Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in January to June 2014 to 2018 (preliminary data)
Offence | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
1) Offences and infractions total | 392,465 | 400,454 | 396,280 | 427,685 | 402,431 |
2) Offences against the Criminal Code | 234,936 | 227,620 | 228,541 | 210,451 | 206,870 |
3) Offences A to F | 203,076 | 198,059 | 201,761 | 186,863 | 182,413 |
A. Offences against property | 116,894 | 111,770 | 111,723 | 100,177 | 93,824 |
Burglaries total | 16,327 | 16,069 | 15,175 | 13,962 | 12,780 |
Breaking into a residence | 3,083 | 2,828 | 2,539 | 2,361 | 2,161 |
- into a free-time residence | 1,044 | 838 | 622 | 813 | 535 |
- into another residence | 2,039 | 1,990 | 1,917 | 1,548 | 1,626 |
Breaking into business premises | 1,942 | 1,901 | 1,678 | 1,538 | 1,353 |
Breaking into a motor vehicle | 4,355 | 4,521 | 3,957 | 3,509 | 3,062 |
Other burglaries | 6,947 | 6,819 | 7,001 | 6,554 | 6,204 |
Unauthorised uses and thefts of a motor vehicle, thefts of use of a motor vehicle, total | 3,511 | 3,444 | 2,939 | 2,659 | 2,457 |
Robberies total | 778 | 779 | 774 | 769 | 813 |
Damages to property total | 21,267 | 18,325 | 16,632 | 16,086 | 14,397 |
Embezzlements total | 1,514 | 1,370 | 1,432 | 1,532 | 1,541 |
Frauds total | 11,773 | 13,183 | 12,655 | 11,335 | 11,485 |
- aggravated fraud | 821 | 809 | 706 | 698 | 867 |
B. Crimes against life and health | 17,543 | 17,537 | 17,632 | 17,592 | 16,842 |
Manslaughter, murder or killing | 52 | 46 | 37 | 36 | 35 |
Attempted manslaughter, murder or killing | 170 | 139 | 153 | 167 | 155 |
Assaults total | 16,461 | 16,453 | 16,531 | 16,560 | 15,803 |
- aggravated assault | 781 | 776 | 748 | 797 | 791 |
C. Sexual crimes | 1,438 | 1,562 | 1,617 | 1,567 | 1,773 |
Sexual exploitation of a child | 730 | 646 | 648 | 579 | 691 |
Rape | 467 | 490 | 508 | 629 | 599 |
D. Crimes against public authority and public peace | 6,168 | 6,215 | 6,867 | 5,717 | 5,883 |
(Violent) resisting of an official in the performance of his duties | 870 | 839 | 917 | 808 | 908 |
Impeding an official | 912 | 887 | 888 | 697 | 735 |
E. Certain traffic offences | 22,179 | 21,746 | 21,931 | 21,519 | 23,162 |
Drunken driving total | 8,455 | 8,569 | 8,461 | 8,382 | 9,189 |
F. Other offences | 38,854 | 39,229 | 41,991 | 40,291 | 40,929 |
Narcotics offences total | 10,351 | 11,779 | 12,371 | 13,006 | 14,310 |
- aggravated narcotics offence | 588 | 582 | 577 | 630 | 596 |
Alcohol offence/Minor alcohol offence | 1,983 | 1,648 | 1,597 | 896 | 852 |
4) Endangerment of traffic safety, hit-and-run, traffic infraction, violation of social welfare legislation on road traffic and motor vehicle infraction | 189,389 | 202,395 | 194,519 | 240,822 | 220,018 |
- exceeding speed limits 1) | 129,914 | 146,781 | 138,522 | 190,785 | 170,363 |
Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2018, 2. quarter
Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 029 551 3252, rikos@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 18.9.2018
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
ISSN=2342-9178. 2nd quarter 2018,
Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in January to June 2014 to 2018 (preliminary data)
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 17.8.2024].
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