In 2010, the number of criminal convictions for crimes
in contravention of the Austrian Criminal Code (33 033) increased by
0.1% (+34 cases) compared to 2009. Broken down by type of offence, there
was an increase of convictions in most subgroups. Convictions for offences
against the administration of justice increased by 17.1% (+182 cases),
those against the reliability of documents (e.g. forgery) by 9.6% (+100
cases) and those against state authority by 8.5% (+71 cases). However,
there was a relatively strong decline in some subgroups. Convictions
for offences against life and limb dropped by 2.8% (-269 cases), those
against property by 0.9% (-133 cases) and those against marriage and
family by 2.8% (-46 cases).
The number of convictions in contravention of supplementary
penal provisions outside the Austrian Criminal Code (5 361 cases in
total) increased in comparison to the previous year by 10.1% (+492 cases);
convictions for offences in contravention of the Narcotic Substances
Act raised by 11.1% (+435 cases) to 4 363.
Statistics on recidivism
In 2006, 38 566 persons were legally convicted (expect
for unconditional prison sentence) or released from prison. About one-third
(14 673 persons) was convicted again in the years 2006 to 2010. The
other two-thirds (23 893 persons) didn’t come into conflict with the
law by 2010. 53.7% of the recidivists had one conviction in the observation
period from 2006 to 2010, about one-fourth (24.5%) had two or three
convictions and about one-fifth (21.7%) was convicted again 4 times
or more.
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