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Appendix table 6. Persons suspected of offences and the entire population by main activity in 2015, aged 15 and over 1)

Offences Total Employed Unemployed Students Pensioners Other inactive population
1 All offences Suspected 241,071 58,218 63,981 42,728 22,039 54,105
% 99.8 24.1 26.5 17.7 9.1 22.4
Offences against property Suspected 96,712 14,750 28,622 16,848 10,004 26,488
% 100.0 15.3 29.6 17.4 10.3 27.4
Theft offences Suspected 48,127 4,312 14,983 8,415 5,749 14,668
% 100.0 9.0 31.1 17.5 11.9 30.5
Robbery offences Suspected 1,463 95 398 448 106 416
% 99.9 6.5 27.2 30.6 7.2 28.4
Damage to property Suspected 9,254 1,613 2,353 2,756 838 1,694
% 100.0 17.4 25.4 29.8 9.1 18.3
Embezzlement offences Suspected 1,354 644 254 136 132 188
% 100.0 47.6 18.8 10.0 9.7 13.9
Frauds Suspected 21,770 4,405 6,735 2,966 1,906 5,758
% 99.9 20.2 30.9 13.6 8.8 26.4
Means of payment frauds Suspected 1,257 177 397 162 113 408
% 100.1 14.1 31.6 12.9 9.0 32.5
Tax offences Suspected 1,237 555 241 77 193 171
% 100.0 44.9 19.5 6.2 15.6 13.8
Forgery offences Suspected 2,805 502 844 393 221 845
% 100.0 17.9 30.1 14.0 7.9 30.1
Dishonesty by a debtor Suspected 643 394 83 5 64 97
% 100.1 61.3 12.9 0.8 10.0 15.1
Offences against life and health Suspected 26,366 9,331 6,304 4,573 2,143 4,015
% 99.9 35.4 23.9 17.3 8.1 15.2
Homicides and attempts thereof Suspected 90 20 25 16 5 24
% 100.1 22.2 27.8 17.8 5.6 26.7
Assault offences Suspected 24,482 8,513 5,992 4,323 1,878 3,776
% 100.1 34.8 24.5 17.7 7.7 15.4
Sexual crimes Suspected 2,105 880 362 361 240 262
% 99.9 41.8 17.2 17.1 11.4 12.4
Drunken driving Suspected 16,891 5,330 4,423 2,217 1,741 3,180
% 100.0 31.6 26.2 13.1 10.3 18.8
Narcotics offences Suspected 21,361 3,668 6,759 4,606 896 5,432
% 100.0 17.2 31.6 21.6 4.2 25.4
2 Endangering of traffic safety, leaving the scene of a traffic accident without permission, traffic infraction Suspected 388,534 249,301 32,782 41,833 44,971 19,647
% 100.1 64.2 8.4 10.8 11.6 5.1
ENTIRE POPULATION Population 4 556,249 2 301,751 328,371 411,149 1 333,415 181,563
% 100.0 50.5 7.2 9.0 29.3 4.0
1) The same person can be a suspect several times during the year

Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2015, Offences reported. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 029 551 3252, rikos@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

Updated 22.3.2016

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
ISSN=2342-9178. Reported offences, 1st quarter 2015, Appendix table 6. Persons suspected of offences and the entire population by main activity in 2015, aged 15 and over 1) . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 16.4.2024].
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