Over the past decade, there were generally more male than female victims of recorded violent and sexual offenses in Finland. In 2023, the number of victims amounted to roughly 65,800. That year, 30,575 victims were women and 35,254 men.
Number of victims of recorded violent and sexual offenses in Finland from 2013 to 2023, by gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
2023
35,254
30,575
2022
31,223
28,097
2021
27,999
26,905
2020
32,604
36,041
2019
27,844
24,791
2018
27,328
23,777
2017
26,860
22,774
2016
26,589
22,317
2015
26,382
21,724
2014
25,991
21,354
2013
28,087
22,135
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Number of victims offences when series of acts are calculated as one offence.
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information: "If the injured party is also the victim of an offence, a separate entry is made of this into the PATJA system. At the moment, it is obligatory to record victim data only in attempted homicides, assaults and other crimes against life or health, sexual offences, human trafficking offences and in some offences of Chapter 25 of the Criminal Code."
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Statistics Finland. (May 24, 2024). Number of victims of recorded violent and sexual offenses in Finland from 2013 to 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238522/number-of-victims-of-recorded-criminal-offenses-by-gender-finland/
Statistics Finland. "Number of victims of recorded violent and sexual offenses in Finland from 2013 to 2023, by gender." Chart. May 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238522/number-of-victims-of-recorded-criminal-offenses-by-gender-finland/
Statistics Finland. (2024). Number of victims of recorded violent and sexual offenses in Finland from 2013 to 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238522/number-of-victims-of-recorded-criminal-offenses-by-gender-finland/
Statistics Finland. "Number of Victims of Recorded Violent and Sexual Offenses in Finland from 2013 to 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238522/number-of-victims-of-recorded-criminal-offenses-by-gender-finland/
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Number of victims of recorded violent and sexual offenses in Finland from 2013 to 2023, by gender [Graph], Statistics Finland, May 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238522/number-of-victims-of-recorded-criminal-offenses-by-gender-finland/
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