Published: 25 February 2022
Number of coercive measures performed went down by 11.6 per cent
According to Statistics Finland's data, the police, customs and border guard used coercive measures 177,700 times in 2021, which is 23,400 coercive measures (11.6 per cent) fewer than in the year before. The share of confiscations was 14.1 per cent higher and apprehensions 13 per cent higher than in the previous year.
Coercive measures of the police, customs and border guard in 2004 to 2021
In 2021, the police used coercive measures 172,500 times. This is 97.1 per cent of all coercive measures used. The number of coercive measures used by the police went down by 11.8 per cent from the previous year. The customs used coercive measures 3,900 times and the border guard 1,200 times. The number of coercive measures used by the customs fell by 5.5 per cent and by the border guard by 12 per cent. The shares of customs and the border guard were low in all the most significant coercive measure groups. The customs and the border guard performed around 10 per cent of confiscations.
The number of apprehensions was 19,800, which is close on 3,000 fewer than in the year before. The number of arrests and remands also decreased from the previous year.
Nearly 23,000 physical examinations and confiscations in their connection were made, which is as much as 4,500 fewer than in the previous year. The number of confiscations decreased by 4,600 cases. House searches and confiscations made in their connection numbered 11,100, which is 7.2 per cent lower than in the year before.
The number of searches of data contained in a device continued to grow in 2021 as well. Good 7,800 of them were recorded, which is 2.5 per cent more than in the year before. A search of data contained in a device refers to a search directed to the data content contained in a computer, a terminal end device or in another corresponding technical device or information system.
The number of restraining orders remained on level with previous years. Their number was 1,134. In all, 1,030 of those placed under a restraining order were men. Around 17 per cent of those placed under a restraining order were aged 30 to 34. The share of persons aged over 50 was 21 per cent of those placed under a restraining order.
Coercive measures 2019-2021, and change from previous year
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |||||||
| Number | Change | Change, % | Number | Change | Change, % | Number | Change | Change, % | |
| TOTAL | 194875 | -262 | -0.1 | 201119 | 6244 | 3.2 | 177712 | -23407 | -11.6 |
| KI1 Apprehension | 22601 | 401 | 1.8 | 22781 | 180 | 0.8 | 19829 | -2952 | -13 |
| KI2 Arrest | 8752 | 284 | 3.4 | 8931 | 179 | 2 | 7828 | -1103 | -12.4 |
| VAO Remand | 2058 | -45 | -2.1 | 2013 | -45 | -2.2 | 1852 | -161 | -8 |
| U6A Detention of a foreigner | 1297 | -257 | -16.5 | 884 | -413 | -31.8 | 600 | -284 | -32.1 |
| MKP Prohibition on travel | 565 | 16 | 2.9 | 567 | 2 | 0.4 | 547 | -20 | -3.5 |
| YJT Apprehension based on the police act | 49063 | -2726 | -5.3 | 45760 | -3303 | -6.7 | 41587 | -4173 | -9.1 |
| NOM Order to bring a person before court | 1442 | 44 | 3.1 | 1441 | -1 | -0.1 | 1332 | -109 | -7.6 |
| HUP Request to examine state of intoxication | 14051 | 497 | 3.7 | 16926 | 2875 | 20.5 | 14368 | -2558 | -15.1 |
| HLP Examination of state of intoxication, precision breathalyser | 6562 | -1076 | -14.1 | 5270 | -1292 | -19.7 | 4863 | -407 | -7.7 |
| HKY Physical search / confiscation | 26735 | 549 | 2.1 | 27473 | 738 | 2.8 | 22949 | -4524 | -16.5 |
| HTY Bodily search / confiscation | 3520 | -210 | -5.6 | 3555 | 35 | 1 | 3016 | -539 | -15.2 |
| KEY House search and confiscation | 10747 | -152 | -1.4 | 11945 | 1198 | 11.1 | 11089 | -856 | -7.2 |
| TVP Confiscation | 29348 | 1642 | 5.9 | 32723 | 3375 | 11.5 | 28104 | -4619 | -14.1 |
| LAI Search of data contained in a device | 6729 | 356 | 5.6 | 7657 | 928 | 13.8 | 7848 | 191 | 2.5 |
| PAI Search of premises | 7838 | 537 | 7.4 | 9655 | 1817 | 23.2 | 8297 | -1358 | -14.1 |
| ILP Prohibition to reveal | 131 | -92 | -41.3 | 84 | -47 | -35.9 | 108 | 24 | 28.6 |
| KMO Cancellation of a coercive measure | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -7 | -50 | 19 | 12 | 171.4 |
| LKP Restraining order | 1139 | -170 | -13 | 1125 | -14 | -1.2 | 1134 | 9 | 0.8 |
| LPM Order to terminate a consignment | 76 | -6 | -7.3 | 87 | 11 | 14.5 | 105 | 18 | 20.7 |
| MUU Amendment of a coercive measure | 33 | -1 | -2.9 | 27 | -6 | -18.2 | 31 | 4 | 14.8 |
| PIO Request to extend the time limit | 1104 | 131 | 13.5 | 1135 | 31 | 2.8 | 1117 | -18 | -1.6 |
| TEP Isolation of investigation site | 87 | 2 | 2.4 | 92 | 5 | 5.7 | 90 | -2 | -2.2 |
| TUO Precautionary measure / confiscation for security | 228 | 40 | 21.3 | 148 | -80 | -35.1 | 197 | 49 | 33.1 |
| TVO Request for evidence | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | . |
| VAP Temporary measure | 115 | -9 | -7.3 | 83 | -32 | -27.8 | 124 | 41 | 49.4 |
| VEO Obligate a witness to give evidence | 0 | 0 | . | 1 | 1 | . | 0 | -1 | -100 |
| VPO Release of a detainee | 640 | -17 | -2.6 | 749 | 109 | 17 | 678 | -71 | -9.5 |
Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2021. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Kimmo Haapakangas 029 551 3252, Pekka Hänninen 029 551 2606, rikos@stat.fi
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Updated 25.2.2022
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
ISSN=2342-9178. 14 2021. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 19.4.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/rpk/2021/14/rpk_2021_14_2022-02-25_tie_001_en.html