Appendix table 1. Number of certain types of offences in January to March 2017 to 2021 (preliminary data)

Offence	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021 ²⁾
1) Offences and infractions total ¹⁾	218,487	196,568	185,220	204,633	107,543
2) Offences against the Criminal Code	98,234	96,495	97,344	114,045	103,428
A. Offences against property	46,184	42,764	42,930	53,684	45,360
Burglaries total	6,283	5,795	5,279	7,678	6,219
Breaking into a residence	1,034	897	792	1,040	735
- into a free-time residence	303	195	139	273	117
- into another residence	731	702	653	767	618
Breaking into business premises	771	638	533	774	527
Breaking into a motor vehicle	1,650	1,486	1,335	1,910	1,557
Other burglaries	2,828	2,774	2,619	3,954	3,400
Unauthorised uses and thefts of a motor vehicle, thefts of use of a motor vehicle, total	1,034	1,012	948	1,125	981
Robberies total	347	381	351	474	412
Damages to property total	7,174	6,243	5,490	7,145	5,665
Embezzlements total	803	756	821	863	743
Frauds total	6,139	6,271	7,883	8,388	8,951
- aggravated fraud	336	504	518	476	532
B. Crimes against life and health	8,422	7,858	8,166	8,651	7,450
Manslaughter, murder or killing	18	15	18	25	17
Attempted manslaughter, murder or killing	75	73	55	88	70
Assaults total	8,005	7,399	7,661	8,109	7,020
- aggravated assault	348	352	347	432	384
C. Sexual crimes	797	887	1,071	1,009	1,142
Sexual abuse of a child	283	324	406	447	463
Rape	312	297	419	352	399
D. Crimes against public authority and public peace	2,754	2,998	2,925	3,280	2,553
(Violent) resisting of an official in the performance of his duties	370	457	430	455	435
Impeding an official	336	363	330	368	280
L. Traffic offences	24,431	25,425	25,054	26,647	29,174
Drunken driving total	3,708	4,090	4,176	4,534	4,355
Narcotics offences total	6,250	7,386	7,466	10,253	7,617
- aggravated narcotics offence	313	350	494	393	301

1) Fines from automatic traffic control are updated into the police PATJA system with a delay of around 80 days, which has an effect on the number of traffic infractions in particular.
2) Preliminary data

Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2021, 1. quarter

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

Head of Department in charge: Hannele Orjala

Updated 16.4.2021

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
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