Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2024, Sweden's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 8.0% compared to 2023, reaching 264,868.

Sweden ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 19.5% (from 329,054 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset crim_off_cat, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.