Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in 2012 to 2016 (preliminary data)
Offence | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
1) Offences and infractions total | 860,026 | 868,971 | 827,789 | 818,514 | 823,056 |
2) Offences against the Criminal Code | 491,376 | 489,501 | 481,699 | 474,043 | 466,779 |
3) Offences A to F | 424,835 | 424,434 | 417,479 | 412,862 | 411,893 |
A. Offences against property | 237,422 | 240,359 | 241,163 | 235,980 | 230,460 |
Burglaries total | 35,130 | 32,529 | 33,954 | 34,121 | 33,285 |
Breaking into a residence | 6,294 | 5,763 | 6,373 | 5,987 | 5,303 |
- into a free-time residence | 1,479 | 1,794 | 1,839 | 1,683 | 1,221 |
- into another residence | 4,815 | 3,969 | 4,534 | 4,304 | 4,082 |
Breaking into business premises | 4,010 | 3,837 | 4,039 | 4,076 | 3,328 |
Breaking into a motor vehicle | 10,741 | 9,586 | 9,237 | 9,442 | 8,659 |
Other burglaries | 14,085 | 13,343 | 14,305 | 14,616 | 15,995 |
Unauthorised uses and thefts of a motor vehicle, thefts of use of a motor vehicle, total | 8,813 | 7,960 | 7,778 | 7,462 | 6,708 |
Robberies total | 1,648 | 1,531 | 1,700 | 1,558 | 1,692 |
Damages to property total | 44,373 | 43,371 | 42,512 | 37,585 | 35,287 |
Embezzlements total | 3,272 | 3,564 | 3,077 | 2,876 | 2,927 |
Frauds total | 20,835 | 22,751 | 23,428 | 25,845 | 25,087 |
- aggravated fraud | 1,033 | 1,096 | 1,518 | 1,443 | 1,401 |
B. Crimes against life and health | 40,460 | 37,861 | 35,066 | 36,141 | 35,990 |
Manslaughter, murder or killing | 91 | 100 | 102 | 97 | 81 |
Attempted manslaughter, murder or killing | 354 | 268 | 328 | 303 | 318 |
Assaults total | 37,857 | 35,355 | 32,763 | 33,803 | 33,669 |
- aggravated assault | 1,884 | 1,809 | 1,651 | 1,585 | 1,597 |
C. Sexual crimes | 3,576 | 3,329 | 3,013 | 3,099 | 3,365 |
Sexual exploitation of a child | 1,590 | 1,673 | 1,429 | 1,237 | 1,260 |
Rape | 1,020 | 977 | 1,009 | 1,063 | 1,172 |
D. Crimes against public authority and public peace | 14,375 | 13,649 | 12,567 | 12,863 | 13,358 |
(Violent) resisting of an official in the performance of his duties | 1,857 | 1,685 | 1,707 | 1,715 | 1,884 |
Impeding an official | 2,182 | 1,914 | 1,856 | 1,806 | 1,848 |
E. Certain traffic offences | 47,960 | 45,248 | 45,527 | 44,941 | 44,755 |
Drunken driving total | 19,166 | 18,053 | 17,662 | 17,698 | 17,378 |
F. Other offences | 81,042 | 83,988 | 80,143 | 79,838 | 83,965 |
Narcotics offences total | 20,041 | 22,604 | 21,689 | 23,345 | 25,078 |
- aggravated narcotics offence | 1,020 | 1,226 | 1,132 | 1,056 | 1,181 |
Alcohol offence/Minor alcohol offence | 4,598 | 4,566 | 3,689 | 3,187 | 2,873 |
4) Endangerment of traffic safety, hit-and-run, traffic infraction, violation of social welfare legislation on road traffic and motor vehicle infraction 1) | 435,191 | 444,537 | 410,310 | 405,652 | 411,163 |
- exceeding speed limits 2) | 288,522 | 315,846 | 293,730 | 290,972 | 298,708 |
2) Cases of exceeding speed limits registered as endangerment of traffic safety, aggravated endangerment of traffic safety and traffic infractions.
Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2016, 4. quarter
Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 029 551 3252, rikos@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 19.1.2017
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
ISSN=2342-9178. 4th quarter 2016,
Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in 2012 to 2016 (preliminary data)
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.12.2024].
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