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Sun, 13 Jul, 2014 12:06:13 AM
FTimes Report, July 13
 
Offences and endangerment of traffic safety in 2009 to 2014. Source: Statistics Finland.
The number of offences declined by 0.6 per cent over the first six months of 2014, according to Statistics Finland’s preliminary data. 
 
A total of 200,900 offences were recorded by the police, customs and border guard from January to June, which is 1,300 cases fewer than in the corresponding period of last year, the data shows. 
 
The number of property offences recorded was 115,900, which is 3.7 per cent more than in 2013. 
 
The recorded number of crimes against life and health was 17,000, which is 9.6 per cent lower than in the respective period of the previous year.  
 
In addition, 189,100 cases of endangerment of traffic safety and traffic infractions were registered.
 
The number of frauds has grown considerably over the 2000s. During January to June 2014, a total of 11,800 frauds were recorded, which is 2.9 per cent fewer than in the year before.  
 
Means of payment frauds numbered 3,800, which is 100 cases fewer than in the previous year.   
 
Over the past 10 years, the average number of rapes has been 380 in the January to June period. The recorded number of sexual exploitations of children was 740, which is 24.9 per cent fewer than in the year before. 
 
The data shows the number of detected sexual exploitations of children has increased considerably in recent years.
 

Number of certain types of offences in April, May and June and in January to June 2014 and change from the corresponding period of the previous year

Offence April May June January-June
2014 Change 2014 Change 2014 Change 2014 Change
All offences 1) 33,393 630 36,306 -3,065 35,855 -3,859 200,899 -1,310
Burglary 2,764 309 2,995 -56 3,082 60 16,234 1,563
Unauthorised uses and thefts of a motor vehicle, thefts of use of a motor vehicle 590 56 760 -107 795 -56 3,505 140
Robbery 123 23 174 58 144 -11 801 115
Damage to property 3,710 684 3,611 -537 3,300 -836 21,070 978
Manslaughter, murder and killing 7 1 7 1 12 - 52 4
Assault 2,596 15 2,925 -447 2,749 -625 16,002 -1,648
Rape 83 10 75 -1 95 15 486 49
Drunken driving 1,332 8 1,654 -20 1,844 -48 8,580 -125
Narcotics offences 1,764 -71 1,663 -133 1,685 -33 10,185 -989

1) Excl. endangerment of traffic safety, hit-and-run, traffic infraction, violation of social welfare legislation on road traffic, and motor vehicle infraction.

Number of endangerment of traffic safety and traffic infractions in April, May and June and in January to June 2014 and change from the corresponding period of the previous year

Offence April May June January-June
2014 Change 2014 Change 2014 Change 2014 Change
Endangerment of traffic safety, hit-and-run, traffic infraction, violation of social welfare legislation on road traffic and motor vehicle infraction 32,015 -5,983 32,544 -3,579 29,432 -2,518 189,130 -38,137
-exceeding speed limits 1) 21,639 -5,529 23,496 -2,537 20,764 -1,956 129,853 -32,035

1) Cases of exceeding speed limits registered as endangerment of traffic safety, aggravated endangerment of traffic safety and traffic infractions.
 

Source: Offences known to the police 2014, 2. quarter

 
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