In 2023, the Finnish police, customs, and border guard used coercive measures almost 186,000 times. This was more than in the year before. In the period shown here, the highest number of coercive measures was recorded in 2013, at 210,386.
Number of coercive measures used by the police, customs and border guard in Finland from 2013 to 2023
The source adds the following information: "Coercive measures are often divided into three groups: those against a person, those against property and coercive measures ordered by a court of justice. Wiretapping, remote surveillance and technical monitoring are not included in these statistics."
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Statistics Finland. (February 28, 2024). Number of coercive measures used by the police, customs and border guard in Finland from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239457/number-of-coercive-measures-of-police-customs-and-border-guard-in-finland/
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Number of coercive measures used by the police, customs and border guard in Finland from 2013 to 2023 [Graph], Statistics Finland, February 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239457/number-of-coercive-measures-of-police-customs-and-border-guard-in-finland/
