Statistics on offences and coercive measures

Producer:	Statistics Finland
Data:	Latest release: Number of coercive measures performed went down by 11.6 per cent 25 Feb 2022 According to Statistics Finland's data, the police, customs and border guard used coercive measures 177,700 times in 2021, which is 23,400 coercive measures (11.6 per cent) fewer than in the year before. The share of confiscations was 14.1 per cent higher and apprehensions 13 per cent higher than in the previous year.
Description:	The statistics on offences and coercive measures focus on describing the regional distributions of crime and the use of coercive measures by the police, customs and border guard. The statistics include data on the quality and number of offences reported. In addition, the statistics comprise the numbers of offences investigated and solved by the police, customs and border guard and cases where the report has been found to be unfounded. With respect to solved offences, suspects and their ages, nationality and some socio-economic background factors are also reported. The statistics also contain data on domestic violence and municipal parking supervision, as well as on certain tasks performed by authorities, such as investigations of suicides, deer collisions, fire investigations and so on. Read full description >>>
Keywords:	nationality, drunken driving, traffic offences, domestic violence, police, parking control, intoxicants, offences, customs offences, victims, foreigners, offences against property, violence, violent crimes, coercive measures, detention, apprehension. Statistics by keywords >>>
Change:	Statistics on offences known to the police and on coercive measures have been combined into the statistics on offences and coercive measures 31 Mar 2015 The statistics on offences known to the police and on coercive measures have been combined into the new statistics on offences and coercive measures.

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
ISSN=2342-9178. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 27.12.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/rpk/index_en.html