Appendix table 1. Number of certain types of offences in January to March 2016 to 2020 (preliminary data)
Offence | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 2) |
1) Offences and infractions total 1) | 185,861 | 218,487 | 196,568 | 185,220 | 143,297 |
2) Offences against the Criminal Code | 104,968 | 98,234 | 96,495 | 97,344 | 110,714 |
A. Offences against property | 50,222 | 46,184 | 42,764 | 42,930 | 51,498 |
Burglaries total | 6,481 | 6,283 | 5,795 | 5,279 | 7,438 |
Breaking into a residence | 1,110 | 1,034 | 897 | 792 | 1,056 |
- into a free-time residence | 203 | 303 | 195 | 139 | 266 |
- into another residence | 907 | 731 | 702 | 653 | 790 |
Breaking into business premises | 726 | 771 | 638 | 533 | 758 |
Breaking into a motor vehicle | 1,731 | 1,650 | 1,486 | 1,335 | 1,817 |
Other burglaries | 2,914 | 2,828 | 2,774 | 2,619 | 3,807 |
Unauthorised uses and thefts of a motor vehicle, thefts of use of a motor vehicle, total | 1,097 | 1,034 | 1,012 | 948 | 1,139 |
Robberies total | 374 | 347 | 381 | 351 | 513 |
Damages to property total | 7,294 | 7,174 | 6,243 | 5,490 | 6,873 |
Embezzlements total | 710 | 803 | 756 | 821 | 855 |
Frauds total | 6,834 | 6,139 | 6,271 | 7,883 | 7,844 |
- aggravated fraud | 417 | 336 | 504 | 518 | 489 |
B. Crimes against life and health | 8,433 | 8,422 | 7,858 | 8,166 | 8,351 |
Manslaughter, murder or killing | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 30 |
Attempted manslaughter, murder or killing | 62 | 75 | 73 | 55 | 91 |
Assaults total | 7,981 | 8,005 | 7,399 | 7,661 | 7,835 |
- aggravated assault | 367 | 348 | 352 | 347 | 452 |
C. Sexual crimes | 820 | 797 | 887 | 1,071 | 1,046 |
Sexual abuse of a child | 328 | 283 | 324 | 406 | 467 |
Rape | 248 | 312 | 297 | 419 | 352 |
D. Crimes against public authority and public peace | 3,579 | 2,754 | 2,998 | 2,925 | 3,155 |
(Violent) resisting of an official in the performance of his duties | 394 | 370 | 457 | 430 | 446 |
Impeding an official | 429 | 336 | 363 | 330 | 360 |
L. Traffic offences | 27,095 | 24,431 | 25,425 | 25,054 | 26,048 |
Drunken driving total | 3,635 | 3,708 | 4,090 | 4,176 | 4,650 |
Narcotics offences total | 6,062 | 6,250 | 7,386 | 7,466 | 9,946 |
- aggravated narcotics offence | 333 | 313 | 350 | 494 | 355 |
2) Preliminary data
Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2020, 1. quarter
Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 029 551 3252, rikos@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 17.4.2020
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
ISSN=2342-9178. 1st quarter 2020,
Appendix table 1. Number of certain types of offences in January to March 2016 to 2020 (preliminary data)
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 10.10.2024].
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