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CROATIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
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ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 29 MAY, 2009

NUMBER: 10.1.3.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

OFFENDERS BY TYPE OF MISDEMEANOUR, 2008

 

In 2008, competent magistrate’s courts and competent administrative bodies in the Republic of Croatia made decisions on starting the misdemeanour proceedings for 277 631 adult offenders, which was by 2.4% less  than in 2007.

 

The number of accused juvenile persons decreased by 4.6%, while the number of legal entities and responsible persons increased by 21.8%, as compared to the previous year.

 

As for the number of misdemeanours, both adult and juvenile persons committed most misdemeanours in the field of safety in traffic (58.7% of adults and 65.9% of juveniles), while legal entities and persons in charge committed most misdemeanours in the field of economy (32.2%).

 

 

1.   MISDEMEANOUR OFFENDERS

 

Adult

Juvenile

Legal entities and responsible persons

Accused

Found guilty

Accused

Found guilty

Accused

Recognised
 as responsible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007.

284 545

197 573

11 201

6 746

20 172

11 604

2008.

277 631

185 494

10 684

296

24 562

14 136

Indices

 2008.
 2007.

97,6

93,9

95,4

4,41)

121,8

121,8

 

 

1)    The figure is significantly lower as a result of the new Misdemeanour Act entering into force, see Notes on Methodology

 

 

2.   DECISIONS MADE BY COMPETENT MAGISTRATE’S BODIES AND PRONOUNCED SANCTIONS, BY TYPE OF MISDEMEANOUR, 2008

 

Total

Type of misdemeanour

Public
order and peace

Safety of road  traffic

General safety

Economy

Financial activities

Work and safety at work

Education, science, culture and information

Health care,
social welfare, health insurance and
environmental health

Social
self care

Adminis-
tration

 

 

 

 

 

Adult persons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

277 631

49 549

163 085

15 920

33 311

11 661

2 321

239

1 232

244

69

Women

46 944

7 008

20 189

2 063

14 090

2 637

526

78

326

4

23

    Not found guilty

92 137

15 175

55 053

4 205

15 077

1 140

730

77

467

184

29

   Women

17 384

2 496

7 210

564

6 517

266

158

32

132

2

7

        Rejected

9 126

803

1 849

591

5 632

16

73

31

89

42

-

        Proceedings terminated

63 170

10 128

40 568

2 558

7 849

1 117

516

37

277

110

10

        Judgement rejecting charges

13 107

2 297

8 680

786

1 122

7

103

7

57

30

18

        Judgement of acquittal

6 598

1 889

3 898

255

469

-

38

2

44

2

1

        Mentally incapable persons

136

58

58

15

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Found guilty

185 494

34 374

108 032

11 715

18 234

10 521

1 591

162

765

60

40

   Women

29 560

4 512

12 979

1 499

7 573

2 371

368

46

194

2

16

        Imprisonment – total

7 836

5 680

1 799

356

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Suspended

5 246

4 387

541

318

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

        Fine

143 313

25 320

85 780

8 210

12 125

9 960

1 118

128

588

51

33

        Admonition

32 234

2 995

19 666

2 596

5 827

561

369

31

174

8

7

        Convicted, but no penal sentence

2 111

379

787

553

281

-

104

3

3

1

-

    Security measure applied

31 550

6 293

20 361

3 143

499

907

342

-

2

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Juvenile persons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

10 684

2 654

7 045

866

89

12

7

-

4

7

-

Female persons

888

257

507

97

21

1

5

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not found guilty

10 388

2 564

6 872

837

86

12

6

-

4

7

-

    Accusatory motion rejected

495

43

322

114

12

2

2

-

-

-

-

    Proceedings terminated

2 717

804

1 598

277

23

4

4

-

1

6

-

    Mentally incapable persons

2

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    Not found guilty but correctional
    and/or security measure applied

7 174

1 716

4 951

446

51

6

-

-

3

1

-

 

2.   DECISIONS MADE BY COMPETENT MAGISTRATE’S BODIES AND PRONOUNCED SANCTIONS, BY TYPE OF MISDEMEANOUR, 2008

(continued)

 

Total

Type of misdemeanour

Public
order and peace

Safety of road traffic

General safety

Economy

Financial activities

Work and safety at work

Education, science, culture and information

Health care,
social welfare, health insurance and
environmental health

Social
self care

Adminis-
tration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Found guilty

296

90

173

29

3

-

1

-

-

-

-

 

 Female persons

20

15

2

1

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

      Juvenile prison

18

11

7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

     Fine

278

79

166

29

3

-

1

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Correctional measure applied

6 973

1 703

4 785

424

51

6

-

-

3

1

-

    Of that, with security measure

190

128

28

21

11

2

-

-

-

-

-

Female persons

534

156

312

52

13

1

-

-

-

-

-

        Reprimand

6 586

1 531

4 585

412

50

4

-

-

3

1

-

        Special obligations

342

155

172

12

1

2

-

-

-

-

-

        Assessment to disciplinary
        centre

45

17

28

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security measure applied

400

143

200

44

11

2

-

-

-

-

-

        Of that, with correctional  
        measure

190

128

28

21

11

2

-

-

-

-

-

        Of that, with sentence

9

2

6

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

Legal entities and responsible persons

Total

  24 562

87

3 670

795

7 921

7 801

2 958

28

1 216

23

63

   Legal entities not found
   responsible

10 076

71

2 129

519

4 275

1 013

1 440

21

568

15

25

        Rejected

1 129

5

108

47

613

48

193

6

103

4

2

       Proceedings terminated

6 603

57

1 375

299

2 685

948

912

8

302

6

11

        Judgement rejecting charges

1 868

6

513

144

744

17

276

6

147

3

12

        Judgement of acquittal

476

3

133

29

233

-

59

1

16

2

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Legal entities found responsible

14 136

14

1 482

271

3 557

6 715

1 427

6

618

8

38

       Fine

11 524

12

1 259

189

2 349

6 217

1 098

6

368

6

20

       Admonition

2 003

2

185

56

868

464

247

-

165

2

14

        Found responsible but no
        penal sentence

609

-

38

26

340

34

82

-

85

-

4

    Security measure applied

87

-

1

4

53

24

4

-

1

-.

