Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in January to March 2011 to 2015 (preliminary data)
Offence | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
1) All offences 1) | 95,096 | 92,658 | 90,361 | 95,299 | 88,802 |
A. Offences against property | 51,029 | 49,288 | 48,081 | 54,624 | 49,169 |
Burglaries total | 7,695 | 6,748 | 6,143 | 7,377 | 6,986 |
Breaking into a residence | 1,162 | 1,162 | 1,019 | 1,368 | 1,197 |
- into a free-time residence | 228 | 251 | 199 | 438 | 280 |
- into another residence | 934 | 911 | 820 | 930 | 917 |
Breaking into business premises | 864 | 773 | 772 | 881 | 880 |
Breaking into a motor vehicle | 2,816 | 2,376 | 1,823 | 2,123 | 2,046 |
Other burglaries | 2,853 | 2,437 | 2,529 | 3,005 | 2,863 |
Unauthorised uses and thefts of a motor vehicle, thefts of use of a motor vehicle, total | 1,763 | 1,500 | 1,112 | 1,360 | 1,343 |
- unauthorised theft of a motor vehicle | 155 | 167 | 153 | 154 | 122 |
- (aggravated) unauthorised use of a motor vehicle | 186 | 177 | 171 | 165 | 164 |
- (aggravated) theft of use of a motor vehicle | 1,422 | 1,156 | 788 | 1,041 | 1,057 |
Robberies total | 379 | 376 | 315 | 355 | 394 |
- aggravated robberies | 47 | 54 | 42 | 52 | 90 |
Damages to property total | 9,890 | 8,817 | 8,782 | 10,474 | 7,953 |
- aggravated damage to property | 40 | 46 | 44 | 64 | 47 |
Embezzlements total | 765 | 791 | 896 | 782 | 714 |
- aggravated embezzlement | 78 | 97 | 107 | 102 | 79 |
Frauds total | 4,584 | 5,451 | 5,817 | 6,395 | 6,244 |
- aggravated fraud | 345 | 255 | 320 | 330 | 296 |
B. Crimes against life and health | 9,770 | 9,297 | 8,793 | 8,307 | 7,742 |
Manslaughter, murder or killing | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 |
Attempted manslaughter, murder or killing | 64 | 83 | 53 | 76 | 73 |
Assaults total | 9,225 | 8,760 | 8,323 | 7,809 | 7,312 |
- aggravated assault | 477 | 428 | 426 | 375 | 383 |
C. Sexual crimes | 662 | 1,061 | 821 | 744 | 746 |
Sexual exploitation of a child | 355 | 375 | 362 | 392 | 335 |
Rape | 185 | 255 | 208 | 221 | 251 |
D. Crimes against public authority and public peace | 3,422 | 3,526 | 3,215 | 3,066 | 3,060 |
(Violent) resisting of an official in the performance of his duties | 484 | 481 | 408 | 450 | 419 |
Impeding an official | 531 | 523 | 459 | 476 | 428 |
E. Certain traffic offences | 11,115 | 10,423 | 9,607 | 10,153 | 9,510 |
Drunken driving total | 4,088 | 4,048 | 3,815 | 3,740 | 3,846 |
- aggravated drunken driving | 2,187 | 2,227 | 1,946 | 1,703 | 1,721 |
F. Other offences | 19,098 | 19,063 | 19,844 | 18,405 | 18,575 |
Narcotics offences total | 5,029 | 5,029 | 5,825 | 5,066 | 5,601 |
- aggravated narcotics offence | 241 | 268 | 294 | 265 | 275 |
Alcohol offence/Minor alcohol offence | 720 | 732 | 790 | 622 | 470 |
Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2015, 1. quarter
Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 029 551 3252, rikos@stat.fi
Director in charge: Riitta Harala
Updated 21.4.2015
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
ISSN=2342-9178. 1st quarter 2015,
Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in January to March 2011 to 2015 (preliminary data)
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 17.8.2024].
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