Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in 2014 to 2018 (preliminary data)
Offence | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
1) Offences and infractions total | 828,296 | 817,307 | 823,449 | 861,921 | 803,298 |
2) Offences against the Criminal Code | 482,050 | 472,646 | 466,858 | 438,373 | 439,201 |
3) Offences A to F | 417,898 | 411,525 | 411,725 | 390,719 | 388,419 |
A. Offences against property | 241,326 | 235,945 | 230,174 | 210,773 | 205,058 |
Burglaries total | 33,972 | 34,178 | 33,251 | 29,754 | 28,137 |
Breaking into a residence | 6,363 | 5,969 | 5,300 | 4,770 | 4,939 |
- into a free-time residence | 1,840 | 1,684 | 1,227 | 1,512 | 1,199 |
- into another residence | 4,523 | 4,285 | 4,073 | 3,258 | 3,740 |
Breaking into business premises | 4,044 | 4,081 | 3,329 | 3,034 | 2,927 |
Breaking into a motor vehicle | 9,253 | 9,484 | 8,654 | 7,650 | 6,898 |
Other burglaries | 14,312 | 14,644 | 15,968 | 14,300 | 13,373 |
Unauthorised uses and thefts of a motor vehicle, thefts of use of a motor vehicle, total | 7,773 | 7,435 | 6,700 | 6,103 | 5,817 |
Robberies total | 1,689 | 1,546 | 1,673 | 1,640 | 1,738 |
Damages to property total | 42,516 | 37,705 | 35,170 | 33,466 | 30,282 |
Embezzlements total | 3,075 | 2,832 | 2,924 | 3,149 | 3,355 |
Frauds total | 23,515 | 25,526 | 25,065 | 23,380 | 23,827 |
- aggravated fraud | 1,351 | 1,441 | 1,422 | 1,429 | 1,647 |
B. Crimes against life and health | 35,236 | 36,005 | 36,094 | 35,744 | 35,564 |
Manslaughter, murder or killing | 101 | 96 | 78 | 73 | 90 |
Attempted manslaughter, murder or killing | 327 | 299 | 311 | 348 | 354 |
Assaults total | 32,928 | 33,661 | 33,769 | 33,535 | 33,180 |
- aggravated assault | 1,645 | 1,563 | 1,592 | 1,581 | 1,641 |
C. Sexual crimes | 3,001 | 2,955 | 3,327 | 3,269 | 3,720 |
Sexual abuse of a child | 1,416 | 1,225 | 1,242 | 1,168 | 1,363 |
Rape | 1,009 | 1,043 | 1,160 | 1,245 | 1,338 |
D. Crimes against public authority and public peace | 12,592 | 12,743 | 13,399 | 12,355 | 12,192 |
(Violent) resisting of an official in the performance of his duties | 1,704 | 1,717 | 1,883 | 1,723 | 1,900 |
Impeding an official | 1,863 | 1,809 | 1,852 | 1,525 | 1,531 |
E. Certain traffic offences | 45,557 | 44,923 | 44,759 | 45,088 | 48,587 |
Drunken driving total | 17,608 | 17,620 | 17,308 | 17,685 | 19,130 |
F. Other offences | 80,186 | 78,954 | 83,972 | 83,490 | 83,298 |
Narcotics offences total | 21,781 | 23,410 | 25,082 | 27,777 | 28,913 |
- aggravated narcotics offence | 1,161 | 1,071 | 1,179 | 1,282 | 1,231 |
Alcohol offence/Minor alcohol offence | 3,686 | 3,214 | 2,876 | 1,811 | 1,663 |
4) Endangerment of traffic safety, hit-and-run, traffic infraction, violation of social welfare legislation on road traffic and motor vehicle infraction | 410,398 | 405,782 | 411,724 | 471,202 | 414,879 |
- exceeding speed limits 1) | 293,752 | 291,351 | 299,312 | 375,140 | 320,045 |
Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2018, 4. quarter
Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 029 551 3252, rikos@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 17.01.2019
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
ISSN=2342-9178. 4th quarter 2018,
Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in 2014 to 2018 (preliminary data)
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 24.12.2024].
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