Crime in Finland. According to the ministry of the interior, Finland is one of the safest countries in Europe^{[citation needed]}. In Finland, 103 crimes per 1,000 people are reported annually, which is third highest in the world^{[citation needed]}. (Note: crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than indicators of actual criminality.) Finland also has the highest homicide rate per capita in Western Europe, being three times that of in Switzerland for example. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Homicide (Latin homicidium, homo human being + caedere to cut, kill) refers to the act of killing another human being. ... A current understanding of Western Europe. ...

Statistics

¹⁾ From 1999 onwards, offences against the Penal code contain offences previously recorded under the Road Traffic Act. ²⁾ In the Penal Code as of 1994 ³⁾ Traffic offences ⁴⁾ line across a time series shows substantial breaks in the homogeneity of a series ⁵⁾ Population of Finland by the end of year 2004 was 5,237,000 ⁶⁾ these statistics are from official statistics Finland database[4], but the numbers don't add up, so some data is missing. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Criminal Code. ... Population density of Finland. ...

Manslaughter, murder, homicide

Homicides can be classified into four main types. Half of the crimes involve men of marginalized groups (unemployed, under educated, drug and alcohol problems) in heavy drinking situations where they end up in a quarrel and stab or batter each other to death. 35% of homicides occur in the family. Long term alcohol problems and low social status are again a major catalyst in these situations. 10% is youth crime. The rest are other cases.^[1] Comparison of the perceived harm for various psychoactive drugs from a poll among medical psychiatrists specialized in addiction treatment[1] This article is an overview of the nontherapeutic use of alcohol and drugs of abuse. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ...

A bit over a quarter of victims and one out of ten offenders are women. In almost all cases where a woman is the offender the victim is the husband or some other family member. In male offender cases 23 percent of the victims were strangers. Less than 20 percent of the crimes are committed outdoors. 60 percent of the male and 30 percent of the female homicide offenders have been arrested for drunken driving at least once. ^{[citation needed]}

Firearms are used in 14% of the cases. Street shootings and gang violence are mostly unknown. A few cases involving motorcycle gangs have occurred in recent years These cases attract national attention. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Outlaw motorcycle club. ...

Guns

Main article: Gun politics in Finland

Finns have third most firearms in the world per capita (right after United States and Yemen), totalling over 2 million registered privately owned firearms. Gun related homicides are rare, comprising 14 percent of the total number of homicides, which is comparatively low. In Finland there are over two million licensed firearms and an estimated quarter of a million unlicensed firearms. ... Firearms redirects here. ...

Guns and other weapons are tightly regulated. One must separately apply for a gun license, which cannot be given for "security reasons". Even other weapons, such as pepper sprays, are regulated. Carrying weapons, including guns and knives, in public is not allowed.

Assaults and rapes

In 2005, 594 cases of rape (114 ppm), 380 cases of other sex crime and 946 cases of statutory rape were reported to the police.^[2] 27.0% of rapes have been committed by foreigners in Finland, who comprise 2.2% of population.^[3] PPM or ppm may refer to: Pages per minute, a measure of speed often used to market printers or photocopiers Parry People Movers, a British company manufacturing lightweight railbuses Parts per million, a measure of concentration; a statistical quality measure of outgoing product quality Pay Per Impression, one way that... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Theft, robbery

Economic crime

Organized crime

The Obtshak, a consortium of the Estonian Mafia and Russian Mafia holds a prostitution monopoly in Finland. They may also employ Finns as "minders", that is, gangsters. The Obtshak or Common treasury is an alliance of the Estonian mafia and the Russian mafia. ... The Estonian mafia is a loose alliance of Estonian mobster groups, with a wide range of different rackets, from drug trafficking to motorvehicle theft. ... The Russian Mob or Mafia, Russkaya Mafiya, Red Mafia, Krasnaya Mafiya or Bratva (slang for brotherhood), is a name given to a broad group of organized criminals of various ethnicity which appeared in the former Soviet Union territories after its disintegration in 1991. ...

