Appendix table 1. Number of certain types of offences in January to March 2014 to 2018 (preliminary data)
Offence | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
1) Offences and infractions total | 190,467 | 196,265 | 185,836 | 218,515 | 179,712 |
2) Offences against the Criminal Code | 111,990 | 106,467 | 104,950 | 98,256 | 95,440 |
3) Offences A to F | 95,299 | 91,062 | 92,053 | 87,111 | 84,034 |
A. Offences against property | 54,624 | 50,663 | 50,183 | 46,208 | 42,157 |
Burglaries total | 7,377 | 7,026 | 6,478 | 6,286 | 5,800 |
Breaking into a residence | 1,368 | 1,183 | 1,110 | 1,031 | 907 |
- into a free-time residence | 438 | 280 | 203 | 303 | 195 |
- into another residence | 930 | 903 | 907 | 728 | 712 |
Breaking into business premises | 881 | 882 | 724 | 770 | 638 |
Breaking into a motor vehicle | 2,123 | 2,069 | 1,728 | 1,650 | 1,486 |
Other burglaries | 3,005 | 2,892 | 2,916 | 2,835 | 2,769 |
Unauthorised uses and thefts of a motor vehicle, thefts of use of a motor vehicle, total | 1,360 | 1,337 | 1,096 | 1,035 | 1,020 |
Robberies total | 355 | 379 | 374 | 345 | 376 |
Damages to property total | 10,474 | 8,153 | 7,296 | 7,174 | 6,228 |
Embezzlements total | 782 | 711 | 709 | 804 | 757 |
Frauds total | 6,395 | 6,878 | 6,800 | 6,152 | 5,925 |
- aggravated fraud | 330 | 475 | 397 | 333 | 443 |
B. Crimes against life and health | 8,307 | 8,067 | 8,427 | 8,449 | 7,717 |
Manslaughter, murder or killing | 25 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Attempted manslaughter, murder or killing | 76 | 68 | 62 | 75 | 77 |
Assaults total | 7,809 | 7,602 | 7,973 | 8,034 | 7,275 |
- aggravated assault | 375 | 364 | 369 | 371 | 373 |
C. Sexual crimes | 744 | 743 | 821 | 795 | 853 |
Sexual exploitation of a child | 392 | 334 | 327 | 279 | 329 |
Rape | 221 | 247 | 249 | 315 | 294 |
D. Crimes against public authority and public peace | 3,066 | 3,085 | 3,583 | 2,748 | 2,974 |
(Violent) resisting of an official in the performance of his duties | 450 | 414 | 393 | 369 | 462 |
Impeding an official | 476 | 429 | 429 | 337 | 360 |
E. Certain traffic offences | 10,153 | 9,536 | 9,505 | 9,315 | 10,265 |
Drunken driving total | 3,740 | 3,761 | 3,637 | 3,705 | 4,117 |
F. Other offences | 18,405 | 18,968 | 19,534 | 19,596 | 20,068 |
Narcotics offences total | 5,066 | 5,789 | 6,069 | 6,248 | 7,331 |
- aggravated narcotics offence | 265 | 313 | 332 | 312 | 354 |
Alcohol offence/Minor alcohol offence | 622 | 482 | 370 | 333 | 299 |
4) Endangerment of traffic safety, hit-and-run, traffic infraction, violation of social welfare legislation on road traffic and motor vehicle infraction | 95,168 | 105,203 | 93,783 | 131,404 | 95,678 |
- exceeding speed limits 1) | 63,962 | 75,838 | 64,442 | 103,473 | 68,094 |
Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2018, 1. quarter
Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 029 551 3252, rikos@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 14.6.2018
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
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Appendix table 1. Number of certain types of offences in January to March 2014 to 2018 (preliminary data)
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 17.8.2024].
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