Rauta, J. (2020), Poliisin tietoon tullut viharikollisuus Suomessa 2019 (Suspected hate crimes reported to the police in Finland in 2019), Poliisiammattikorkeakoulun katsauksia 16/2020, Tampere, Poliisiammattikorkeakoulu (Police University College).

Country

Finland

Title

Rauta, J. (2020), Poliisin tietoon tullut viharikollisuus Suomessa 2019 (Suspected hate crimes reported to the police in Finland in 2019), Poliisiammattikorkeakoulun katsauksia 16/2020, Tampere, Poliisiammattikorkeakoulu (Police University College).

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Year

2020

Type of publication

Report

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

Public authority

Institution

Finland, The Police University College, Poliisiammattikorkeakoulu

Main Thematic Focus

Hate crime

Target Population

General population

Key findings

In 2019, there was a small decline (-1 %) in the number of suspected hate crimes reported to the police (n=899) as compared to the year 2018. Cases motivated by the victim’s religious background constituted 14.8 % of the incidents. The number of complaints of crimes targeting the victim’s religion or belief (n=133) declined by 14 % from 2018. However, in approximately half of the cases (65 reports) Islam or Muslim individuals were targeted, and within this group there was an increase of 12 suspected incidents (+23 %) as compared to the previous year.

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

The statistics are based on crime reports retrieved from the National Police Information System using hate crimes related search terms. All identified reports are read and classified based on the information found in the reports. For example, a case is considered a hate crime, when the victim, the police or a witness has expressed a suspicion of a potential hate motive behind the crime.

Sample details and representativeness

The 2019 report is based on a total of 899 reports of offences on suspected hate crime filed in the National Police Information System.

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