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Appendix table 2. Number of endangerment of traffic safety and traffic infractions in 2011 to 2015 (preliminary data)

Offence 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2) Endangerment of traffic safety, hit-and-run, traffic infraction, violation of social welfare legislation on road traffic and motor vehicle infraction 1) 504,487 435,191 444,537 410,310 405,652
- exceeding speed limits 2) 333,787 288,522 315,846 293,730 282,617
1) Problems connected to the re-organisation of automatic traffic control brought about a substantial fall in the number of traffic offences recorded in the early part of 2014 compared with 2013. Exceeding speed limits towards the end of 2012 were recorded erroneously in the early part of 2013.
2) Cases of exceeding speed limits registered as endangerment of traffic safety, aggravated endangerment of traffic safety and traffic infractions.

Source: Statistics on offences and coercive measures 2015, 4. quarter

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Updated 19.1.2016

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Statistics on offences and coercive measures [e-publication].
ISSN=2342-9178. 4th quarter 2015, Appendix table 2. Number of endangerment of traffic safety and traffic infractions in 2011 to 2015 (preliminary data) . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
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