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Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2021

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

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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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.

Database tables

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Updated database tables
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Municipality
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New database tables
13ex
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  • Municipality
  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
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13f3
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Wellbeing services county
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13gw
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  • Authority
  • Offence heading
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13h4
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  • Area
  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
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13m3
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Case classification
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13ka
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  • Municipality
  • Property category
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13kf
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  • Municipality
  • Target of stealing of a motor vehicle for temporary use
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13f7
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  • Municipality
  • Task
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13g1
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Authority
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13fr
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  • Victim's sex
  • Victim’s age
  • Offence heading
  • Wellbeing services county
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13ne
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  • Victim's sex
  • Offence heading
  • Suspect's sex
  • Victims age
  • Suspects age
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year
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13jm
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  • Plaintiff's age
  • Sex
  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Wellbeing services county
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year
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13jz
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Industry (TOL 2008)
  • Wellbeing services county
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year
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year
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13f1
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Municipality
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13f4
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Wellbeing services county
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13jh
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Intoxication
  • Suspect's sex
  • Suspect's age
  • Wellbeing services county
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year
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year
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13h5
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  • Suspect's sex
  • Suspect's age
  • Main type of activity
  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
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year
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13ha
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  • Suspect's sex
  • Suspect's age
  • Level of education
  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
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13he
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  • Suspect's sex
  • Suspect's age
  • Socio-economic group
  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
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year
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13k7
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Decile
  • Suspect's sex
  • Suspect's age
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13j4
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13je
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  • Country of permanent residence
  • Nationality
  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Wellbeing services county
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13jg
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  • Nationality
  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Wellbeing services county
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13k4
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13kq
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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
  • Nationality
  • ICCS offence category
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13kv
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  • ICCS offence category
  • Sex
  • Age
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Removed database tables

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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: 13.5.2026].
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