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Data reference period (1) Reason for non-convictionDefendants not convicted in criminal proceedings at the trial stage terminated (No.) in country courts of law by Reason for non-conviction; Annual (2)
Geographic localization (Portugal)
PT: Portugal
No.
2022T: Overall total25 203
1: Discharge/lack of evidence12 896
2: Nolle prosequi8 201
3: Amnesty4
4: Periods of limitation of the criminal proceeding842
5: Archived1 598
6: Descriminalization36
7: Non-imputability41
8: Rejection265
9: Other motives1 320
2021T: Overall total24 201
1: Discharge/lack of evidence12 111
2: Nolle prosequi7 986
3: Amnesty7
4: Periods of limitation of the criminal proceeding1 037
5: Archived1 532
6: Descriminalization32
7: Non-imputability27
8: Rejection252
9: Other motives1 217
2020T: Overall total18 820
1: Discharge/lack of evidence9 603
2: Nolle prosequi6 039
3: Amnesty
4: Periods of limitation of the criminal proceeding735
5: Archived1 113
6: Descriminalization
7: Non-imputability26
8: Rejection247
9: Other motives1 043
2019T: Overall total25 982
1: Discharge/lack of evidencex
2: Nolle prosequix
3: Amnestyx
4: Periods of limitation of the criminal proceedingx
5: Archivedx
6: Descriminalizationx
7: Non-imputabilityx
8: Rejectionx
9: Other motivesx
2018T: Overall total26 778
1: Discharge/lack of evidencex
2: Nolle prosequix
3: Amnestyx
4: Periods of limitation of the criminal proceedingx
5: Archivedx
6: Descriminalizationx
7: Non-imputabilityx
8: Rejectionx
9: Other motivesx
Defendants not convicted in criminal proceedings at the trial stage terminated (No.) in country courts of law by Reason for non-conviction; Annual - Directorate General for Justice Policy
Note(s):
(1) Some values were updated from 2014 to 2021. Values include criminal cases of penal justice and military justice. Since 2007 onwards, data on cases in the first instance courts began to be collected from the courts computer system, representing the position of cases registered in the system - Series break.
(2) The figures concern to the most serious offense for which a person was charged. Do not include handled cases, attached cases, incorporated or integrated and sent to another entity.

This data last updated:october 31, 2023