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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