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ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 19 MARCH, 2009

NUMBER: 10.1.1.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

ADULT PERPETRATORS OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES

BY TYPE OF DECISION, 2008

 

 

In 2008, the public prosecutor’s offices in the Republic of Croatia decided upon reports for 71 221 adult perpetrators of criminal offences, which was by 2.5% less than in 2007. The number of accused persons decreased by 2.7% and the number of convicted persons by 1.1%, as compared to the previous year.

 

The share of reported persons for criminal offences against property, which were the most frequent ones in 2008, was 54.1%, that of accused persons was 31.5% and of convicted persons 30.7%.

 

By type of pronounced sanctions, the most frequent was suspended imprisonment (70.0%), followed by unsuspended imprisonment (18.1%), unsuspended fine (8.9%) and judicial admonition (1.2%).

 

 

1.   ADULT PERPETRATORS OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES – REPORTED, ACCUSED AND CONVICTED

 

Reported

Accused

Convicted

 

Total

Women

Total

Women

Total

Women

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007.

73 082

5 653

33 497

3 813

24 442

2 450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008.

71 221

5 704

32 609

3 888

24 168

2 524

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indices

2008.
2007.

97,5

100,9

97,3

102,0

98,9

103,0

 

2.     DECISIONS OF PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICES, BY TYPE OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES, 2008

 

Total

Criminal offences against

Other
criminal
offences

Secondary
criminal
legislation
(outside
Penal
Code)

Indices
2008.
2007.

Life and
limb

Freedoms
and rights
of man
and citizen

Values under
protection of inter-national
law

Marriage,
family
and
youth

Property

Environment

Public
safety of
persons and
property
and safety
in traffic

Safety
of
payment
and
business
operations

Authenticity
 of
documents

Public
order

Official
duty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

71 221

2 004

5 662

 5 751

3 083

38 516

827

3 259

4 045

2 490

1 790

1 901

1 427

466

97,5

     Unknown perpetrators

30 026

275

306

135

-

27 355

115

391

1 138

126

95

19

69

2

98,3

     Known perpetrators

41 195

1 729

5 356

5 616

3 083

11 161

712

2 868

2 907

2 364

1 695

1 882

1 358

464

96,9

     Women

5 704

113

605

577

558

1 461

59

402

540

302

121

586

281

99

101,0

          Reports rejected

15 543

527

2 941

2 322

936

3 819

239

548

1 283

530

428

1 136

686

148

104,4

              Dismissed request
          for investigation

40

5

1

2

-

4

-

6

6

-

1

10

5

-

142,9

          Interrupted investigation

10

-

-

9

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

37,0

              Terminated investigation

472

19

17

126

3

53

2

10

134

9

3

44

52

-

114,6

          Request for verdict in
          investigation

40

-

-

18

-

-

-

-

11

-

2

9

-

-

181,8

          Accusatory motion
          submitted

21 692

978

2 338

1 949

2 130

6 859

452

2 055

1 004

1 791

1 164

254

402

316

91,7

              Without warrant

17 035

831

1 494

1 105

2 121

5 778

204

1 361

797

1 704

931

242

337

130

94,7

              With warrant

4 657

147

844

844

9

1 081

248

694

207

87

233

12

65

186

82,1

          Indictment

3 398

200

59

1 190

14

425

19

249

469

34

97

429

213

-

97,4

               Immediate

247

7

1

14

3

43

2

54

82

1

3

25

12

-

103,3

              After investigation

3 096

186

43

1 175

1

374

17

191

387

33

86

404

199

-

96,9

               Against criminally
              insane defendant

55

7

15

1

10

8

-

4

-

-

8

-

2

-

103,8

      Duration of detention

1 716

157

85

562

93

408

-

46

47

18

82

81

137

-

97,3

            Under 15 days

275

13

27

34

28

85

-

9

16

9

15

11

28

-

71,2

            15  – 30 days

502

41

42

99

44

173

-

18

8

2

21

13

41

-

87,9

            1 – 2 months

393

34

11

148

19

93

-

10

5

7

15

16

35

-

105,4

            2 – 3 months

181

34

5

76

-

22

-

5

9

-

1

4

25

-

80,4

            3 – 6 months

365

35

-

205

2

35

-

4

9

-

30

37

8

-

174,6

 

3.     COURTS DECISIONS AND CRIMINAL SANCTIONS, BY TYPE OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES, 2008

 

Total

Criminal offences against

Other criminal offences

Secondary
criminal
legislation
(outside
Penal
Code)

Indices
2008.
2007.

