Norway recorded 188 fewer unconditional prison sentences in 2025 than in 2024, bringing the total to 7,200 and setting a new historic low. Across the criminal justice system, 267,000 final penal sanctions were registered—a 2.4 % decline from the previous year. Court‑issued sanctions fell to 14,500, 3.8 % less than 2024 and 13.9 % below 2019 levels, the lowest per capita figure since the 1960s. Unconditional imprisonment accounted for 4,400 prison‑years in 2025, 10.4 % more than 2023 but 6.4 % fewer than 2019. The drop was strongest for short sentences, with drug‑related cases down 42 % and violence and maltreatment down 18 %. The data come from Statistics Norway’s latest penal‑sanction statistics.
Source: Statistics Norway (Statistisk sentralbyrå).
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