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Table 4. Distribution of gun crime
NSfK’s 40. forskerseminar, Espoo, Finland 1998
1995 1996 1997
Total number of gun crimes 435 508 344
of which:
gun homicides 66 51 39
gun assults 246 348 206
Illegal possession of guns 536 626 591
Confiscated guns 203 260 267
Table 5. Offenders: percentage distribution by selected characteristics
As percentage of the total
number of offenders:
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
juveniles 19.4 18.9 15.6 13.7 12.6 15.2 15.8 16.0
no study nor work 65.6 63.8
with a previous crime
record
33.0 35.1 34.6 40.4 40.4 40.1 39.5 41.2
members of a criminal
group
36.6 41.3 49.6 52.3 46.0 44.7 43.7 41.0
under the influence of
alcohol
39.2 41.9 45.4 50.3 52.8 47.6 47.2 46.4
narcotic drug
intoxication
0.57 0.51
Table 6. Number of convicted persons in 1997
Total
of wich:
12 772
with previous
conviction
3037 23.8%
crime convicted in
group
5703 44.7%
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