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Appendix table 4. Persons suspected of offences by nationality in 2008–2012

Offence Year PERSONS SUSPECTED OF OFFENCES
Total Finnish
citizens		 Citizens
of foreign
countries		  
Estonia Russia/Former Soviet Union Sweden Citizens of
other foreign
countries
All offences 2008 308 195 284 508 23 687 5 720 3 067 1 817 13 083
2009 298 527 268 578 29 949 6 399 5 957 1 825 15 768
2010 302 053 268 422 33 631 8 541 6 352 1 671 17 067
2011 302 762 268 247 34 515 9 072 7 052 1 420 16 971
2012 283 622 248 321 35 301 8 402 9 034 1 440 16 425
Theft offences 2008 67 286 60 258 7 028 1 461 864 333 4 370
2009 67 521 58 984 8 537 2 151 986 358 5 042
2010 68 646 58 848 9 798 2 693 1 098 420 5 587
2011 67 386 58 340 9 046 2 658 1 152 267 4 969
2012 60 112 52 034 8 078 2 074 1 180 276 4 548
Robbery offences 2008 1 486 1 308 178 37 9 27 105
2009 1 543 1 375 168 30 9 15 114
2010 1 330 1 152 178 30 13 11 124
2011 1 403 1 207 196 25 10 10 161
2012 1 452 1 303 149 31 14 10 94
Assault offences 2008 32 710 29 846 2 864 487 323 156 1 898
2009 29 439 26 811 2 628 450 282 153 1 743
2010 29 027 26 192 2 835 546 244 148 1 897
2011 33 174 29 499 3 675 687 336 141 2 511
2012 32 237 28 538 3 699 740 361 123 2 475
Rape offences 2008 641 540 101 10 7 4 80
2009 512 367 145 4 6 2 133
2010 574 314 260 11 5 4 240
2011 644 474 170 15 3 3 149
2012 1 341 1 128 213 15 12 7 179
Drunken driving offences 2008 27 000 24 604 2 396 1 171 433 164 628
2009 23 161 21 164 1 997 917 359 163 558
2010 21 437 19 300 2 137 1 192 357 103 485
2011 21 153 18 599 2 554 1 484 409 105 556
2012 19 065 16 645 2 420 1 360 390 107 563
Narcotics offences 2008 16 388 15 599 789 133 164 131 361
2009 17 425 16 158 1 267 218 169 132 748
2010 20 403 18 973 1 430 293 212 94 831
2011 19 292 17 880 1 412 284 212 111 805
2012 19 119 17 689 1 430 231 242 102 855

Source: Offences known to the police 2012. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 09 1734 3252, rikos@stat.fi

Director in charge: Riitta Harala

Updated 2.4.2013

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Offences known to the police [e-publication].
ISSN=2242-7953. 2012, Appendix table 4. Persons suspected of offences by nationality in 2008–2012 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.12.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/polrik/2012/polrik_2012_2013-04-02_tau_004_en.html