There are several competing motorcycle gangs in Finland. Bandidos MC and Hells Angels are international gangs, and Rogues Gallery is a Finnish gang from Lahti. Drug trade and security services are their sources of income. Bandidos Washington State The Bandidos Motorcycle Club is a one percenter motorcycle club with a worldwide membership. ... This article is about the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. ... Rogues gallery is a police collection of pictures of criminals and suspects kept for identification purposes. ... Location within Finland Lahti (Lahtis in Swedish) is a Finnish city of 100,049 inhabitants (2006), bordering the Vesijärvi lake. ...

Some criminals have attempted to found "Finland's mafia", but the same are currently in jail.

Punishment

The most common punishments are fines, and probation. Community service is also a punishment. These are generally effective in preventing repetition of an offence. The day fine system is in effect; this means, that if an offence warrants fines, they are calculated in proportion to the offender's income, when this is higher than the minimum fine. The day-fine (Finnish: päiväsakko, Swedish: dagsbot) is a unit of fine payment that, above a minimum fine, is based on the daily personal income. ...

Lengths of prison sentences have been on a rise in recent years. Prison term are, however, exceptionally short in the international context. Drug trafficking and manslaughter result in the longest prison sentences, of 8-9 years, after premeditated murder. Although life sentences are given for murder, probation is given after 12 years at the earliest. Therefore, effective life sentences are enforced in only cases of involuntary commitment of murderers. Involuntary commitment is the practice of using legal means or forms as part of a mental health law to commit a person to a mental hospital, insane asylum or psychiatric ward without their informed consent, against their will or over their protests. ...

The last time capital punishment has been enforced in peacetime is in 1825 (see: Tahvo Putkonen). In the Finnish Civil War (1918) and in the wars of the Second World War (1939-1945) capital punishment has been enforced. The death penalty was abolished in 1971. Year 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Tahvo Putkonen (born October 30, 1795 in Suonenjoki, Finland; died July 8, 1825) was a Finnish farm-hand, who killed a tenant farmer called Lasse Hirvonen on December 26, 1822. ... Combatants Whites: White Guards, German Empire, Swedish volunteers Reds: Red Guards, Russian SFSR Commanders C.G.E. Mannerheim Ali Aaltonen, Eero Haapalainen, Eino Rahja, Kullervo Manner Strength 80,000–90,000 Finns, 550 Swedish volunteers, 13,000 Germans[1] 80,000–90,000 Finns, 4,000–10,000 Russians[1... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...

Rate of incarceration

In 2004 there were on average 3577 prisoners serving a sentence (68 per 100,000 people (over ten times less than in the United States)). Average age was 35. Since 1999 the number of prisoners has risen 30 per cent. Average length of sentence until release was 7,8 months. The number of prison guards is approximately 1600 (total staff 2800). A Correction officer is a person charged with the responsibility of the supervision of prisoners in a prison or jail. ...

Police

Finland has only 147 police officers per 100,000 people. The United States has 243 per 100,000 and Germany has 290. In 2004, police officers accounted for 7718 of the total police personnel. Police officers in South Australia A police officer (or policeman/policewoman) is a warranted worker of a police force. ...

Alcohol and criminality

The majority of criminals and victims have been under the influence of alcohol during the act of violent crime. Statistics show that in homicides 61-75 percent, in attempted homicides 71-78 percent and in assaults 71-73 percent of the offenders have been under the influence of alcohol. During the last two decades the number of drunk offenders in these crimes has been increasing. Roughly half of crimes of theft involve the use of alcohol.

See also

Gun politics in Finland In Finland there are over two million licensed firearms and an estimated quarter of a million unlicensed firearms. ...

References

1. ^ Martti Lehti, Janne Kivivuori. Rikollisuustilanne Suomessa — II.A.2. Oikeuspoliittinen tutkimuslaitos 2005. [1]
2. ^ Heini Kainulainen. Rikollisuustilanne Suomessa — II.A.4.1. Oikeuspoliittinen tutkimuslaitos 2005. [2]
3. ^ Hannu Niemi. Rikollisuustilanne Suomessa — II.B.3. Oikeuspoliittinen tutkimuslaitos 2005. [3]

• Number of police officers
• Alcohol and criminality in Finland (in Finnish) PDF
• Number of firearms in Finland (in Finnish)
• Comparison of homicides in Finland and Ireland (in Finnish)
• Statistics by the criminal sanctions agency

External links

• Finnish crime statistics (NationsMaster.com)
• Statistics Finland, Justice and crime statistics