Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in January to June 2013 to 2017 (preliminary d
Offence | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
1) Offences and infractions total | 429,476 | 392,465 | 400,454 | 396,280 | 364,784 |
2) Offences against the Criminal Code | 232,511 | 234,936 | 227,620 | 228,541 | 207,636 |
3) Offences A to F | 202,209 | 203,076 | 198,059 | 201,761 | 184,748 |
A. Offences against property | 111,840 | 116,894 | 111,770 | 111,723 | 98,682 |
Burglaries total | 14,671 | 16,327 | 16,069 | 15,175 | 13,818 |
Breaking into a residence | 2,471 | 3,083 | 2,828 | 2,539 | 2,389 |
- into a free-time residence | 709 | 1,044 | 838 | 622 | 818 |
- into another residence | 1,762 | 2,039 | 1,990 | 1,917 | 1,571 |
Breaking into business premises | 1,790 | 1,942 | 1,901 | 1,678 | 1,546 |
Breaking into a motor vehicle | 4,250 | 4,355 | 4,521 | 3,957 | 3,446 |
Other burglaries | 6,160 | 6,947 | 6,819 | 7,001 | 6,437 |
Unauthorised uses and thefts of a motor vehicle, thefts of use of a motor vehicle, total | 3,364 | 3,511 | 3,444 | 2,939 | 2,651 |
Robberies total | 686 | 778 | 779 | 774 | 801 |
Damages to property total | 20,092 | 21,267 | 18,325 | 16,632 | 15,774 |
Embezzlements total | 1,766 | 1,514 | 1,370 | 1,432 | 1,575 |
Frauds total | 11,467 | 11,773 | 13,183 | 12,655 | 11,289 |
- aggravated fraud | 576 | 821 | 809 | 706 | 594 |
B. Crimes against life and health | 18,852 | 17,543 | 17,537 | 17,632 | 17,252 |
Manslaughter, murder or killing | 48 | 52 | 46 | 37 | 40 |
Attempted manslaughter, murder or killing | 124 | 170 | 139 | 153 | 162 |
Assaults total | 17,650 | 16,461 | 16,453 | 16,531 | 16,238 |
- aggravated assault | 869 | 781 | 776 | 748 | 796 |
C. Sexual crimes | 1,852 | 1,438 | 1,562 | 1,617 | 1,605 |
Sexual exploitation of a child | 981 | 730 | 646 | 648 | 598 |
Rape | 437 | 467 | 490 | 508 | 623 |
D. Crimes against public authority and public peace | 6,776 | 6,168 | 6,215 | 6,867 | 5,694 |
(Violent) resisting of an official in the performance of his duties | 837 | 870 | 839 | 917 | 803 |
Impeding an official | 953 | 912 | 887 | 888 | 686 |
E. Certain traffic offences | 21,783 | 22,179 | 21,746 | 21,931 | 21,352 |
Drunken driving total | 8,705 | 8,455 | 8,569 | 8,461 | 8,515 |
F. Other offences | 41,106 | 38,854 | 39,229 | 41,991 | 40,163 |
Narcotics offences total | 11,174 | 10,351 | 11,779 | 12,371 | 12,807 |
- aggravated narcotics offence | 535 | 588 | 582 | 577 | 599 |
Alcohol offence/Minor alcohol offence | 2,388 | 1,983 | 1,648 | 1,597 | 884 |
4) Endangerment of traffic safety, hit-and-run, traffic infraction, violation of social welfare legislation on road traffic and motor vehicle infraction | 227,267 | 189,389 | 202,395 | 194,519 | 180,036 |
- exceeding speed limits 1) | 161,888 | 129,914 | 146,781 | 138,522 | 130,401 |
Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2017, 2. quarter
Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 029 551 3252, rikos@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 13.7.2017
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