Traffic offences in Helsinki increase 7.4% in H1

Traffic offences increased by 7.4 per cent in the country in January to June this year compared to that in the corresponding period of the previous year, the police said.

According to the statistics of the Helsinki police released on Tuesday, the detection of the high number of offences followed intensified monitoring.

“The spikes in traffic offences are largely explained by the intensification of traffic monitoring in Helsinki by the LiikennePro team dedicated to traffic surveillance. This team has been able to remove more drunk drivers from the traffic flow and to detect various other types of traffic offences and violations,” said Chief Inspector Pasi Tuominenwith.

In general, 4,057 fewer crimes (-10.73%) were recorded in the area under the jurisdiction of the​Helsinki police this year than that in the January–March last year.

“There are certainly many reasons for this, but one concrete reason may be that Helsinki residents have reported fewer crimes to the police. If you fall victim to a crime, you should contact the police quickly by calling the Emergency Response Centre 112 or making a crime report, either at the police station in Pasila or on the police force’s website. This will enable us to start searching for the suspect as soon as possible,” said Police Chief Heikki Kopperoinen.