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Appendix table 7. Persons suspected of offences and the entire population by level of education, aged 15 and over 1)
Offences | Total | Primary education | Upper secondary level education | Lowest level tertiary education | Lower-degree level tertiary education | Higher-degree level tertiary education | |
1 All offences | Suspected | 250,374 | 157,004 | 77,098 | 7,007 | 5,167 | 4,098 |
% | 100.0 | 62.7 | 30.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 | |
Offences against property | Suspected | 99,262 | 69,711 | 25,091 | 1,994 | 1,365 | 1,101 |
% | 100.0 | 70.2 | 25.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | |
Theft offences | Suspected | 50,726 | 37,442 | 11,809 | 639 | 445 | 391 |
% | 100.1 | 73.8 | 23.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | |
Robbery offences | Suspected | 1,310 | 1,041 | 259 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
% | 100.1 | 79.5 | 19.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
Damage to property | Suspected | 10,993 | 7,747 | 2,870 | 148 | 135 | 93 |
% | 99.9 | 70.5 | 26.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | |
Embezzlement offences | Suspected | 1,630 | 802 | 592 | 133 | 49 | 54 |
% | 100.0 | 49.2 | 36.3 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 | |
Frauds | Suspected | 19,378 | 13,441 | 5,067 | 353 | 335 | 182 |
% | 99.9 | 69.4 | 26.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | |
Means of payment frauds | Suspected | 1,516 | 1,178 | 291 | 17 | 24 | 6 |
% | 100.0 | 77.7 | 19.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | |
Tax offences | Suspected | 1,020 | 441 | 408 | 97 | 44 | 30 |
% | 99.9 | 43.2 | 40.0 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 2.9 | |
Forgery offences | Suspected | 3,484 | 2,111 | 1,047 | 119 | 97 | 110 |
% | 100.1 | 60.6 | 30.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | |
Dishonesty by a debtor | Suspected | 569 | 196 | 265 | 65 | 16 | 27 |
% | 99.9 | 34.4 | 46.6 | 11.4 | 2.8 | 4.7 | |
Offences against life and health | Suspected | 30,629 | 16,500 | 11,591 | 1,049 | 894 | 595 |
% | 99.9 | 53.9 | 37.8 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | |
Homicides and attempts thereof | Suspected | 106 | 66 | 39 | - | - | 1 |
% | 100.0 | 62.3 | 36.8 | - | - | 0.9 | |
Assault offences | Suspected | 28,508 | 15,522 | 10,835 | 902 | 756 | 493 |
% | 100.0 | 54.4 | 38.0 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.7 | |
Sexual crimes | Suspected | 2,305 | 1,092 | 891 | 170 | 86 | 66 |
% | 100.1 | 47.4 | 38.7 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | |
Drunken driving | Suspected | 17,200 | 8,828 | 6,697 | 789 | 514 | 372 |
% | 100.0 | 51.3 | 38.9 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.2 | |
Narcotics offences | Suspected | 19,958 | 13,130 | 6,450 | 151 | 154 | 73 |
% | 100.1 | 65.8 | 32.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | |
2 Endangering of traffic safety, leaving the scene of a traffic accident without permission, traffic infraction | Suspected | 424,095 | 119,327 | 185,344 | 40,712 | 40,903 | 37,809 |
% | 99.9 | 28.1 | 43.7 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 8.9 | |
ENTIRE POPULATION | Suspected | 4,512,285 | 1,412,785 | 1,803,888 | 461,639 | 431,000 | 402,973 |
% | 100.0 | 31.3 | 40.0 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
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
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Offences known to the police [e-publication].
ISSN=2242-7953. 2013,
Appendix table 7. Persons suspected of offences and the entire population by level of education, aged 15 and over 1)
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 5.11.2024].
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