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Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in January to June 2010 to 2014 (preliminary data)
Offence | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
All offences 1) | 207,257 | 216,801 | 205,798 | 202,209 | 200,899 |
A. Offences against property | 115,716 | 119,791 | 111,989 | 111,840 | 115,927 |
Burglaries total | 17,659 | 18,222 | 16,218 | 14,671 | 16,234 |
Breaking into a residence | 3,000 | 2,979 | 2,858 | 2,471 | 3,091 |
- into a free-time residence | 721 | 785 | 718 | 709 | 1,031 |
- into another residence | 2,279 | 2,194 | 2,140 | 1,762 | 2,060 |
Breaking into business premises | 1,869 | 2,031 | 1,818 | 1,790 | 1,924 |
Breaking into a motor vehicle | 5,976 | 6,474 | 5,096 | 4,250 | 4,313 |
Other burglaries | 6,814 | 6,738 | 6,446 | 6,160 | 6,906 |
Unauthorised uses and thefts of a motor vehicle, thefts of use of a motor vehicle, total | 4,927 | 5,234 | 4,083 | 3,364 | 3,505 |
- unauthorised theft of a motor vehicle | 605 | 636 | 494 | 475 | 416 |
- unauthorised use of a motor vehicle | 455 | 430 | 402 | 370 | 345 |
- aggravated unauthorised use of a motor vehicle | - | - | 2 | 1 | - |
- theft of use of a motor vehicle | 3,846 | 4,160 | 3,174 | 2,511 | 2,735 |
- aggravated theft of use of a motor vehicle | 21 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
Robberies total | 687 | 777 | 816 | 686 | 801 |
- aggravated robberies | 80 | 89 | 107 | 92 | 102 |
Damages to property total | 23,171 | 24,799 | 20,826 | 20,092 | 21,070 |
- aggravated damage to property | 112 | 91 | 115 | 118 | 136 |
Embezzlements total | 1,561 | 1,556 | 1,547 | 1,766 | 1,509 |
- aggravated embezzlement | 149 | 148 | 177 | 182 | 178 |
Frauds total | 8,222 | 8,612 | 10,526 | 11,467 | 11,799 |
- aggravated fraud | 524 | 631 | 509 | 576 | 628 |
B. Crimes against life and health | 17,721 | 21,264 | 20,255 | 18,852 | 17,042 |
Manslaughter, murder or killing | 55 | 46 | 45 | 48 | 52 |
Attempted manslaughter, murder or killing | 155 | 151 | 188 | 124 | 163 |
Assaults total | 16,510 | 19,965 | 18,996 | 17,650 | 16,002 |
- aggravated assault | 998 | 1,032 | 913 | 869 | 794 |
C. Sexual crimes | 1,212 | 1,387 | 1,934 | 1,852 | 1,458 |
Sexual exploitation of a child | 545 | 678 | 806 | 981 | 737 |
Rape | 436 | 440 | 522 | 437 | 486 |
D. Crimes against public authority and public peace | 6,846 | 7,158 | 7,346 | 6,776 | 6,066 |
(Violent) resisting of an official in the performance of his duties | 870 | 980 | 940 | 837 | 864 |
- of which against the police | 779 | 883 | 854 | 757 | 794 |
Impeding an official | 1,069 | 1,129 | 1,090 | 953 | 906 |
- against the police | 1,051 | 1,108 | 1,069 | 938 | 881 |
E. Certain traffic offences | 26,304 | 26,229 | 23,478 | 21,783 | 22,131 |
Drunken driving total | 10,103 | 10,175 | 9,298 | 8,705 | 8,580 |
- aggravated drunken driving | 5,435 | 5,423 | 5,026 | 4,422 | 4,073 |
F. Other offences | 39,458 | 40,972 | 40,796 | 41,106 | 38,275 |
Narcotics offences total | 10,021 | 10,086 | 9,851 | 11,174 | 10,185 |
- aggravated narcotics offence | 520 | 508 | 539 | 535 | 581 |
Alcohol offence/Minor alcohol offence | 2,152 | 2,506 | 2,667 | 2,388 | 1,939 |
Source: Offences known to the police 2014, 2. quarter
Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 029 551 3252, rikos@stat.fi
Director in charge: Riitta Harala
Updated 11.7.2014
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Offences known to the police [e-publication].
ISSN=2242-7953. 2nd quarter 2014,
Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in January to June 2010 to 2014 (preliminary data)
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 5.11.2024].
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