This statistic shows the share of sentenced prisoners in Finland in 2018, by type of offence. That year, the biggest share of prisoners were sentenced for committing narcotics-related offences (21 percent) and a homicide (20 percent).
Share of prisoners sentenced for principal offences in Finland in 2018, by type of offence
Characteristic
Share of sentenced prisoners
Narcotics offences
21%
Homicide
20%
Other violent offences
17%
Theft
9%
Other offences against property
9%
Driving under the influence
8%
Robbery
8%
Sexual offences
6%
Other offences
2%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of sentenced prisoners21%21%20%20%17%17%9%9%9%9%8%8%8%8%6%6%2%2%Narcotics offencesHomicideOther violent offencesTheftOther offences against propertyDriving under the influenceRobberySexual offencesOther offences
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%16%18%20%22%24%
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Criminal Sanctions Agency. (May 31, 2019). Share of prisoners sentenced for principal offences in Finland in 2018, by type of offence [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/538504/share-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-finland-by-type-of-offence/
Criminal Sanctions Agency. "Share of prisoners sentenced for principal offences in Finland in 2018, by type of offence." Chart. May 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/538504/share-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-finland-by-type-of-offence/
Criminal Sanctions Agency. (2019). Share of prisoners sentenced for principal offences in Finland in 2018, by type of offence. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/538504/share-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-finland-by-type-of-offence/
Criminal Sanctions Agency. "Share of Prisoners Sentenced for Principal Offences in Finland in 2018, by Type of Offence." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/538504/share-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-finland-by-type-of-offence/
Criminal Sanctions Agency, Share of prisoners sentenced for principal offences in Finland in 2018, by type of offence Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/538504/share-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-finland-by-type-of-offence/ (last visited February 25, 2025)
Share of prisoners sentenced for principal offences in Finland in 2018, by type of offence [Graph], Criminal Sanctions Agency, May 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/538504/share-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-finland-by-type-of-offence/
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