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Exposure to violence in Finland 2012-2020

Published by J. Clausnitzer, Jan 25, 2024

According to a crime victim survey, eight percent of Finns had experienced threatening with violence and over four percent had experienced physical violence during the year 2020. Roughly three percent of respondents had experienced violence that led to an injury in the past 12 months. Overall, exposure to violent crime in Finland showed only slight fluctuations in the period from 2012 to 2020.

Exposure to violent crime in Finland from 2012 to 2020

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Characteristic	Violence causing physical injury	Slapping or other physical violence	Threathening with violence	Sexual violence
2012	4.5%	7.6%	9.8%	-
2013	3.9%	7%	9.7%	1.3%
2014	3.6%	5.9%	9.3%	1%
2015	4.5%	7.3%	9.7%	1.1%
2016	4%	6.1%	9.6%	1.5%
2017	4.2%	6.3%	10.3%	1.3%
2018	3.9%	5.9%	9.5%	1.5%
2019	4.4%	6.7%	8%	1.5%
2020	2.6%	4.3%	7.8%	1.6%

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Details: Finland; Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy; 2012 to 2020; 15-74 years; During the past year; Questionnaire

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Sources

Statistics Finland; Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy

Survey by

Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy

Published by

Statistics Finland

Source link

stat.fi

Release date

August 2021

Citation formats

Region

Finland

Survey time period

2012 to 2020

Age group

15-74 years

Special properties

During the past year

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "The National Crime Victim Survey is an annual victim survey targeted at Finnish residents aged 15 to 74 years. The survey covers assaults as well as thefts and includes crimes not reported to the police. The survey also includes questions about fear of crime."

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