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Europe > Sweden > Crime

SWEDISH CRIME STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Acquitted 3,883 [13th of 30]
Assault victims 1.2% [12th of 20]
Definition: Crime > Assault victims
Source: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Believe in police efficiency 61% [15th of 17]
Definition: Crime > Believe in police efficiency
Source: UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin
Car thefts 61,350 [10th of 46]
Definition: Crime > Car thefts
Source: UN International Crime Victims' Survey
Death penalty > Last executed 1,910 [38th of 55]
Definition: Crime > Death penalty > Last executed
Source: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Drug offences 38,005 per 100,000 people [7th of 46]
Definition: Crime > Drug offences
Source: Last updated: 01/04/03
Murders 219 [22nd of 49]
Definition: Crime > Murders
Source: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Murders with firearms 58 [18th of 36]
Definition: Crime > Murders with firearms
Source: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Perception of safety > Walking in dark 85% [1st of 15]
Definition: Crime > Perception of safety > Walking in dark
Source: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Police 16,149 [30th of 47]
Definition: Crime > Police
Source: UN International Crime Victims' Survey
Prisoners 5,920 prisoners [38th of 168]
Definition: Crime > Prisoners
Source: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Prisoners > Per capita 75 per 100,000 people [108th of 164]
Definition: Crime > Prisoners > Per capita
Source: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Rape victims 1.1% [4th of 20]
Definition: Crime > Rape victims
Source: International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief
Rapes 2,184 [13th of 50]
Definition: Crime > Rapes
Source: UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin
Robberies 8,974 [16th of 47]
Definition: Crime > Robberies
Source: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Software piracy rate 25% [102nd of 107]
Definition: Crime > Software piracy rate
Source: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)
Suicide rates in ages 15-24 9.4 per 100,000 people [10th of 17]
Definition: Crime > Suicide rates in ages 15-24
Source: Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study
Suicide rates in ages 25-34 13.8 per 100,000 people [13th of 17]
Definition: Crime > Suicide rates in ages 25-34
Source: GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3
Total crime victims 24.7% [5th of 20]
Definition: Crime > Total crime victims
Source: GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3
Total crimes 1,234,784 [12th of 50]
Definition: Crime > Total crimes
Source: UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin

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SOURCES: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute). 2002. Correspondence on data on crime victims. March. Turin; UN International Crime Victims' Survey; The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); Last updated: 01/04/03; The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief; Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study; GECD Society at a Glance 2001, Statistical Annex Table D3

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Sweden, Kingdom of Sweden, Konungariket Sverige, Sverige

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COMMENTARY     

Edria Murray
Staff Editor

26th May 2005
In response to Amanda:

The population of Sweden is 8,878,085 (July 2003 est). You can find this information on the population page of the people category. To find Sweden click the view all countries link at the bottom of the country list.

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