1. Deprivation of liberty in criminal cases
1.1
Number of persons implicated in offences, police custody measures
and persons imprisoned
Source: Etat 4001, Ministry of the Interior and ONDRP, series B. Aubusson.
Field: Serious crimes and offences reported to the State Prosecutor’s Office by the police and
gendarmerie (apart from traffic offences), Metropolitan France.
Five-yearly averages from 1975 to 1999, followed by annual results.
PERIOD
PERSONS
IMPLICATED IN
OFFENCES
CUSTODY
MEASURES
which lasted 24
hours or less
which lasted
more than 24
hours
PERSONS
IMPRISONED
1975-1979
593,005
221,598
193,875
27,724
79,554
1980-1984
806,064
294,115
251,119
42,997
95,885
1985-1989
809,795
327,190
270,196
56,994
92,053
1990-1994
740,619
346,266
284,901
61,365
80,149
1995-1999
796,675
388,895
329,986
58,910
64,219
2000
834,549
364,535
306,604
57,931
53,806
2001
835,839
336,718
280,883
55,835
50,546
2002
906,969
381,342
312,341
69,001
60,998
2003
956,423
426,671
347,749
78,922
63,672
2004
1,017,940
472,064
386,080
85,984
66,898
2005
1,066,902
498,555
404,701
93,854
67,433
2006
1,100,398
530,994
435,336
95,658
63,794
2007
1,128,871
562,083
461,417
100,666
62,153
2008
1,172,393
577,816
477,223
100,593
62,403
2009
1,174,837
580,108
479,728
100,380
59,933
2010
1,146,315
523,069
427,756
95,313
60,752
2011
1,172,547
453,817
366,833
86,984
61,274
2012
1,152,159
380,374
298,228
82,146
63,090
2013
1,106,022
365,368
284,865
80,503
55,629
2014
1,111,882
364,911
284,926
79,985
52,484
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