Table 3.
Criminal characteristics of persons who commit suicide in prison (n = 62) and after release (n = 749), 2000–2016
| In prison | After release | General prison population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 62 | % | n = 749 | % | n = 96 856 | % | |
| Main conviction (last sentence)a | ||||||
| Traffic offences | 0 | 0.0 | 59 | 7.9 | 8799 | 9.1 |
| Public order and integrity violations | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 3.6 | 3423 | 3.5 |
| Drug and alcohol offences | 16 | 25.8 | 259 | 34.6 | 31,936 | 33.0 |
| Sexual offences | 8 | 12.9 | 16 | 2.1 | 4808 | 5.0 |
| Violence and maltreatment | 21 | 33.9 | 165 | 22.0 | 20,491 | 21.2 |
| Homicide—incl. attempt | 10 | 16.1 | 12 | 1.6 | 712 | 0.7 |
| Criminal damage | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 1.6 | 610 | 0.6 |
| Other offences for profit | 2 | 3.2 | 39 | 5.2 | 10,181 | 10.5 |
| Property theft | 4 | 6.5 | 68 | 9.1 | 5342 | 5.5 |
| Other offences | 1 | 1.6 | 19 | 2.5 | 2576 | 2.7 |
| Missing | 0 | 0.0 | 73 | 9.7 | 7978 | 8.2 |
| Number of incarcerationsb | ||||||
| 1 | 31 | 50.0 | 478 | 63.8 | 66,350 | 68.5 |
| 2 | 8 | 12.9 | 134 | 17.9 | 15,746 | 16.3 |
| 3 | 6 | 9.7 | 70 | 9.3 | 6305 | 6.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 3.2 | 25 | 3.3 | 3257 | 3.4 |
| 5 + | 15 | 24.2 | 42 | 5.6 | 5198 | 5.4 |
aMain conviction defined as the most serious type of crime in the last observed sentence in the study period
bNumber of incarcerations during the study period