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Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in January to March 2010 to 2014 (preliminary data)
Offence | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
All offences 1) | 89,774 | 95,096 | 92,658 | 90,361 | 93,906 |
A. Offences against property | 49,012 | 51,029 | 49,288 | 48,081 | 54,049 |
Burglaries total | 7,407 | 7,695 | 6,748 | 6,143 | 7,325 |
Breaking into a residence | 1,168 | 1,162 | 1,162 | 1,019 | 1,356 |
- into a free-time residence | 201 | 228 | 251 | 199 | 424 |
- into another residence | 967 | 934 | 911 | 820 | 932 |
Breaking into business premises | 843 | 864 | 773 | 772 | 875 |
Breaking into a motor vehicle | 2,577 | 2,816 | 2,376 | 1,823 | 2,093 |
Other burglaries | 2,819 | 2,853 | 2,437 | 2,529 | 3,001 |
Unauthorised uses and thefts of a motor vehicle, thefts of use of a motor vehicle, total | 1,917 | 1,763 | 1,500 | 1,112 | 1,356 |
- unauthorised theft of a motor vehicle | 198 | 155 | 167 | 153 | 153 |
- unauthorised use of a motor vehicle | 181 | 186 | 176 | 171 | 147 |
- aggravated unauthorised use of a motor vehicle | - | - | 1 | - | - |
- theft of use of a motor vehicle | 1,533 | 1,422 | 1,153 | 785 | 1,052 |
- aggravated theft of use of a motor vehicle | 5 | - | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Robberies total | 312 | 379 | 376 | 315 | 373 |
- aggravated robberies | 38 | 47 | 54 | 42 | 52 |
Damages to property total | 8,935 | 9,890 | 8,817 | 8,782 | 10,352 |
- aggravated damage to property | 48 | 40 | 46 | 44 | 62 |
Embezzlements total | 736 | 765 | 791 | 896 | 780 |
- aggravated embezzlement | 64 | 78 | 97 | 107 | 91 |
Frauds total | 4,465 | 4,584 | 5,451 | 5,817 | 6,648 |
- aggravated fraud | 287 | 345 | 255 | 320 | 289 |
B. Crimes against life and health | 7,842 | 9,770 | 9,297 | 8,793 | 8,120 |
Manslaughter, murder or killing | 27 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 27 |
Attempted manslaughter, murder or killing | 74 | 64 | 83 | 53 | 84 |
Assaults total | 7,327 | 9,225 | 8,760 | 8,323 | 7,651 |
- aggravated assault | 433 | 477 | 428 | 426 | 398 |
C. Sexual crimes | 606 | 662 | 1,061 | 821 | 731 |
Sexual exploitation of a child | 230 | 355 | 375 | 362 | 356 |
Rape | 283 | 185 | 255 | 208 | 246 |
D. Crimes against public authority and public peace | 3,312 | 3,422 | 3,526 | 3,215 | 2,961 |
(Violent) resisting of an official in the performance of his duties | 418 | 484 | 481 | 408 | 449 |
- of which against the police | 371 | 435 | 437 | 370 | 417 |
Impeding an official | 493 | 531 | 523 | 459 | 468 |
- against the police | 484 | 520 | 514 | 453 | 454 |
E. Certain traffic offences | 10,826 | 11,115 | 10,423 | 9,607 | 10,109 |
Drunken driving total | 3,955 | 4,088 | 4,048 | 3,815 | 3,822 |
- aggravated drunken driving | 2,202 | 2,187 | 2,227 | 1,946 | 1,738 |
F. Other offences | 18,176 | 19,098 | 19,063 | 19,844 | 17,936 |
Narcotics offences total | 4,817 | 5,029 | 5,029 | 5,825 | 4,936 |
- aggravated narcotics offence | 255 | 241 | 268 | 294 | 227 |
Alcohol offence/Minor alcohol offence | 510 | 720 | 732 | 790 | 616 |
Source: Offences known to the police 2014, 1. quarter
Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 09 1734 3252, rikos@stat.fi
Director in charge: Riitta Harala
Updated 16.04.2014
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Offences known to the police [e-publication].
ISSN=2242-7953. 1st quarter 2014,
Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in January to March 2010 to 2014 (preliminary data)
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 5.11.2024].
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