Correction
Database tables of the statistics on offences and coercive measures corrected
Read more about the correctionStatistics on offences and coercive measures 2022
Cases of domestic violence committed by a cohabiting partner reported to the authorities increased by 21.2 per cent in 2022
releaseAccording to Statistics Finland’s data, there were 11,800 victims of domestic violence and intimate partnership violence offences reported to the authorities in 2022, which is 7.9 per cent more than in the previous year. Of the victims, 9,100 were adults, which is 8.8 per cent more than in the year before. The number of underage victims was 2,700, which is five per cent more than in the previous year.
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- The number of victims of intimate partner violence committed by a married spouse grew by nine per cent from the previous year.
- Fifty-two per cent of underage victims were girls and 74 per cent of adult victims were women.
- Close on 16 per cent of victims of domestic violence and intimate partner violence reported to the authorities were of foreign background.
- Among suspects of domestic violence and intimate partner violence, 76 per cent were men. If the victim is a minor, 65 per cent of suspects are men.
- The statistics include only cases known to the authorities, by no means all cases of domestic violence and intimate partner violence are reported to the authorities.
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Victims of domestic violence and intimate partner violence reportet to the authorities by the relationship of victim and offender in 2018-2022
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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: 22.6.2026].
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