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Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in 2015 to 2019 (preliminary data)

Offence 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2)
1) Offences and infractions total 1) 817,307 823,449 861,921 873,415 760,900
2) Offences against the Criminal Code 472,646 466,858 438,373 443,525 447,389
A. Offences against property 235,945 230,174 210,773 206,961 213,220
Burglaries total 34,178 33,251 29,754 28,254 29,671
Breaking into a residence 5,969 5,300 4,770 4,922 4,552
- into a free-time residence 1,684 1,227 1,512 1,200 1,184
- into another residence 4,285 4,073 3,258 3,722 3,368
Breaking into business premises 4,081 3,329 3,034 2,927 2,957
Breaking into a motor vehicle 9,484 8,654 7,650 6,972 7,359
Other burglaries 14,644 15,968 14,300 13,433 14,803
Unauthorised uses and thefts of a motor vehicle, thefts of use of a motor vehicle, total 7,435 6,700 6,103 5,795 5,745
Robberies total 1,546 1,673 1,640 1,701 1,823
Damages to property total 37,705 35,170 33,466 30,448 30,113
Embezzlements total 2,832 2,924 3,149 3,385 3,477
Frauds total 25,526 25,065 23,380 24,483 28,016
- aggravated fraud 1,441 1,422 1,429 1,692 2,000
B. Crimes against life and health 36,005 36,094 35,744 36,074 35,818
Manslaughter, murder or killing 96 78 73 85 75
Attempted manslaughter, murder or killing 299 311 348 355 322
Assaults total 33,661 33,769 33,535 33,639 33,509
- aggravated assault 1,563 1,592 1,581 1,609 1,593
C. Sexual crimes 2,955 3,327 3,269 3,779 4,356
Sexual abuse of a child 1,225 1,242 1,168 1,373 1,796
Rape 1,043 1,160 1,245 1,393 1,455
D. Crimes against public authority and public peace 12,743 13,399 12,355 12,482 12,660
(Violent) resisting of an official in the performance of his duties 1,717 1,883 1,723 1,895 1,963
Impeding an official 1,809 1,852 1,525 1,542 1,466
L. Traffic offences 129,684 121,235 110,292 116,411 109,668
Drunken driving total 17,620 17,308 17,685 19,006 18,640
Narcotics offences total 23,410 25,082 27,777 29,140 31,319
- aggravated narcotics offence 1,071 1,179 1,282 1,251 1,471
1) Fines from automatic traffic control are updated into the police PATJA system with a delay of around 80 days, which has an effect on the number of traffic infractions in particular.
2) Preliminary data

Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2019, 4. quarter

Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 029 551 3252, rikos@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma


Updated 17.1.2020

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
ISSN=2342-9178. 4th quarter 2019, Appendix table 1. Development of certain types of offences in 2015 to 2019 (preliminary data) . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 29.3.2024].
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