RELAPSE INTO NEW CRIME
When a previously convicted person commits a new crime, the person is called a recidivist. In the statistics on repeat offenders, it is calculated how many people, convicted in any given year, was in subsequent years once again found guilty, regardless of the type of crime.
Convicted persons are followed over a five year period. At relapse into new crime, a distinction between relapse respectively 1-3 and 4-5 years after the year of the first criminal act is made.
Overview 1
Convicted Persons by Age Group
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
Per cent |
|||||
Total |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
100,0 |
15-19 years |
11,9 |
13,0 |
14,1 |
14,1 |
12,6 |
11,9 |
20-24 years |
17,8 |
16,9 |
15,7 |
15,8 |
16,8 |
17,7 |
25-29 years |
11,0 |
11,2 |
12,4 |
11,6 |
12,9 |
12,8 |
30-39 years |
25,1 |
22,5 |
19,1 |
18,2 |
17,1 |
15,9 |
40+ years |
34,2 |
36,4 |
38,8 |
40,3 |
40,6 |
41,8 |
Source: Statistics Greenland
Overview 2
Cases with a Ruling by Outcome
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
Cases, total |
2.807 |
2.574 |
2.712 |
2.727 |
2.684 |
2.267 |
Guilty, no measures taken |
8 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
20 |
Fine |
2.153 |
1.963 |
2.104 |
2.067 |
2.016 |
1.626 |
Suspended sentence |
184 |
191 |
153 |
214 |
228 |
204 |
Custody |
73 |
47 |
45 |
48 |
24 |
10 |
Institution in Greenland / Denmark |
153 |
161 |
185 |
202 |
196 |
243 |
Hospitalization, hospital or institution in Denmark |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
Suspended sentence, child or youth custody |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Withdrawal of driving licence (conditional/unconditional) |
106 |
95 |
130 |
110 |
91 |
84 |
Other withdrawal or confication |
122 |
100 |
81 |
75 |
114 |
65 |
Unknown measures |
- |
6 |
2 |
- |
2 |
9 |
Source: Statistics Greenland
Overview 3
Recidivists by Age Group and Year of First Crime
Source: Statistics Greenland
Figure 1
Average Recidivist Percentage
Note: The years 2000, 2002 and 2004 have been used.
Source: Statistics Greenland