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Appendix table 7. Persons suspected of offences and the entire population by main activity, aged 15 years and over
Offences 1) | Total 2) | Employed | Unemployed | Students | Pensioners | Other inactive population | |
ALL OFFENCES | Persons suspected | 256 929 | 68 979 | 57 486 | 50 190 | 21 722 | 58 552 |
% | 100,0 | 26,8 | 22,4 | 19,5 | 8,5 | 22,8 | |
Theft offences | Persons suspected | 50 643 | 5 291 | 13 392 | 10 199 | 5 495 | 16 266 |
% | 100,0 | 10,4 | 26,4 | 20,1 | 10,9 | 32,1 | |
Robbery offences | Persons suspected | 1 341 | 156 | 340 | 339 | 62 | 444 |
% | 100,0 | 11,6 | 25,4 | 25,3 | 4,6 | 33,1 | |
Embezzlement offences | Persons suspected | 1 480 | 716 | 246 | 165 | 126 | 227 |
% | 100,0 | 48,4 | 16,6 | 11,1 | 8,5 | 15,3 | |
Frauds, means of payment frauds | Persons suspected | 18 102 | 4 274 | 4 526 | 3 123 | 1 526 | 4 653 |
% | 100,0 | 23,6 | 25,0 | 17,3 | 8,4 | 25,7 | |
Tax offences | Persons suspected | 1 168 | 591 | 209 | 40 | 129 | 199 |
% | 100,0 | 50,6 | 17,9 | 3,4 | 11,0 | 17,0 | |
Forgery offences | Persons suspected | 3 734 | 800 | 1 018 | 530 | 205 | 1 181 |
% | 100,0 | 21,4 | 27,3 | 14,2 | 5,5 | 31,6 | |
Dishonesty by a debtor | Persons suspected | 664 | 404 | 82 | 18 | 36 | 124 |
% | 100,0 | 60,8 | 12,3 | 2,7 | 5,4 | 18,7 | |
Homicides and attempts thereof | Persons suspected | 447 | 91 | 101 | 81 | 65 | 109 |
% | 100,0 | 20,4 | 22,6 | 18,1 | 14,5 | 24,4 | |
Assault offences | Persons suspected | 30 632 | 11 109 | 6 611 | 5 501 | 2 299 | 5 112 |
% | 100,0 | 36,3 | 21,6 | 18,0 | 7,5 | 16,7 | |
Rape offences | Persons suspected | 1 299 | 865 | 140 | 119 | 47 | 128 |
% | 100,0 | 66,6 | 10,8 | 9,2 | 3,6 | 9,9 | |
Drunken driving | Persons suspected | 18 254 | 6 548 | 3 920 | 2 506 | 1 872 | 3 408 |
% | 100,0 | 35,9 | 21,5 | 13,7 | 10,3 | 18,7 | |
Narcotics offences | Persons suspected | 18 488 | 3 436 | 5 333 | 3 980 | 771 | 4 968 |
% | 100,0 | 18,6 | 28,8 | 21,5 | 4,2 | 26,9 | |
ENTIRE POPULATION | Persons suspected | 4 512 285 | 2 354 422 | 256 742 | 412 429 | 1 297 126 | 191 566 |
% | 100,0 | 52,2 | 5,7 | 9,1 | 28,7 | 4,2 |
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 7. Persons suspected of offences and the entire population by main activity, aged 15 years and over
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 23.11.2024].
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