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Number of assaults by persons aged under 15 grew by 23.4 per cent in 2021

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release | Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2021

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According to Statistics Finland's data, 127,800 theft offences were recorded by the police, customs and border guard during 2021. The number of reported rape offences grew by 27.7 per cent. The number of assaults by persons aged under 15 grew by 23.4 per cent from the year before.

Key selections

  • The number of suspects of solved assaults aged under 15 was slightly under 2,200. This is 23.4 per cent more than one year earlier
  • Eighty-seven per cent of the suspects of solved assaults aged under 15 were boys.
  • In cases of assaults committed by persons aged under 15, the victim was underage in approximately 80 per cent of cases.
  • The number of offences against the Criminal Code recorded by the authorities fell by 11.2 per cent from 2020.

Change

New database tables were added to the statistics on offences and coercive measures. Old tables were moved to the archive.
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Wellbeing services county
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  • Authority
  • Offence heading
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  • Area
  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Case classification
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  • Municipality
  • Property category
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  • Municipality
  • Target of stealing of a motor vehicle for temporary use
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  • Municipality
  • Task
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Authority
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  • Victim's sex
  • Victim’s age
  • Offence heading
  • Wellbeing services county
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  • Victim's sex
  • Offence heading
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  • Suspects age
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  • Plaintiff's age
  • Sex
  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Wellbeing services county
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Industry (TOL 2008)
  • Wellbeing services county
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
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    • Intoxication
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    • Suspect's age
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    • Suspect's sex
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    • Main type of activity
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    • Level of education
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    • Suspect's sex
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    13k7
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    • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
    • Decile
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          • Municipality
          • ICCS offence category
          • Case classification
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          13kr
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          • Suspect's sex
          • Suspect's age
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          • ICCS offence category
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          Referencing instructions

          Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Statistics on offences and coercive measures [online publication].
          Reference period: 2021. ISSN=2342-9178. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 23.11.2024].
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