Police-recorded offences by offence category

In 2024, Sweden's police-recorded offences by offence category decreased by 9.2% compared to 2023, reaching 63,410.

Sweden ranks 5th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 16.0% (from 75,450 in 2019).

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