The Estonian Crime Barometer presents the main figures of crime in a simple and understandable form. The barometer shows the crime trend: the increase or decrease of the number of crimes in comparison with the same period of the previous year. The comparison data are given for the total number of registered crimes and for several of the most common types of crimes. The barometer data are updated monthly.
January-December (12 months)
2008
2009
Change N
Change%
Total crime
50 977
48 359
-2 618
-5 %
Violent crime
6 862
5 558
-1 304
-19 %
Larceny
22 471
23 901
1 430
6 %
Robbery
909
726
-183
-20 %
Fraud
2 649
2 634
-15
-1 %
Traffic offences
4 359
3 246
-1 113
-26 %
Explanations:
Total crime – total number of criminal offences that are registered as crimes by police and other investigative authorities. Violent crime – total number of two most common types of violent offences physical abuse (Penal Code §121) and aggravated breach of public order (Penal Code §263). Larceny – Penal Code §199 Robbery – Penal Code §200 Fraud – total number of fraud (Penal Code §209), benefit fraud (Penal Code §210), investment fraud (Penal Code §211), insurance fraud (Penal Code §212), computer-related fraud (Penal Code §213). Traffic offences – driving while intoxicated (Penal Code §424) comprises more than 90% of all traffic offences.
