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 |
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
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
ISSN=2342-9178. 1st quarter 2021,
Appendix table 1. Number of certain types of offences in January to March 2017 to 2021 (preliminary data)
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 9.12.2024].
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