The rate of recidivism among sentenced prisoners in Finland fluctuated between 2009 and 2018. 61 percent of male prisoners and 45 percent of female prisoners released in 2018 returned to prison within a five-year follow-up period.
Rate of recidivism among sentenced prisoners after five years from their release in Finland from 2009 to 2018, by gender
Characteristic
Men
Women
2018
61%
45%
2017
59%
42%
2016
60%
50%
2015
60%
44%
2014
58%
44%
2013
59%
46%
2012
59%
46%
2011
61%
51%
2010
60%
50%
2009
58%
48%
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Criminal Sanctions Agency. (July 30, 2024). Rate of recidivism among sentenced prisoners after five years from their release in Finland from 2009 to 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/540174/finland-rate-of-recidivism-of-sentenced-prisoners-by-gender/
Criminal Sanctions Agency. "Rate of recidivism among sentenced prisoners after five years from their release in Finland from 2009 to 2018, by gender." Chart. July 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/540174/finland-rate-of-recidivism-of-sentenced-prisoners-by-gender/
Criminal Sanctions Agency. (2024). Rate of recidivism among sentenced prisoners after five years from their release in Finland from 2009 to 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/540174/finland-rate-of-recidivism-of-sentenced-prisoners-by-gender/
Criminal Sanctions Agency. "Rate of Recidivism among Sentenced Prisoners after Five Years from Their Release in Finland from 2009 to 2018, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/540174/finland-rate-of-recidivism-of-sentenced-prisoners-by-gender/
Criminal Sanctions Agency, Rate of recidivism among sentenced prisoners after five years from their release in Finland from 2009 to 2018, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/540174/finland-rate-of-recidivism-of-sentenced-prisoners-by-gender/ (last visited February 25, 2025)
Rate of recidivism among sentenced prisoners after five years from their release in Finland from 2009 to 2018, by gender [Graph], Criminal Sanctions Agency, July 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/540174/finland-rate-of-recidivism-of-sentenced-prisoners-by-gender/
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