Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in 2011 to 2015 (preliminary data)
Offence | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
1) All offences 1) | 457,147 | 424,835 | 424,434 | 417,479 | 413,075 |
A. Offences against property | 259,648 | 237,422 | 240,359 | 241,163 | 235,980 |
Burglaries total | 39,686 | 35,130 | 32,529 | 33,954 | 34,121 |
Breaking into a residence | 6,677 | 6,294 | 5,763 | 6,373 | 5,987 |
- into a free-time residence | 1,816 | 1,479 | 1,794 | 1,839 | 1,683 |
- into another residence | 4,861 | 4,815 | 3,969 | 4,534 | 4,304 |
Breaking into business premises | 4,532 | 4,010 | 3,837 | 4,039 | 4,076 |
Breaking into a motor vehicle | 13,829 | 10,741 | 9,586 | 9,237 | 9,442 |
Other burglaries | 14,648 | 14,085 | 13,343 | 14,305 | 14,616 |
Unauthorised uses and thefts of a motor vehicle, thefts of use of a motor vehicle, total | 11,971 | 8,813 | 7,960 | 7,778 | 7,462 |
- unauthorised theft of a motor vehicle | 1,531 | 1,112 | 1,061 | 1,034 | 833 |
- (aggravated) unauthorised use of a motor vehicle | 937 | 842 | 745 | 760 | 724 |
- (aggravated) theft of use of a motor vehicle | 9,503 | 6,859 | 6,154 | 5,984 | 5,905 |
Robberies total | 1,634 | 1,648 | 1,531 | 1,700 | 1,558 |
- aggravated robberies | 206 | 217 | 199 | 210 | 269 |
Damages to property total | 55,024 | 44,373 | 43,371 | 42,512 | 37,585 |
- aggravated damage to property | 220 | 239 | 259 | 257 | 255 |
Embezzlements total | 3,229 | 3,272 | 3,564 | 3,077 | 2,876 |
- aggravated embezzlement | 290 | 373 | 352 | 373 | 359 |
Frauds total | 17,786 | 20,835 | 22,751 | 23,428 | 25,845 |
- aggravated fraud | 1,142 | 1,033 | 1,096 | 1,518 | 1,443 |
B. Crimes against life and health | 42,571 | 40,460 | 37,861 | 35,066 | 36,141 |
Manslaughter, murder or killing | 114 | 91 | 100 | 102 | 97 |
Attempted manslaughter, murder or killing | 311 | 354 | 268 | 328 | 303 |
Assaults total | 39,855 | 37,857 | 35,355 | 32,763 | 33,803 |
- aggravated assault | 2,078 | 1,884 | 1,809 | 1,651 | 1,585 |
C. Sexual crimes | 3,008 | 3,576 | 3,329 | 3,013 | 3,312 |
Sexual exploitation of a child | 1,459 | 1,590 | 1,673 | 1,429 | 1,237 |
Rape | 989 | 1,020 | 977 | 1,009 | 1,063 |
D. Crimes against public authority and public peace | 14,352 | 14,375 | 13,649 | 12,567 | 12,863 |
(Violent) resisting of an official in the performance of his duties | 1,947 | 1,857 | 1,685 | 1,707 | 1,715 |
Impeding an official | 2,300 | 2,182 | 1,914 | 1,856 | 1,806 |
E. Certain traffic offences | 53,996 | 47,960 | 45,248 | 45,527 | 44,941 |
Drunken driving total | 21,500 | 19,166 | 18,053 | 17,662 | 17,698 |
- aggravated drunken driving | 11,409 | 10,351 | 9,029 | 8,325 | 7,847 |
F. Other offences | 83,572 | 81,042 | 83,988 | 80,143 | 79,838 |
Narcotics offences total | 20,243 | 20,041 | 22,604 | 21,689 | 23,345 |
- aggravated narcotics offence | 1,024 | 1,020 | 1,226 | 1,132 | 1,056 |
Alcohol offence/Minor alcohol offence | 5,092 | 4,598 | 4,566 | 3,689 | 3,187 |
Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2015, 4. quarter
Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 029 551 3252, rikos@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 19.1.2016
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
ISSN=2342-9178. 4th quarter 2015,
Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in 2011 to 2015 (preliminary data)
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.12.2024].
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