Number of persons aged under 15 suspected of robbery grew by nearly 140 per cent

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release | Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2022

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According to Statistics Finland's data, there were 2,200 suspects in robberies solved in 2022, which is 16.9 per cent more than in the year before. Slightly under 2,000 of the suspects were men. The number of suspects of solved assaults was 24,700, which is 1.1 per cent more than in the year before.

Key selections

  • Number of persons aged under 15 suspected of solved robberies grew by 136 per cent
  • There were 269 persons aged under 15 suspected of robberies and 252 of them were boys.
  • The victim of robberies committed by persons aged under 15 was most often a boy aged between 12 and 14.

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Updated database tables
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  • Municipality
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Municipality
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Wellbeing services county
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  • Victim's sex
  • Victim’s age
  • Offence heading
  • Wellbeing services county
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Authority
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  • Municipality
  • Task
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  • Authority
  • Offence heading
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  • Area
  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
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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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  • Suspect's sex
  • Suspect's age
  • Level of education
  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
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  • Suspect's sex
  • Suspect's age
  • Socio-economic group
  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
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  • Country of permanent residence
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Wellbeing services county
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  • Nationality
  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Wellbeing services county
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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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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Industry (TOL 2008)
  • Wellbeing services county
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  • Municipality
  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
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  • Plaintiff's age
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Wellbeing services county
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Wellbeing services county
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  • Municipality
  • Target of stealing of a motor vehicle for temporary use
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Decile
  • Suspect's sex
  • Suspect's age
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  • Municipality
  • Property category
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  • Municipality
  • ICCS offence category
  • Case classification
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  • Suspect's sex
  • Suspect's age
  • Nationality
  • ICCS offence category
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Case classification
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  • Victim's sex
  • Offence heading
  • Suspect's sex
  • Victims age
  • Suspects age
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  • Suspect's sex
  • Suspect's age
  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Origin
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  • Suspect's sex
  • Suspect's age
  • Background country
  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Origin
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Nationality
  • Suspect's sex
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  • Municipality
  • Suspect's sex
  • Suspect's age
  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
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  • Offence group and specifier for criminal act
  • Nationality
  • Suspect's sex
  • Suspect's age
  • Country of permanent residence
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  • Offence heading
  • Victim's sex
  • Victim’s age
  • Origin
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Statistics on offences and coercive measures [online publication].
Reference period: 2022. ISSN=2342-9178. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 16.12.2024].
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