Statistics on Convictions
Verurteilungsstatistik
Issues in terms of retrieving raw data
Draw also on survey data
Used as indicator
- Monitoring (trend data)
- Evaluation
For public information and scientific use. It also serves to inform the Ministry of Justice, especially with regard to the sensibility of certain punishments.
Data available on
Perpetrator
Background information
- Age
- Sex
- Nationality
- ID
- Name
- Ethnicity
- Marital status
- Dependants
Incident
Incident
Statistics on Convictions classify final convictions which are handed down by the Austrian courts in accordance with the Austrian Criminal Code or supplementary criminal laws.
They collet data on offenders. No data on victim and none on the relationship between victim and offender is collected.
Criminal statistics on sexual violence
Criminal statistical data included
Sexual violence according to crimes description in the Austrian Criminal Code.
Characteristics
Reference period
Frequency of updating
Validation
Statistik Austria does plausibility tests and requests clarifications if needed.
Compilation
Statistics based on the criminal records file (Strafregister) maintained by the Federal Ministry of the Interior . It classifies the convictions having legal effect that are handed down by the Austrian courts in accordance with the Austrian Criminal Code or supplementary criminal laws.
Quality assurance process
These statistics are based on the criminal records file (Strafregister) maintained by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. It classifies the convictions having legal effect that are handed down by the Austrian courts in accordance with the Austrian Criminal Code or supplementary criminal laws. In the case of proceedings instituted on account of multiple punishable acts, the conviction is classified according to the offence that is decisive in terms of the punishment imposed (“principal offence”) – this will be changed in 2012. Statistics on reconvictions (Wiederverurteilungsstatistik) are based on persons being legally convicted (expect for unconditional prison sentences) or released from prison in the reporting year. The statistics show how many of these persons were convicted again in the following 4 to 5 years.
Accuracy
Good. It is accurate.
Reliability
Good
Timeliness
Good. The statistics have been done consistently since 1947.
Comparability
- Geographical
- Over time
- None
Current developments
Current developments concerning this statistical product are: In the case of proceedings instituted on account of multiple punishable acts, previously the conviction has been classified according to the offence that is decisive in terms of the punishment imposed (“principal offence”) – this will be changed in 2012, therefore from then on all offences will be documented.