Life and
limb

Freedoms
and rights
of man and
citizen

Values
under protection
of inter-
national
law

Against freedoms and rights of man
 and citizen

Marriage,
family
and
youth

Property

Public
safety of
persons and
property
and safety
in traffic

Safety
of
payment
and
business
operations

Authenticity
of
documents

Public
order

Official
duty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

32 609

1 727

2 841

3 917

358

2 304

10 272

2 792

1 625

2 517

1 556

853

1 445

402

97,3

Women

3 888

127

285

301

18

330

1 141

377

258

333

99

246

299

74

102,0

      Convicted persons

24 168

1 128

1 705

3 507

280

1 821

7 417

2 388

1 145

2 049

1 200

419

768

341

98,9

Women

2 524

65

147

256

12

239

707

318

185

224

73

123

112

63

103,0

      Not convicted  persons

8 441

599

1 136

410

78

483

2 855

404

480

468

356

434

677

61

93,2

Rejected

638

35

71

4

2

6

223

11

31

44

27

92

90

2

-

Terminated criminal proceeding

3 130

249

493

170

27

148

987

120

181

182

123

138

285

27

69,1

Judgement of acquittal

1 799

131

166

108

26

73

590

125

111

76

59

113

209

12

100,1

Judgement rejecting charges

2 790

165

391

128

21

229

1 046

143

157

166

140

91

93

20

104,7

Criminally insane persons –
assignment to coercive
accommodation

84

19

15

-

2

27

9

5

-

-

7

-

-

-

127,3

Criminal  sanctions – total

24 168

1 128

1 705

3 507

280

1 821

7 417

2 388

1 145

2 049

1 200

419

768

341

98,9

      Imprisonment – unsuspended

4 384

234

143

941

148

165

1 938

284

151

145

125

78

26

6

104,6

        20 – 40 years

7

6

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

63,6

        20 years

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100,0

        15 years

4

2

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

33,3

        10 – 15 years

18

13

-

1

3

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

105,9

        5 – 10 years

92

20

-

31

21

-

17

2

-

-

-

1

-

-

88,5

        3 –  5 years

240

14

2

91

30

1

77

10

8

3

-

4

-

-

136,4

        2 –  3 years

299

27

4

89

15

13

109

16

12

8

2

4

-

-

107,9

        1 –  2 years

760

36

9

175

26

38

349

45

36

12

8

25

1

-

108,0

        6 – 12 months

1 345

62

49

182

36

72

647

106

67

50

40

25

9

-

106,7

        3 – 6 months

1 224

40

53

230

14

38

579

101

24

62

57

16

8

2

103,9

        2 – 3 months

278

7

17

74

2

1

130

4

3

10

17

3

7

3

96,5

        1 –  2 months

82

5

6

44

-

-

24

-

1

-

1

-

-

1

79,6

        30 days

34

1

3

22

-

2

5

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

57,6

      Fine – unsuspended

2 153

68

201

604

1

1

325

469

91

31

34

5

218

105

84,7

      Suspended imprisonment

16 922

780

1 302

1 743

123

1 651

5 022

1 552

893

1 861

1 025

334

413

223

100,2

 

3.     COURTS DECISIONS AND CRIMINAL SANCTIONS, BY TYPE OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES, 2008

 (continued)

 

Total

Criminal offences against

Other criminal offences

Secondary
criminal
legislation
(outside
Penal
Code)

Indices
2008.
2007.

 

Life and
limb

Freedoms
and rights
of man and
citizen

Values
under protection
of inter-
national
law

Against freedoms and rights of man and citizen

Marriage,
family
and
youth

Property

Public
safety of
persons and
property
and safety
in traffic

Safety
of
payment
and
business
operations

Authenticity of
documents

Public
order

Official
duty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Suspended fine

146

5

18

18

-

-

25

26

6

1

4

-

37

6

89,6

      Judicial admonition

285

25

39

105

-

1

31

4

2

5

6

-

66

1

81,7

      Educational  measures

136

10

2

37

3

2

49

18

2

5

5

2

1

-

95,8

      Juvenile prison

19

2

-

6

1

-

9

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

59,4

      Suspension of juvenile
      prison

70

-

-

47

3

-

17

1

-

1

1

-

-

-

83,3

      Convicted, but no penal
      sentence

53

4

-

6

1

1

1

33

-

-

-

-

7

-

115,2

      Fine as additional penalty

332

8

7

43

2

6

97

22

115

5

16

6

5

-

187,6

      Security measures

6 622

159

153

2 182

57

415

990

355

582

1 096

431

59

141

2

96,4

      Confiscation of pecuniary
      benefit acquired by a
      criminal offence

1 553

-

-

228

-

-

1 122

4

84

2

-

89

22

2

110,8

Substitution of imprisonment
(community sanctions)

