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Database table 13zk of the statistics on offences and coercive measures corrected.
Read more about the correctionStatistics on offences and coercive measures 2023
Number of solved offences and infractions grew by nearly 20 per cent in 2023
releaseAccording to Statistics Finland's data, a total of 529,800 offences and infractions were recorded by the police, customs and border guard in 2023, which is 35,000 (7.1%) more than in the previous year. These authorities solved a total of 358,500 offences and infractions, which is 59,000 more than in 2022. The clearance rate of offences and infractions was 67.7 per cent.
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- In 2023, a total of 57 offences against life were recorded, which is fewer than at any time since 1980.
- The median for the processing time of assault offences was 132 days for plaintiffs aged under 18, which is 27 days fewer than in the previous year.
- The median for the processing time of assault offences was 90 days for suspects aged under 18, which is 15 days fewer than in the year before.
- The number of persons of Finnish background suspected of offences against the Criminal Code grew by 19.5 per cent and that of persons of foreign background by 17.2 per cent.
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Statistics on offences and coercive measures [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. ISSN=2342-9178. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 26.6.2026].
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