Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in January to September 2014 to 2018 (preliminary data)
Offence | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
1) Offences and infractions total | 614,666 | 620,772 | 628,139 | 662,662 | 639,752 |
2) Offences against the Criminal Code | 368,278 | 357,212 | 359,854 | 335,260 | 331,890 |
3) Offences A to F | 319,581 | 311,459 | 317,594 | 298,439 | 293,103 |
A. Offences against property | 185,434 | 178,326 | 178,643 | 162,460 | 154,478 |
Burglaries total | 25,663 | 25,815 | 24,330 | 22,793 | 20,997 |
Breaking into a residence | 4,795 | 4,496 | 4,097 | 3,665 | 3,700 |
- into a free-time residence | 1,449 | 1,278 | 965 | 1,237 | 902 |
- into another residence | 3,346 | 3,218 | 3,132 | 2,428 | 2,798 |
Breaking into business premises | 3,073 | 3,111 | 2,576 | 2,348 | 2,231 |
Breaking into a motor vehicle | 6,993 | 7,239 | 6,493 | 5,871 | 5,150 |
Other burglaries | 10,802 | 10,969 | 11,164 | 10,909 | 9,916 |
Unauthorised uses and thefts of a motor vehicle, thefts of use of a motor vehicle, total | 6,058 | 5,920 | 5,277 | 4,849 | 4,450 |
Robberies total | 1,264 | 1,165 | 1,238 | 1,257 | 1,315 |
Damages to property total | 33,121 | 28,737 | 27,289 | 26,087 | 23,046 |
Embezzlements total | 2,318 | 2,095 | 2,232 | 2,346 | 2,516 |
Frauds total | 17,529 | 19,464 | 19,270 | 17,316 | 17,769 |
- aggravated fraud | 959 | 1,093 | 1,052 | 1,071 | 1,289 |
B. Crimes against life and health | 26,754 | 26,772 | 27,048 | 26,804 | 26,684 |
Manslaughter, murder or killing | 76 | 64 | 54 | 57 | 57 |
Attempted manslaughter, murder or killing | 253 | 213 | 233 | 280 | 263 |
Assaults total | 24,963 | 25,035 | 25,269 | 25,100 | 24,894 |
- aggravated assault | 1,212 | 1,166 | 1,147 | 1,209 | 1,262 |
C. Sexual crimes | 2,245 | 2,092 | 2,520 | 2,367 | 2,760 |
Sexual abuse of a child | 1,081 | 883 | 945 | 866 | 1,005 |
Rape | 760 | 752 | 852 | 924 | 980 |
D. Crimes against public authority and public peace | 9,476 | 9,393 | 10,221 | 9,053 | 9,132 |
(Violent) resisting of an official in the performance of his duties | 1,287 | 1,255 | 1,421 | 1,301 | 1,414 |
Impeding an official | 1,413 | 1,344 | 1,399 | 1,134 | 1,125 |
E. Certain traffic offences | 34,939 | 34,551 | 34,348 | 34,719 | 36,781 |
Drunken driving total | 13,327 | 13,466 | 13,098 | 13,417 | 14,225 |
F. Other offences | 60,733 | 60,325 | 64,814 | 63,036 | 63,268 |
Narcotics offences total | 16,082 | 18,039 | 18,868 | 20,750 | 21,705 |
- aggravated narcotics offence | 892 | 850 | 851 | 956 | 871 |
Alcohol offence/Minor alcohol offence | 3,022 | 2,681 | 2,492 | 1,451 | 1,341 |
4) Endangerment of traffic safety, hit-and-run, traffic infraction, violation of social welfare legislation on road traffic and motor vehicle infraction | 295,085 | 309,313 | 310,545 | 364,223 | 346,649 |
- exceeding speed limits 1) | 205,598 | 221,863 | 223,238 | 289,919 | 273,130 |
Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2018, 3. quarter
Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 029 551 3252, rikos@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 18.12.2018
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
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Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in January to September 2014 to 2018 (preliminary data)
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 17.8.2024].
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