Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in January to June 2015 to 2019 (preliminary data)
Offence | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 2) |
1) Offences and infractions total 1) | 398,630 | 396,331 | 427,594 | 424,219 | 326,543 |
2) Offences against the Criminal Code | 225,831 | 228,567 | 210,390 | 208,669 | 206,291 |
A. Offences against property | 111,137 | 111,743 | 100,135 | 94,668 | 94,726 |
Burglaries total | 16,048 | 15,179 | 13,962 | 12,773 | 12,683 |
Breaking into a residence | 2,815 | 2,539 | 2,367 | 2,158 | 1,966 |
- into a free-time residence | 838 | 623 | 813 | 535 | 487 |
- into another residence | 1,977 | 1,916 | 1,554 | 1,623 | 1,479 |
Breaking into business premises | 1,901 | 1,680 | 1,538 | 1,352 | 1,279 |
Breaking into a motor vehicle | 4,519 | 3,962 | 3,508 | 3,068 | 3,168 |
Other burglaries | 6,813 | 6,998 | 6,549 | 6,195 | 6,270 |
Unauthorised uses and thefts of a motor vehicle, thefts of use of a motor vehicle, total | 3,435 | 2,939 | 2,658 | 2,445 | 2,577 |
Robberies total | 777 | 772 | 773 | 804 | 803 |
Damages to property total | 18,281 | 16,626 | 16,069 | 14,427 | 13,586 |
Embezzlements total | 1,321 | 1,433 | 1,540 | 1,543 | 1,590 |
Frauds total | 12,839 | 12,691 | 11,322 | 12,008 | 13,132 |
- aggravated fraud | 789 | 725 | 698 | 894 | 940 |
B. Crimes against life and health | 17,362 | 17,656 | 17,549 | 17,098 | 16,879 |
Manslaughter, murder or killing | 46 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 41 |
Attempted manslaughter, murder or killing | 138 | 153 | 166 | 152 | 137 |
Assaults total | 16,293 | 16,553 | 16,519 | 16,034 | 15,845 |
- aggravated assault | 766 | 746 | 775 | 769 | 782 |
C. Sexual crimes | 1,423 | 1,621 | 1,570 | 1,732 | 2,036 |
Sexual abuse of a child | 629 | 649 | 585 | 662 | 813 |
Rape | 481 | 508 | 625 | 594 | 715 |
D. Crimes against public authority and public peace | 6,115 | 6,867 | 5,721 | 6,158 | 5,957 |
(Violent) resisting of an official in the performance of his duties | 841 | 917 | 809 | 897 | 944 |
Impeding an official | 888 | 888 | 696 | 743 | 705 |
L. Traffic offences | 62,813 | 59,746 | 53,699 | 55,778 | 53,156 |
Drunken driving total | 8,544 | 8,459 | 8,387 | 9,133 | 9,385 |
Narcotics offences total | 11,749 | 12,362 | 13,024 | 14,432 | 14,250 |
- aggravated narcotics offence | 574 | 578 | 634 | 642 | 722 |
2) Preliminary data
Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2019, 2. quarter
Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 029 551 3252, rikos@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 12.07.2019
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
ISSN=2342-9178. 2nd quarter 2019,
Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in January to June 2015 to 2019 (preliminary data)
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 22.11.2024].
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