Appendix table 8. Persons suspect of offences against the Criminal Code by origin, age group and sex and the share of suspects in the population in 2017
Origin and age group | Sex total | Men | Women | ||||
Persons suspected | share of suspects in the population % | Persons suspected | share of suspects in the population % | Persons suspected | share of suspects in the population % | ||
Origin total | Agegroup total | 126,056 | 2.3 | 97,842 | 3.6 | 28,214 | 1.0 |
0 - 14 | 5,601 | 0.6 | 4,153 | 0.9 | 1,448 | 0.3 | |
15 - 17 | 7,712 | 4.3 | 6,225 | 6.8 | 1,487 | 1.7 | |
18 - 20 | 12,872 | 7.0 | 10,148 | 10.8 | 2,724 | 3.0 | |
21 - 24 | 14,121 | 5.2 | 11,048 | 7.9 | 3,073 | 2.3 | |
25 - 29 | 14,374 | 4.1 | 11,212 | 6.3 | 3,162 | 1.9 | |
30 - 39 | 24,898 | 3.5 | 19,343 | 5.3 | 5,555 | 1.6 | |
40 - 49 | 19,223 | 2.9 | 14,650 | 4.3 | 4,573 | 1.4 | |
over 50 | 27,255 | 1.2 | 21,063 | 2.0 | 6,192 | 0.5 | |
Person with Finnish background total | Agegroup total | 111,136 | 2.2 | 85,637 | 3.4 | 25,499 | 1.0 |
0 - 14 | 4,905 | 0.6 | 3,642 | 0.9 | 1,263 | 0.3 | |
15 - 17 | 7,063 | 4.3 | 5,697 | 6.7 | 1,366 | 1.7 | |
18 - 20 | 11,778 | 6.9 | 9,219 | 10.5 | 2,559 | 3.0 | |
21 - 24 | 12,445 | 4.9 | 9,612 | 7.5 | 2,833 | 2.3 | |
25 - 29 | 11,913 | 3.9 | 9,095 | 5.8 | 2,818 | 1.9 | |
30 - 39 | 20,582 | 3.3 | 15,757 | 5.0 | 4,825 | 1.6 | |
40 - 49 | 16,821 | 2.8 | 12,771 | 4.1 | 4,050 | 1.4 | |
over 50 | 25,629 | 1.2 | 19,844 | 1.9 | 5,785 | 0.5 | |
Person with Finnish background born in Finland | Agegroup total | 108,921 | 2.1 | 84,012 | 3.4 | 24,909 | 1.0 |
0 - 14 | 4,793 | 0.6 | 3,560 | 0.9 | 1,233 | 0.3 | |
15 - 17 | 6,941 | 4.2 | 5,608 | 6.7 | 1,333 | 1.7 | |
18 - 20 | 11,569 | 6.8 | 9,047 | 10.4 | 2,522 | 3.0 | |
21 - 24 | 12,215 | 4.9 | 9,453 | 7.4 | 2,762 | 2.3 | |
25 - 29 | 11,608 | 3.8 | 8,888 | 5.7 | 2,720 | 1.8 | |
30 - 39 | 19,878 | 3.3 | 15,243 | 4.9 | 4,635 | 1.6 | |
40 - 49 | 16,404 | 2.8 | 12,458 | 4.1 | 3,946 | 1.4 | |
over 50 | 25,513 | 1.2 | 19,755 | 1.9 | 5,758 | 0.5 | |
Person with Finnish background born abroad | Agegroup total | 2,215 | 4.4 | 1,625 | 6.2 | 590 | 2.4 |
0 - 14 | 112 | 1.2 | 82 | 1.7 | 30 | 0.6 | |
15 - 17 | 122 | 5.2 | 89 | 7.4 | 33 | 2.8 | |
18 - 20 | 209 | 10.6 | 172 | 16.7 | 37 | 3.9 | |
21 - 24 | 230 | 9.4 | 159 | 12.9 | 71 | 5.9 | |
25 - 29 | 305 | 7.5 | 207 | 9.9 | 98 | 5.0 | |
30 - 39 | 704 | 5.4 | 514 | 7.6 | 190 | 3.1 | |
40 - 49 | 417 | 3.6 | 313 | 5.2 | 104 | 1.9 | |
over 50 | 116 | 2.0 | 89 | 3.0 | 27 | 1.0 | |
Person with foreign background total | Agegroup total | 14,688 | 4.0 | 12,000 | 6.4 | 2,688 | 1.5 |
0 - 14 | 694 | 1.0 | 510 | 1.4 | 184 | 0.5 | |
15 - 17 | 642 | 5.4 | 521 | 8.0 | 121 | 2.2 | |
18 - 20 | 1,074 | 8.8 | 913 | 14.1 | 161 | 2.8 | |
21 - 24 | 1,626 | 7.9 | 1,392 | 13.1 | 234 | 2.4 | |
25 - 29 | 2,409 | 6.1 | 2,069 | 10.0 | 340 | 1.8 | |
30 - 39 | 4,262 | 5.1 | 3,539 | 7.9 | 723 | 1.9 | |
40 - 49 | 2,370 | 4.1 | 1,850 | 6.2 | 520 | 1.9 | |
over 50 | 1,611 | 2.3 | 1,206 | 3.7 | 405 | 1.1 | |
Person with foreign background born in Finland | Agegroup total | 1,063 | 1.8 | 840 | 2.8 | 223 | 0.8 |
0 - 14 | 312 | 0.7 | 224 | 1.0 | 88 | 0.4 | |
15 - 17 | 179 | 4.5 | 142 | 7.1 | 37 | 1.9 | |
18 - 20 | 280 | 8.6 | 238 | 14.5 | 42 | 2.6 | |
21 - 24 | 214 | 7.7 | 174 | 11.9 | 40 | 3.0 | |
25 - 29 | 40 | 6.5 | 28 | 8.6 | 12 | 4.1 | |
30 - 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
40 - 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
over 50 | 28 | 1.3 | 26 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | |
Person with foreign background born abroad | Agegroup total | 13,625 | 4.4 | 11,160 | 7.1 | 2,465 | 1.7 |
0 - 14 | 382 | 1.6 | 286 | 2.3 | 96 | 0.8 | |
15 - 17 | 463 | 5.8 | 379 | 8.5 | 84 | 2.4 | |
18 - 20 | 794 | 8.8 | 675 | 14.0 | 119 | 2.8 | |
21 - 24 | 1,412 | 8.0 | 1,218 | 13.3 | 194 | 2.3 | |
25 - 29 | 2,369 | 6.1 | 2,041 | 10.0 | 328 | 1.8 | |
30 - 39 | 4,253 | 5.1 | 3,532 | 7.9 | 721 | 1.9 | |
40 - 49 | 2,369 | 4.1 | 1,849 | 6.2 | 520 | 1.9 | |
over 50 | 1,583 | 2.3 | 1,180 | 3.7 | 403 | 1.1 | |
Origin unknown | Agegroup total | 232 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
0 - 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 - 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18 - 20 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 - 24 | 50 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
25 - 29 | 52 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
30 - 39 | 54 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
40 - 49 | 32 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
over 50 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2017, Offences reported. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 029 551 3252, rikos@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 8.5.2018
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
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Appendix table 8. Persons suspect of offences against the Criminal Code by origin, age group and sex and the share of suspects in the population in 2017
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