436

9

17

137

4

8

144

41

10

24

30

4

4

4

121,8

Previous convictions

6 771

235

369

1 075

61

442

3 179

187

269

489

244

49

103

69

105,8

      For same type of
      offences

1 677

18

48

439

12

137

777

17

85

80

19

8

25

12

98,8

      For different type of
      offences

3 072

182

258

311

44

234

1 137

160

133

279

188

36

64

46

102,9

            For both same and
            different types of offences

2 022

35

63

325

5

71

1 265

10

51

130

37

5

14

11

117,6

  Duration of detention

3 402

227

182

714

120

237

1 294

84

133

204

120

43

38

6

97,8

      Under 30 days

1 696

73

103

278

28

110

658

41

82

179

80

27

31

6

97,5

      30 days – 3 months

617

44

38

113

18

63

252

18

27

12

19

8

5

-

97,9

      3 – 6 months

431

27

23

106

20

38

175

13

5

4

16

3

1

-

90,9

      6 – 12 months

411

33

13

129

26

25

146

11

14

6

4

3

1

-

105,1

      12 – 18 months

132

27

4

43

13

-

39

-

3

2

1

-

-

-

100,0

      18 – 24 months

46

6

-

18

6

1

11

-

2

1

-

1

-

-

69,7

      2 – 3 years

69

17

1

27

9

-

13

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

150,0

 

 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

Source and methods of data collection

 

On the basis of the Official Statistics Act (NN, No. 103/03), data on criminal offences of adult reported, accused and convicted persons are collected through the Statistical Report for an Adult against whom Proceedings Based on Crime Report and Interlocutory Proceedings Have Been Terminated (SK-1 form) and the Statistical Report for an Accused Adult against whom a Criminal Procedure Have Been Validly Terminated (SK-2 form).

 

Statistical reports are filled in by competent public prosecutor’s offices after the final decision has taken place as well as county and municipal courts of first instance that act after the criminal procedure has been validly terminated. Observation units are adult perpetrators of criminal offences that may be either direct perpetrators, accomplices, instigators or assistants.

 

Coverage

 

The statistical survey cover all adult perpetrators of criminal offences, whether reported, accused or convicted, in order to examine the volume and spread of crime for the whole territory of the Republic of Croatia.

 

Definitions

 

Crime in terms of statistical surveys covers an action from reporting a criminal offence to the valid termination of the legal proceedings by a public prosecutors’ office, that is, to pronouncing a valid court decision.

 

Adult perpetrator of criminal offence is a person who turned 18 years of age at the time of committing the offence and against whom proceedings based on crime report and interlocutory proceedings have terminated. The term also refers to accused persons (including those who were reported on the basis of private suit) against whom legal proceedings have validly terminated.

 

Person reported as known perpetrator is an adult perpetrator of a criminal offence against whom proceedings based on crime report and interlocutory proceedings have been terminated by a decision according to which: the report is rejected, interrupted investigation, the investigation is terminated, indictment or accusatory motion submitted.

 

Person reported as unknown perpetrator is an unknown person who was reported for a criminal offence with the public prosecutor, and who remains unknown even one year after the crime report was placed.

 

Accused person is an adult person against whom a proposed indictment, accusatory motion submitted or private suit is placed in court. It also refers to a person against whom criminal proceedings have been terminated with a valid court decision, by which the proceedings are terminated or crime report dropped, a person released from accusation, the accusation is rejected, or, for criminally insane persons, assignment to coercive accommodation  or a perpetrator is found guilty.

 

Younger adult person is a person who, at the time of committing an offence, turned 18 but not yet 21 years of age. Court may propose correctional measures consisting of special obligations, increased supervision and juvenile imprisonment penalty. In the case that a perpetrator did not turned the age of 21, court may propose assignment to a correctional institution.

 

Convicted person is an adult person that was found guilty, against whom penal measures have been imposed. Those measures may be: imprisonment, fine, educational measures, judicial admonition. It also includes persons who are found guilty, but released from sentence.

 

Abbreviations

 

NN     Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of
           Croatia

 

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