1Jyväskylä

Jyväskylä, Finland: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 1 out of 10 High crime

1/10 in Finland · 7/10 in the world

Compared with 308 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 26,387 per 100,000 people (12 months to September 2026)

Crime by type, as recorded by Tilastokeskus (12 months to September 2026)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Murder and manslaughter	0	0	1.4
Sexual offences
Rape	64	42.7	37.7
Other sexual offences	326	217.5	121.5
All sexual offences less rape, including offences against children.
Violence
Attempted murder or manslaughter	7	4.7	7.3
Attempts only.
Assault	1,736	1,158.1	857.8
Includes aggravated and petty assault.
Robbery
Robbery	124	82.7	43.7
Extortion	54	36	26.3
Theft and burglary
Home burglary	47	31.4	60.3
Holiday home burglary	3	2	13.7
Shop and business burglary	30	20	31.8
Theft from vehicles	101	67.4	118.5
Shoplifting	2,353	1,569.8	1,466.8
Vehicle theft	15	10	10.2
Other theft	1,602	1,068.7	945.9
All thefts less the kinds listed above.
Taking a vehicle without consent	86	57.4	61.7
Drugs
Drug offences	1,044	696.5	451
Damage and public order
Criminal damage	835	557.1	548.3
Other
Fraud	1,502	1,002	729
Includes payment card fraud.

Source: Tilastokeskus, updated 26 October 2026.

3/10 Living 3 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.

Raw score 1.5 out of 10, before ranking.

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