The concepts described on these pages are words and expressions used in statistics with a specific, limited meaning. In everyday speech the word may have a different meaning. In connection with each definition you can find information about which sets of statistics use the concept.
If you are looking for statistical figures, go from the definition to the statistics page.
Principal offence on which the sentence is based
In the statistics, data are presented on the principal offence on which the sentence is based. According to the rule, each person accused, convicted or fined with a summary penal judgment is most often described by the most serious offence under the severest punishment decision category of the court.
The concept of a principal offence is defined in detail in the quality description of the statistics.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Jaa