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Appendix table 6. Persons suspected of offences and the entire population by socio-economic status, aged 15 years and over
Offences 1) | Total 2) | Self-employed persons | Lower and upper-level employees | Workers | Students | Pensioners | Other, unknown | |
ALL OFFENCES | Persons suspected | 256 929 | 12 736 | 27 038 | 41 432 | 43 357 | 24 590 | 107 776 |
% | 100,0 | 5,0 | 10,5 | 16,1 | 16,9 | 9,6 | 41,9 | |
Theft offences | Persons suspected | 50 643 | 712 | 3 057 | 4 164 | 8 828 | 6 290 | 27 592 |
% | 100,0 | 1,4 | 6,0 | 8,2 | 17,4 | 12,4 | 54,5 | |
Robbery offences | Persons suspected | 1 341 | 26 | 75 | 132 | 289 | 115 | 704 |
% | 100,0 | 1,9 | 5,6 | 9,8 | 21,6 | 8,6 | 52,5 | |
Embezzlement offences | Persons suspected | 1 480 | 161 | 347 | 237 | 145 | 148 | 442 |
% | 100,0 | 10,9 | 23,4 | 16,0 | 9,8 | 10,0 | 29,9 | |
Frauds, means of payment frauds | Persons suspected | 18 102 | 678 | 1 736 | 2 313 | 3 143 | 1 747 | 8 485 |
% | 100,0 | 3,7 | 9,6 | 12,8 | 17,4 | 9,7 | 46,9 | |
Tax offences | Persons suspected | 1 168 | 209 | 182 | 208 | 42 | 136 | 391 |
% | 100,0 | 17,9 | 15,6 | 17,8 | 3,6 | 11,6 | 33,5 | |
Forgery offences | Persons suspected | 3 734 | 139 | 494 | 419 | 469 | 249 | 1 964 |
% | 100,0 | 3,7 | 13,2 | 11,2 | 12,6 | 6,7 | 52,6 | |
Dishonesty by a debtor | Persons suspected | 664 | 163 | 149 | 107 | 19 | 41 | 185 |
% | 100,0 | 24,5 | 22,4 | 16,1 | 2,9 | 6,2 | 27,9 | |
Homicides and attempts thereof | Persons suspected | 447 | 13 | 30 | 62 | 73 | 71 | 198 |
% | 100,0 | 2,9 | 6,7 | 13,9 | 16,3 | 15,9 | 44,3 | |
Assault offences | Persons suspected | 30 632 | 1 594 | 3 539 | 7 054 | 4 898 | 2 577 | 10 970 |
% | 100,0 | 5,2 | 11,6 | 23,0 | 16,0 | 8,4 | 35,8 | |
Rape offences | Persons suspected | 1 299 | 74 | 74 | 721 | 113 | 54 | 263 |
% | 100,0 | 5,7 | 5,7 | 55,5 | 8,7 | 4,2 | 20,2 | |
Drunken driving | Persons suspected | 18 254 | 1 037 | 2 137 | 3 938 | 2 289 | 2 036 | 6 817 |
% | 100,0 | 5,7 | 11,7 | 21,6 | 12,5 | 11,2 | 37,3 | |
Narcotics offences | Persons suspected | 18 488 | 404 | 1 419 | 2 491 | 3 746 | 976 | 9 452 |
% | 100,0 | 2,2 | 7,7 | 13,5 | 20,3 | 5,3 | 51,1 | |
ENTIRE POPULATION | Persons suspected | 4 512 285 | 255 245 | 1 413 551 | 750 838 | 423 491 | 1 247 413 | 421 747 |
% | 100,0 | 5,7 | 31,3 | 16,6 | 9,4 | 27,6 | 9,3 |
2) The data in appendix tables 5-8 differ due to the sampling times of the background data. Not all population data is avail-able for all persons suspected of offences. The population data of appendix table 6 depicting socio-economic status are from 2010. In the other appendix tables the population data are from 2011.
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
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Offences known to the police [e-publication].
ISSN=2242-7953. 2012,
Appendix table 6. Persons suspected of offences and the entire population by socio-economic status, aged 15 years and over
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 23.11.2024].
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