This statistic displays the share of people of African descent who have been stopped, searched, or questioned by police within the last 12 months in Finland from 2015 to 2016. During the survey period, four percent of the respondents reported having been stopped by the police because of their racial or ethnic origin. The majority of the respondents, 78 percent, had not been stopped by the police within the last 12 months.
In the past 12 months in Finland, have you ever been stopped, searched or questioned by the police because of your racial or ethnic origin?
This question was phrased by the source as follows:
"In the past five years in Finland (or since you have been in Finland), have you ever been stopped, searched or questioned by the police?"
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Fundamental Rights Agency. (November 23, 2018). In the past 12 months in Finland, have you ever been stopped, searched or questioned by the police because of your racial or ethnic origin? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/964468/share-people-african-descent-stopped-by-police-finland/
Fundamental Rights Agency. "In the past 12 months in Finland, have you ever been stopped, searched or questioned by the police because of your racial or ethnic origin?." Chart. November 23, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/964468/share-people-african-descent-stopped-by-police-finland/
Fundamental Rights Agency. (2018). In the past 12 months in Finland, have you ever been stopped, searched or questioned by the police because of your racial or ethnic origin?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/964468/share-people-african-descent-stopped-by-police-finland/
Fundamental Rights Agency. "In The past 12 Months in Finland, Have You Ever Been Stopped, Searched or Questioned by The Police Because of Your Racial or Ethnic Origin?." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/964468/share-people-african-descent-stopped-by-police-finland/
Fundamental Rights Agency, In the past 12 months in Finland, have you ever been stopped, searched or questioned by the police because of your racial or ethnic origin? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/964468/share-people-african-descent-stopped-by-police-finland/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
In the past 12 months in Finland, have you ever been stopped, searched or questioned by the police because of your racial or ethnic origin? [Graph], Fundamental Rights Agency, November 23, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/964468/share-people-african-descent-stopped-by-police-finland/
