Appendix table 1. Number of certain types of offences in January to March 2013 to 2017 (preliminary data)
Offence | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
1) Offences and infractions total | 211,557 | 190,467 | 196,265 | 185,836 | 161,136 |
2) Offences against the Criminal Code | 105,721 | 111,990 | 106,467 | 104,950 | 95,337 |
3) Offences A to F | 90,361 | 95,299 | 91,062 | 92,053 | 84,700 |
A. Offences against property | 48,081 | 54,624 | 50,663 | 50,183 | 44,901 |
Burglaries total | 6,143 | 7,377 | 7,026 | 6,478 | 6,206 |
Breaking into a residence | 1,019 | 1,368 | 1,183 | 1,110 | 1,044 |
- into a free-time residence | 199 | 438 | 280 | 203 | 303 |
- into another residence | 820 | 930 | 903 | 907 | 741 |
Breaking into business premises | 772 | 881 | 882 | 724 | 769 |
Breaking into a motor vehicle | 1,823 | 2,123 | 2,069 | 1,728 | 1,596 |
Other burglaries | 2,529 | 3,005 | 2,892 | 2,916 | 2,797 |
Unauthorised uses and thefts of a motor vehicle, thefts of use of a motor vehicle, total | 1,112 | 1,360 | 1,337 | 1,096 | 1,051 |
Robberies total | 315 | 355 | 379 | 374 | 369 |
Damages to property total | 8,782 | 10,474 | 8,153 | 7,296 | 7,078 |
Embezzlements total | 896 | 782 | 711 | 709 | 808 |
Frauds total | 5,817 | 6,395 | 6,878 | 6,800 | 5,809 |
- aggravated fraud | 320 | 330 | 475 | 397 | 319 |
B. Crimes against life and health | 8,793 | 8,307 | 8,067 | 8,427 | 8,213 |
Manslaughter, murder or killing | 24 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 23 |
Attempted manslaughter, murder or killing | 53 | 76 | 68 | 62 | 77 |
Assaults total | 8,323 | 7,809 | 7,602 | 7,973 | 7,790 |
- aggravated assault | 426 | 375 | 364 | 369 | 357 |
C. Sexual crimes | 821 | 744 | 743 | 821 | 828 |
Sexual exploitation of a child | 362 | 392 | 334 | 327 | 278 |
Rape | 208 | 221 | 247 | 249 | 329 |
D. Crimes against public authority and public peace | 3,215 | 3,066 | 3,085 | 3,583 | 2,722 |
(Violent) resisting of an official in the performance of his duties | 408 | 450 | 414 | 393 | 365 |
Impeding an official | 459 | 476 | 429 | 429 | 329 |
E. Certain traffic offences | 9,607 | 10,153 | 9,536 | 9,505 | 9,236 |
Drunken driving total | 3,815 | 3,740 | 3,761 | 3,637 | 3,801 |
F. Other offences | 19,844 | 18,405 | 18,968 | 19,534 | 18,800 |
Narcotics offences total | 5,825 | 5,066 | 5,789 | 6,069 | 6,075 |
- aggravated narcotics offence | 294 | 265 | 313 | 332 | 280 |
Alcohol offence/Minor alcohol offence | 790 | 622 | 482 | 370 | 315 |
4) Endangerment of traffic safety, hit-and-run, traffic infraction, violation of social welfare legislation on road traffic and motor vehicle infraction | 121,196 | 95,168 | 105,203 | 93,783 | 76,436 |
- exceeding speed limits | 85,967 | 63,962 | 75,838 | 64,442 | 48,885 |
Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2017, 1. quarter
Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 029 551 3252, rikos@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 20.4.2017
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
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Appendix table 1. Number of certain types of offences in January to March 2013 to 2017 (preliminary data)
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 22.12.2024].
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