-

 

2.   DECISIONS MADE BY COMPETENT MAGISTRATE’S BODIES AND PRONOUNCED SANCTIONS, BY TYPE OF MISDEMEANOUR, 2008

 (continued)

 

Total

Type of misdemeanour

Public
order and peace

Safety of road traffic

General safety

Economy

Financial activities

Work and safety at work

Education, science, culture and information

Health care,
social welfare, health insurance and
environmental health

Social
self care

Adminis-
tration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Responsible persons not found
    guilty

10 290

72

2 070

562

4 410

1 012

1 514

24

586

15

25

    Women

1 662

5

140

51

895

208

248

5

101

2

7

        Rejected

1 183

7

81

64

644

55

214

7

105

4

2

        Proceedings terminated

6 167

54

1 284

283

2 519

913

815

9

273

6

11

        Judgement rejecting charges

2 040

8

547

159

792

24

323

7

165

3

12

        Judgement of acquittal

900

3

158

56

455

20

162

1

43

2

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Responsible persons found guilty

14 272

15

1 600

233

3 511

6 789

1 444

4

630

8

38

    Women

2 995

1

139

28

904

1 478

267

3

167

-

8

        Fine

11 653

13

1 331

139

2 338

6 240

1 157

4

398

5

28

        Admonition

2 399

2

246

93

1 019

526

273

-

227

3

10

        Convicted but no penal
        sentence

220

-

23

1

154

23

14

-

5

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Security measure applied

40

-

5

-

23

11

1

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

Source and methods of data collection

 

On the basis of the Official  Statistics Act (NN, No. 103/03), data on misdemeanours committed by adult and juvenile persons as well as by legal entities and persons in charge are collected via regular statistical surveys, as follows: the Statistical Report on Responsible Adult Persons against Whom Misdemeanour Proceedings Have Been Validly Terminated (SPK-1 form), the Statistical Report on Responsible Juvenile Persons against Whom Misdemeanour Proceedings Have Been Validly Terminated (SPK-2 form) and the Statistical Report on Legal Entities and  Persons in Charge against Whom Misdemeanour Proceedings Have Been Validly Terminated (SPK-3 form).

 

Statistical reports are filled in by competent bodies: magistrates’ courts, tax administration offices, customs offices, harbour master’s offices, port authorities, air transport inspectorate and financial inspectorate.

 

The Misdemeanour Act (NN, No. 107/07) was put into effect on 1 January 2008 and, since then, it has been applied in statistical surveys.

 

Coverage

 

The statistical surveys cover all offenders of misdemeanours –adults, juveniles, legal entities or persons in charge – in order to examine the volume and spread of crime for the whole territory of the Republic of Croatia.

 

Definitions

 

Misdemeanours are violations of public order, social discipline or other social value that is not protected by the Criminal Code and other laws that define criminal offences.

 

In regard of statistical surveys, misdemeanours cover an occurrence that starts with pressing a charge for a committed misdemeanour and ends with a valid termination of proceedings done by a competent body.

 

Adult offender is a person who turned 18 at the time of committing a misdemeanour, and against whom misdemeanour proceeding has been validly concluded by either a decision on rejecting the proposal for misdemeanour proceedings, or a decision on dropping the charges, judgement on rejection of  charges, or a judgement of acquittal, or a decision by which person is found responsible.

 

Juvenile offender is a person who, at the time of committing a misdemeanour, turned 14 but not yet 18 years of age, and against whom misdemeanour proceedings have been validly concluded by either a decision on rejecting a proposal for misdemeanour proceedings, or a decision on dropping the charges, or a decision by which person is found responsible (only the juveniles who were sentenced by juvenile prison or fine).

 

According to the Misdemeanour Act (NN, No. 107/07), correctional measure is applied to juvenile offender of a misdemeanour by court‘s decision. In the pronunciation of the decision it is only stated which measure is applied, but the juvenile offender is not pronounced guilty of the committed misdemeanour.

 

Responsible person – offender is a person in charge (director, accountant manager, cashier etc.) in a legal entity (trade company, state body etc) against whom misdemeanour proceedings have been validly concluded by either a decision on rejecting a proposal for misdemeanour proceedings, or a decision on dropping the charge, or a decision on imposing security measure without penalty, or a decision by which person is found responsible and fined.

 

In addition to imprisonment or fine, the law may also pronounce security measures such as prohibition to engage in a profession, activity or duty, expulsion of aliens from the territory of the Republic of Croatia, confiscation of objects or prohibition to drive a motor vehicle. Other security measures can be pronounced as well.

 

Abbreviations

 

NN          Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic
               of Croatia

etc.         and so on (from Latin: et cetera)

 

Symbols

 

-  no occurrence