Number of sexual offences raises 31.8% in Q1

The number of sexual offences grew by 31.8 per cent from January to March 2022compared to the first quarter of 2021, according to Statistics Finland.

A total of 99,600 offences against the Penal Code were recorded by the police, customs and border guard from January to March 2022. The number is 7.3 per cent fewer than in January to March 2021.

The recorded number of assaults was 7,900 and that of sexual offences 1,500.

The number of theft offences fell by five per cent compared to the first quarter of 2021.

The number of assaults went up by 8.2 per cent from the first quarter of 2021.