

9

Intercourse with child under 14

18

23

17

41

18

 

23

 

19

Other sexual offence against child under 14

20

19

29

28

3

 

20

 

38

Sexual offences, under 18 years of age seduced to carnal intercourse

5

4

2

6

3

 

4

 

2

Negligence pursuant to paragraphs 201 and 202 in the criminal law

1

0

1

2

1

 

1

 

1

Living off the promiscuity of others

0

0

1

4

0

 

1

 

0

Prostitution as means of livelihood

0

0

2

4

1

 

1

 

1

Duping, enticing or encouraging persons under 18 to live by promiscuity

0

0

0

0

19

 

4

 

0

Encouraging a person under 21 to move to or from the country to live by promiscuity

0

1

0

0

0

 

0

 

0

Pimping; encouraging or profiting from promiscuity of others

0

0

1

5

0

 

1

 

0

Indecent behaviour

33

47

56

53

40

 

46

 

44

Distribution of pornography

7

8

3

7

5

 

6

 

2

Pornographic publications, pornographic pictures or other such items released to young people under the age of 18

0

1

0

1

0

 

0

 

0

Possession of child pornography

4

11

17

15

15

 

12

 

25

Publication of pornography

2

1

0

0

0

 

1

 

2

Other sex-offences

32

38

52

64

54

 

48

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Violence against the person

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

 

Average

2000-2004

 

2005

Homicide

5

1

4

0

3

 

3

 

3

Manslaughter

8

9

7

8

6

 

8

 

1

Minor assault (common assault)

1,134

1,065

1,085

1,073

966

 

1,065

 

848

Minor assault

238

255

147

144

122

 

181

 

353

Major assault (grievous bodily harm)

59

69

38

49

59

 

55

 

58

Injury caused by carelessness

49

38

31

17

26

 

32

 

18

Causing danger to life and limb

0

5

6

2

1

 

3

 

7

Life and welfare of others put in obvious jeopardy by playful conduct or an otherwise unscrupulous act

0

0

0

0

1

 

0

 

4

Failure to assist person in mortal danger

0

1

0

0

1

 

0

 

0

Failure to attempt resuscitation

0

1

1

0

0

 

0

 

0

Attempted homicide

0

5

1

1

3

 

2

 

6

Various offences against life & limb

15

6

10

10

11

 

10

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crimes against privacy laws

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

 

Average

2000-2004

 

2005

Breaking and entering

166

182

185

201

221

 

191

 

291

Breach of exclusion order

0

3

1

6

8

 

4

 

0

Persecution (breach of exclusion order), defamation

15

21

6

8

7

 

11

 

14

Threats

379

383

419

473

371

 

405

 

427

Libel, slander

15

21

24

26

32

 

24

 

32

Prying illegally into private data, computerized or otherwise

0

0

0

4

1

 

1

 

1

Official reporting another person’s private affairs without there being sufficient reasons at hand justifying the act

0

0

0

1

0

 

0

 

0

Invasion of privacy. various

182

149

123

155

94

 

141

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enrichment offences

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

 

Average

2000-2004

 

2005

Forced entry

2,407

2,857

3,208

2,889

2,769

 

2,826

 

2,244

Theft

5,636

4,798

4,747

3,975

3,419

 

4,515

 

3,181

Looting

44

36

37

64

71

 

50

 

93

Illegal handling of items found

37

21

42

32

36

 

34

 

19

Embezzlement – property

16

16

14

22

20

 

18

 

16

Embezzlement – money

53

59

87

87

80

 

73

 

49

Cheque fraud

105

83

52

29

21

 

58

 

18

Hotel fraud

17

13

7

5

4

 

9

 

23

Fraud with stolen cheques

29

9

16

4

15

 

15

 

7

Insurance fraud

3

3

4

3

4

 

3

 

5

Fraud - Payment card

0

0

16

70

93

 

36

 

105

Fraud – various

199