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Appendix table 5. Persons suspected of offences and the entire population by socio-economic group, aged 15 and over 1)

Offences Total Self-employed persons Upper-level employees Lower-level employees Workers Students Pensioners Other, unknown
1 All offences Suspected 250,374 12,454 7,408 18,703 40,054 40,972 23,979 106,804
% 100.2 5.0 3.0 7.5 16.0 16.4 9.6 42.7
Offences against property Suspected 99,262 3,407 1,811 6,469 10,827 17,388 10,187 49,173
% 99.9 3.4 1.8 6.5 10.9 17.5 10.3 49.5
Theft offences Suspected 50,726 824 569 2,396 4,276 8,288 6,397 27,976
% 99.9 1.6 1.1 4.7 8.4 16.3 12.6 55.2
Robbery offences Suspected 1,310 26 13 47 134 319 79 692
% 100.0 2.0 1.0 3.6 10.2 24.4 6.0 52.8
Damage to property Suspected 10,993 367 224 701 1,684 3,263 799 3,955
% 100.0 3.3 2.0 6.4 15.3 29.7 7.3 36.0
Embezzlement offences Suspected 1,630 197 60 255 251 263 137 467
% 100.0 12.1 3.7 15.6 15.4 16.1 8.4 28.7
Frauds Suspected 19,378 649 394 1,827 2,509 3,183 1,464 9,352
% 99.9 3.3 2.0 9.4 12.9 16.4 7.6 48.3
Means of payment frauds Suspected 1,516 40 16 87 149 206 119 899
% 99.9 2.6 1.1 5.7 9.8 13.6 7.8 59.3
Tax offences Suspected 1,020 171 52 117 228 53 131 268
% 100.1 16.8 5.1 11.5 22.4 5.2 12.8 26.3
Forgery offences Suspected 3,484 230 104 259 395 565 295 1,636
% 100.0 6.6 3.0 7.4 11.3 16.2 8.5 47.0
Dishonesty by a debtor Suspected 569 142 44 90 97 9 48 139
% 99.9 25.0 7.7 15.8 17.0 1.6 8.4 24.4
Offences against life and health Suspected 30,629 1,646 1,132 2,690 7,087 4,758 2,702 10,614
% 100.0 5.4 3.7 8.8 23.1 15.5 8.8 34.7
Homicides and attempts thereof Suspected 106 2 - 3 17 9 19 56
% 99.9 1.9 - 2.8 16.0 8.5 17.9 52.8
Assault offences Suspected 28,508 1,485 937 2,425 6,660 4,463 2,420 10,118
% 100.1 5.2 3.3 8.5 23.4 15.7 8.5 35.5
Sexual crimes Suspected 2,305 103 104 301 541 348 239 669
% 100.1 4.5 4.5 13.1 23.5 15.1 10.4 29.0
Drunken driving Suspected 17,200 983 616 1,388 3,704 2,004 2,096 6,409
% 100.1 5.7 3.6 8.1 21.5 11.7 12.2 37.3
Narcotics offences Suspected 19,958 516 245 1,132 2,901 4,143 974 10,047
% 100.0 2.6 1.2 5.7 14.5 20.8 4.9 50.3
2 Endangering of traffic safety, leaving the scene of a traffic accident without permission, traffic infraction Suspected 424,095 54,308 56,319 75,884 100,540 39,688 46,660 50,696
% 100.1 12.8 13.3 17.9 23.7 9.4 11.0 12.0
ENTIRE POPULATION Suspected 4,512,285 259,168 498,458 881,303 736,171 415,488 1,311,174 410,523
% 99.9 5.7 11.0 19.5 16.3 9.2 29.1 9.1
1) The same person can be a suspect several times during the year

Source: Offences known to the police 2013. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 09 1734 3252, rikos@stat.fi

Director in charge: Riitta Harala


Updated 2.4.2014

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Offences known to the police [e-publication].
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