Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in January to September 2013 to 2017 (preliminary data) Corrected on 13 April 2018
Corrected on 13 April 2018. The corrected numbers are indicated in red. | |||||
Offence | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
1) Offences and infractions total | 667,773 | 614,432 | 623,181 | 627,972 | 589,448 |
2) Offences against the Criminal Code | 372,884 | 368,057 | 359,616 | 359,721 | 332,680 |
3) Offences A to F | 324,650 | 319,341 | 313,820 | 317,452 | 296,866 |
A. Offences against property | 183,842 | 185,315 | 179,184 | 178,604 | 161,278 |
Burglaries total | 24,387 | 25,638 | 25,844 | 24,338 | 22,613 |
Breaking into a residence | 4,245 | 4,800 | 4,514 | 4,099 | 3,680 |
- into a free-time residence | 1,242 | 1,450 | 1,277 | 963 | 1,238 |
- into another residence | 3,003 | 3,350 | 3,237 | 3,136 | 2,442 |
Breaking into business premises | 2,928 | 3,072 | 3,112 | 2,575 | 2,339 |
Breaking into a motor vehicle | 7,166 | 6,989 | 7,240 | 6,490 | 5,752 |
Other burglaries | 10,048 | 10,777 | 10,978 | 11,174 | 10,842 |
Unauthorised uses and thefts of a motor vehicle, thefts of use of a motor vehicle, total | 6,239 | 6,058 | 5,941 | 5,280 | 4,853 |
Robberies total | 1,108 | 1,267 | 1,170 | 1,245 | 1,276 |
Damages to property total | 33,321 | 33,112 | 28,816 | 27,276 | 25,821 |
Embezzlements total | 2,732 | 2,312 | 2,128 | 2,234 | 2,436 |
Frauds total | 17,503 | 17,521 | 19,929 | 19,224 | 17,444 |
- aggravated fraud | 852 | 1,124 | 1,114 | 1,032 | 1,048 |
B. Crimes against life and health | 28,650 | 26,701 | 26,993 | 26,984 | 26,547 |
Manslaughter, murder or killing | 73 | 76 | 64 | 56 | 59 |
Attempted manslaughter, murder or killing | 194 | 253 | 213 | 234 | 282 |
Assaults total | 26,707 | 24,906 | 25,241 | 25,209 | 24,863 |
- aggravated assault | 1,357 | 1,215 | 1,177 | 1,149 | 1,249 |
C. Sexual crimes | 2,606 | 2,258 | 2,237 | 2,519 | 2,427 |
Sexual abuse of a child | 1,301 | 1,090 | 897 | 944 | 888 |
Rape | 748 | 760 | 767 | 854 | 945 |
D. Crimes against public authority and public peace | 10,199 | 9,478 | 9,525 | 10,230 | 9,023 |
(Violent) resisting of an official in the performance of his duties | 1,258 | 1,289 | 1,254 | 1,426 | 1,289 |
Impeding an official | 1,415 | 1,410 | 1,344 | 1,398 | 1,111 |
E. Certain traffic offences | 34,682 | 34,930 | 34,579 | 34,330 | 34,495 |
Drunken driving total | 13,724 | 13,330 | 13,501 | 13,104 | 13,596 |
F. Other offences | 64,671 | 60,659 | 61,302 | 64,785 | 63,096 |
Narcotics offences total | 17,181 | 16,014 | 18,049 | 18,871 | 20,597 |
- aggravated narcotics offence | 915 | 871 | 847 | 851 | 933 |
Alcohol offence/Minor alcohol offence | 3,860 | 3,023 | 2,665 | 2,491 | 1,424 |
4) Endangerment of traffic safety, hit-and-run, traffic infraction, violation of social welfare legislation on road traffic and motor vehicle infraction | 343,123 | 295,091 | 309,361 | 310,520 | 292,582 |
- exceeding speed limits 1) | 243,709 | 205,601 | 221,586 | 223,113 | 218,556 |
Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2017, 3. quarter
Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 029 551 3252, rikos@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 19.10.2017
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
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Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in January to September 2013 to 2017 (preliminary data) Corrected on 13 April 2018
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