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Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in 2010 to 2014 (preliminary data)
Offence | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
All offences 1) | 431,959 | 457,147 | 424,835 | 424,434 | 417,479 |
A. Offences against property | 247,173 | 259,648 | 237,422 | 240,359 | 241,163 |
Burglaries total | 38,516 | 39,686 | 35,130 | 32,529 | 33,954 |
Breaking into a residence | 6,456 | 6,677 | 6,294 | 5,763 | 6,373 |
- into a free-time residence | 1,526 | 1,816 | 1,479 | 1,794 | 1,839 |
- into another residence | 4,930 | 4,861 | 4,815 | 3,969 | 4,534 |
Breaking into business premises | 4,088 | 4,532 | 4,010 | 3,837 | 4,039 |
Breaking into a motor vehicle | 13,489 | 13,829 | 10,741 | 9,586 | 9,237 |
Other burglaries | 14,483 | 14,648 | 14,085 | 13,343 | 14,305 |
Unauthorised uses and thefts of a motor vehicle, thefts of use of a motor vehicle, total | 11,158 | 11,971 | 8,813 | 7,960 | 7,778 |
- unauthorised theft of a motor vehicle | 1,408 | 1,531 | 1,112 | 1,061 | 1,034 |
- unauthorised use of a motor vehicle | 910 | 937 | 840 | 744 | 758 |
- aggravated unauthorised use of a motor vehicle | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 |
- theft of use of a motor vehicle | 8,802 | 9,483 | 6,840 | 6,134 | 5,954 |
- aggravated theft of use of a motor vehicle | 36 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 30 |
Robberies total | 1,531 | 1,634 | 1,648 | 1,531 | 1,700 |
- aggravated robberies | 157 | 206 | 217 | 199 | 210 |
Damages to property total | 49,144 | 55,024 | 44,373 | 43,371 | 42,512 |
- aggravated damage to property | 240 | 220 | 239 | 259 | 257 |
Embezzlements total | 3,298 | 3,229 | 3,272 | 3,564 | 3,077 |
- aggravated embezzlement | 325 | 290 | 373 | 352 | 373 |
Frauds total | 15,741 | 17,786 | 20,835 | 22,751 | 23,428 |
- aggravated fraud | 953 | 1,142 | 1,033 | 1,096 | 1,518 |
B. Crimes against life and health | 35,563 | 42,571 | 40,460 | 37,861 | 35,066 |
Manslaughter, murder or killing | 112 | 114 | 91 | 100 | 102 |
Attempted manslaughter, murder or killing | 310 | 311 | 354 | 268 | 328 |
Assaults total | 32,936 | 39,855 | 37,857 | 35,355 | 32,763 |
- aggravated assault | 2,006 | 2,078 | 1,884 | 1,809 | 1,651 |
C. Sexual crimes | 2,424 | 3,008 | 3,576 | 3,329 | 3,013 |
Sexual exploitation of a child | 1,106 | 1,459 | 1,590 | 1,673 | 1,429 |
Rape | 822 | 989 | 1,020 | 977 | 1,009 |
D. Crimes against public authority and public peace | 13,549 | 14,352 | 14,375 | 13,649 | 12,567 |
(Violent) resisting of an official in the performance of his duties | 1,683 | 1,947 | 1,857 | 1,685 | 1,707 |
Impeding an official | 2,161 | 2,300 | 2,182 | 1,914 | 1,856 |
E. Certain traffic offences | 53,266 | 53,996 | 47,960 | 45,248 | 45,527 |
Drunken driving total | 21,162 | 21,500 | 19,166 | 18,053 | 17,662 |
- aggravated drunken driving | 11,246 | 11,409 | 10,351 | 9,029 | 8,325 |
F. Other offences | 79,984 | 83,572 | 81,042 | 83,988 | 80,143 |
Narcotics offences total | 19,653 | 20,243 | 20,041 | 22,604 | 21,689 |
- aggravated narcotics offence | 1,071 | 1,024 | 1,020 | 1,226 | 1,132 |
Alcohol offence/Minor alcohol offence | 4,042 | 5,092 | 4,598 | 4,566 | 3,689 |
Source: Offences known to the police 2014, 4. quarter
Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 029 551 3252, rikos@stat.fi
Director in charge: Riitta Harala
Updated 19.01.2015
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Offences known to the police [e-publication].
ISSN=2242-7953. 4th quarter 2014,
Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in 2010 to 2014 (preliminary data)
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 5.11.2024].
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