Prevalence data and victim surveys
Age distribution of domestic violence
Prevalence data and victim surveys
- There were 9,900 victims in domestic violence and intimate partner violence offences reported to the authorities in 2018.
- It is 3.6 per cent more than in the previous year
- About 20 per cent of the 9,900 reported incidents, around 1,500 people, had been victims more than once during 2018
- Among adults, 76.5 per cent of victims of domestic violence and intimate partner violence were women
- 81.5 per cent of suspects were men
- In case of male victims, the suspect was also male in one-third of cases.
- In case of female victims, the suspect was also female in 4 per cent of cases.
Adult victims:
- Of adult domestic violence and intimate partner violence victims, 76.5 per cent were women.
- One-half of domestic violence and intimate partner violence offences directed at adults took place between married or cohabiting couples.
Underage victims:
- Of all domestic violence victims, 24.4 per cent were minors
- In 2,400 recorded cases of domestic violence and intimate partner violence in 2018 the victim was a minor (aged under 18)
Statistics on emergency calls and domestic violence crime reports
based on Poliisin tulostietojärjestelmä Polstat 2020. Perheväkivaltatehtävät. Personal communication, Vesa Leppänen, 21.1.2020
- In 2018, emergency response centres received about 26,000 emergency calls in 2018 to homes because of domestic violence
- In 2018, only about 5000 domestic violence crimes were filed
Statistics on national victim survey 2019
based on Danielsson, P. & Näsi, M. (2019) Suomalaiset väkivallan ja omaisuusrikosten kohteena 2018 – Kansallisen uhritutkimuksen tuloksia. Kriminologian ja oikeuspolitiikan instituutin katsauksia 35/2019.
Further information about data in Finland can be found here:
Danielsson, P. & Näsi, M. (2019) Suomalaiset väkivallan ja omaisuusrikosten kohteena 2018 – Kansallisen uhritutkimuksen tuloksia. Kriminologian ja oikeuspolitiikan instituutin katsauksia 35/2019
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Statistics on offences and coercive measures
Age distribution of domestic violence
Victims of domestic violence and intimate partner violence by persons suspected age 2018
