Criminality

Crimes recorded by the police (criminal statistics of the police authorities)

Criminal statistics of the police authorities encompass all cases notified to the police authorities that, in being dealt with, are suspected to constitute a punishable act according to the Austrian Criminal Code or supplementary criminal laws (statistics on recorded crimes). They are recorded by the Federal Ministry of the Interior and published on the internet:

http://www.bmi.gv.at/kriminalstatistik/

For detailed results for 2006, please see:

http://www.bmi.gv.at/bmireader/documents/348.pdf (PDF 2.3 MB, available in German only)

Results for 2007 may be found here:

http://www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BK/publikationen/krim_statistik/files/2007/Jahresstatistik_2007.pdf (available in German only)

Results for 2008 are published here:

http://www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BK/publikationen/krim_statistik/files/2008/Krimstat_Jahresbilanz_2008.doc (PDF, available in German only)

Main results for the year 1990 onwards may be found under “Crimes recorded by the police (criminal statistics of the police authorities)”.

Convictions (judicial criminal statistics)

Judicial criminal statistics are based on the criminal records file 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”).