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Appendix table 1. Persons suspected of certain offences by nationality and age in 2017 and 2018, gender and age standardized share per 1.000 citizens

  Total Finnish Foreign countries Iraq Somalia Romania Estonia Sweden Russia
Total Offences against the Criminal Code 35.98 35.71 41.83 70.07 66.56 48.79 56.97 80.75 42.14
Offences against property 8.81 8.74 11.18 18.67 20.71 15.56 14.77 26.26 12.42
Total of thefts 3.89 3.86 5.36 8.76 11.69 6.79 7.11 10.88 5.61
Offences against life and health 3.61 3.52 5.40 12.64 11.55 6.80 5.35 8.01 4.24
Assaults total 3.27 3.17 5.10 12.33 11.24 6.45 4.97 7.32 3.86
Sexual offences 0.27 0.23 0.87 2.95 1.65 - 0.38 0.76 0.31
Narcotics offences total 3.06 3.07 2.97 3.80 9.25 - 4.18 8.11 2.98
0-14 Offences against the Criminal Code 1.23 1.19 2.03 3.06 3.39 2.40 2.72 2.86 1.54
Offences against property 0.74 0.72 1.18 1.49 1.48 - 1.73 2.07 1.08
Total of thefts 0.48 0.47 0.81 0.77 0.95 - 1.13 - 0.82
Offences against life and health 0.21 0.20 0.48 1.00 1.43 - 0.54 - 0.24
Assaults total 0.20 0.19 0.47 1.00 1.43 - 0.54 - -
Sexual offences 0.01 0.01 0.04 - - - - - -
Narcotics offences total 0.03 0.03 0.03 - - - - - -
15-24 Offences against the Criminal Code 10.59 10.52 12.11 19.28 18.21 19.06 17.22 28.81 10.48
Offences against property 2.50 2.46 3.19 5.44 5.76 5.96 4.76 9.62 3.07
Total of thefts 1.08 1.06 1.53 3.11 2.96 2.99 2.25 4.12 1.47
Offences against life and health 0.97 0.94 1.77 3.75 2.63 3.82 1.83 2.70 1.11
Assaults total 0.90 0.86 1.71 3.70 2.53 3.82 1.75 2.48 1.04
Sexual offences 0.10 0.08 0.43 1.33 0.88 - - - -
Narcotics offences total 1.22 1.21 1.37 1.65 2.75 - 2.12 2.45 1.23
25-34 Offences against the Criminal Code 9.08 9.04 9.45 17.13 21.18 10.38 15.10 22.09 10.31
Offences against property 2.38 2.42 2.14 4.13 6.37 2.18 3.20 6.72 2.64
Total of thefts 0.99 1.00 0.88 1.43 3.67 1.01 1.30 2.50 1.08
Offences against life and health 0.93 0.90 1.18 2.91 3.62 1.13 1.16 2.28 0.95
Assaults total 0.85 0.82 1.12 2.84 3.48 0.99 1.05 2.17 0.90
Sexual offences 0.06 0.05 0.17 0.52 - - - - -
Narcotics offences total 1.07 1.10 0.81 1.10 2.66 - 1.32 3.35 1.04
35-44 Offences against the Criminal Code 6.55 6.52 6.93 12.21 15.30 6.16 9.39 11.53 7.45
Offences against property 1.59 1.59 1.60 3.10 5.02 1.26 1.98 3.73 1.80
Total of thefts 0.66 0.67 0.65 0.94 2.85 - 0.80 1.57 0.79
Offences against life and health 0.71 0.70 0.89 1.78 2.61 0.77 0.94 1.26 0.82
Assaults total 0.65 0.63 0.83 1.71 2.54 0.67 0.88 1.15 0.72
Sexual offences 0.04 0.03 0.09 0.35 - - - - -
Narcotics offences total 0.54 0.54 0.43 0.65 2.19 - 0.40 1.27 0.52
45-54 Offences against the Criminal Code 4.39 4.34 5.48 9.41 7.28 4.17 6.50 8.64 5.46
Offences against property 0.92 0.89 1.38 2.18 1.78 1.59 1.39 2.86 1.59
Total of thefts 0.37 0.35 0.67 0.94 - - 0.70 1.21 0.70
Offences against life and health 0.48 0.47 0.64 2.21 - - 0.55 0.79 0.57
Assaults total 0.43 0.43 0.60 2.09 - - 0.48 0.61 0.54
Sexual offences 0.03 0.03 0.07 - - - - - -
Narcotics offences total 0.16 0.15 0.20 - 1.65 - 0.17 0.59 -
55-64 Offences against the Criminal Code 2.57 2.53 3.65 5.24 - 6.62 3.99 4.67 3.65
Offences against property 0.45 0.43 0.95 - - - 0.94 0.98 0.97
Total of thefts 0.18 0.18 0.42 - - - 0.51 - 0.21
Offences against life and health 0.21 0.21 0.31 - - - 0.33 - 0.34
Assaults total 0.17 0.17 0.26 - - - 0.27 - 0.26
Sexual offences 0.02 0.02 0.04 - - - - - -
Narcotics offences total 0.04 0.04 0.09 - - - - - -
65- Offences against the Criminal Code 1.57 1.57 2.18 - - - 2.05 2.15 3.25
Offences against property 0.23 0.23 0.74 - - - 0.77 - 1.27
Total of thefts 0.13 0.13 0.40 - - - - - 0.54
Offences against life and health 0.10 0.10 0.13 - - - - - -
Assaults total 0.07 0.07 0.11 - - - - - -
Sexual offences 0.01 0.01 - - - - - - -
Narcotics offences total 0.00 0.00 - - - - - - -

Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2018, Offences reported. Statistics Finland

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

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

Updated 16.5.2019

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
ISSN=2342-9178. Reported offences, 1st quarter 2018, Appendix table 1. Persons suspected of certain offences by nationality and age in 2017 and 2018, gender and age standardized share per 1.000 citizens . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 21.11.2024].
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