Country vs country: Crime Stats: compare key data on Denmark & Sweden and Crime Stats: compare key data on Denmark & Sweden compared Crime

STAT Denmark Sweden HISTORY
Age of criminal responsibility 15
Ranked 14th. The same as Sweden 		15
Ranked 15th.
Crime levels 23.44
Ranked 78th. 		43.49
Ranked 51st. 86% more than Denmark
Drugs > Annual cannabis use 5.5%
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Sweden 		1.2%
Ranked 20th.
Drugs > Opiates use 0.5%
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Sweden 		0.1%
Ranked 16th.
Murder rate 1.01 0.89
Police officers 197.8
Ranked 24th. 		280.5
Ranked 24th. 42% more than Denmark
Rape rate 6.4
Ranked 36th. 		63.5
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Denmark
Suicide rates > Suicide rate (both sexes) 11.3
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Sweden 		11.1
Ranked 6th.
Total crimes 491,026
Ranked 24th. 		1.23 million
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Denmark
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 12
Ranked 52nd. 		31.6
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Denmark
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 0.85
Ranked 42nd. 		0.86
Ranked 41st. 1% more than Denmark
Violent crime > Murder rate 47
Ranked 88th. 		91
Ranked 61st. 94% more than Denmark
Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 8.51
Ranked 104th. 		9.7
Ranked 75th. 14% more than Denmark
Violent crime > Rapes 400
Ranked 38th. 		5,960
Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Denmark
Violent crime > Rapes per million people 72.42
Ranked 35th. 		635.52
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Denmark
Total crimes per 1000 91.34
Ranked 8th. 		138.35
Ranked 2nd. 51% more than Denmark
Murders with firearms per million 2.6
Ranked 38th. 		6.5
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Denmark
Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year) 1,950
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Sweden 		1,910
Ranked 30th.
Violent crime > Murders per million people 8.51
Ranked 104th. 		9.7
Ranked 75th. 14% more than Denmark
Violent crime > Murders 47
Ranked 88th. 		91
Ranked 61st. 94% more than Denmark
Burglaries 1,317.9
Ranked 3rd. 20% more than Sweden 		1,094.2
Ranked 5th.
Murders > Per capita 9.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 24th. 		18.02 per 1 million people
Ranked 16th. 92% more than Denmark
Robberies 48.8
Ranked 37th. 		94.2
Ranked 17th. 93% more than Denmark
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 61.67
Ranked 55th. 		63.01
Ranked 51st. 2% more than Denmark
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 26.61
Ranked 51st. 		34.93
Ranked 26th. 31% more than Denmark
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 64.84
Ranked 26th. 11% more than Sweden 		58.33
Ranked 34th.
Murders > Per 100,000 people 1.1
Ranked 115th. 		2.4
Ranked 87th. 2 times more than Denmark
Murders with firearms 14
Ranked 40th. 		58
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Denmark
Rape victims 0.4%
Ranked 14th. 		1.1%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Denmark
Prisoners 3,435 prisoners
Ranked 107th. 		5,920 prisoners
Ranked 91st. 72% more than Denmark
Assaults 214.1
Ranked 21st. 		845.2
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Denmark
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence None None
Auto theft 281.9
Ranked 12th. 		566.7
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Denmark
Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 31.45
Ranked 59th. 		39.79
Ranked 42nd. 27% more than Denmark
Murders > WHO 0.8
Ranked 171st. 		1.2
Ranked 149th. 50% more than Denmark
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 90.62
Ranked 14th. 14% more than Sweden 		79.33
Ranked 47th.
United States extradition treaties > Entered into force July 31, 1974 December 3, 1963<br>September 24, 1984
Assault victims 1.4%
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Sweden 		1.2%
Ranked 10th.
Drugs > Lifetime cannabis use 36.5%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Sweden 		12%
Ranked 1st.
Total crime victims 23%
Ranked 10th. 		24.7%
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Denmark
Prisoners > Per capita 72 per 100,000 people
Ranked 112th. 		75 per 100,000 people
Ranked 108th. 4% more than Denmark
Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence ?? Murder, kidnapping, arson, sabotage, devastation, hijacking, espionage, terror crimes, rebellion, endangering the public health by spread of contagion or poison, disloyalty when negotiating with foreign powers, dealing with anti-personnel mines, cluster bombs or chemical or nuclear weapons, unlawful nuclear explosion, treason, genocide and (the following in wartime only) mutiny, insubordination, undermining the will to fight, desertation, unauthorised capitulation, negligence of war preparations and negligence of battle duty; attempts, accessories, accomplices and incitements of all the above crimes might also be punished with life.
Murders 51%
Ranked 27th. 		163%
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Denmark
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 33.87
Ranked 64th. 		38.19
Ranked 54th. 13% more than Denmark
Suicide rates > Suicide rate (males) 16.6
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Sweden 		16.4
Ranked 4th.
Software piracy rate 25%
Ranked 101st. The same as Sweden 		25%
Ranked 100th.
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 33.06
Ranked 82nd. 		46.48
Ranked 57th. 41% more than Denmark
Drug offences 1,053 per 100,000 people
Ranked 34th. 		38,005 per 100,000 people
Ranked 7th. 36 times more than Denmark
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 34.68
Ranked 67th. 		39.93
Ranked 62nd. 15% more than Denmark
Suicide rates > Suicide rate (females 6.2
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Sweden 		5.9
Ranked 2nd.
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 14
Ranked 93th. 		27.24
Ranked 81st. 95% more than Denmark
Sentence Length 3
Ranked 43th. 		36
Ranked 28th. 12 times more than Denmark
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 12 years, or never 18 years or never, but parole hearing may be held after 10 years served, thus fixing a much later date for release on parole
Convictions 44,051
Ranked 18th. 		94,295
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Denmark
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted 30.65
Ranked 72nd. 		37.33
Ranked 51st. 22% more than Denmark
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed 27.5
Ranked 73th. 		39.38
Ranked 53th. 43% more than Denmark
Frauds 7,533
Ranked 29th. 		36,714
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Denmark
Serious assaults 26.7
Ranked 19th. 		52.8
Ranked 13th. 98% more than Denmark
Prisoners per 1000 0.639 prisoners
Ranked 120th. 		0.663 prisoners
Ranked 116th. 4% more than Denmark
Murders committed by youths 20
Ranked 57th. 25% more than Sweden 		16
Ranked 60th.
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence ?? None
Drug related crime 374
Ranked 5th. 		734
Ranked 1st. 96% more than Denmark
Property crime victims 7.6%
Ranked 14th. 		8.4%
Ranked 10th. 11% more than Denmark
Murders per million 9.38%
Ranked 24th. 		17.95%
Ranked 16th. 91% more than Denmark
Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter 32.26
Ranked 72nd. 		36.15
Ranked 64th. 12% more than Denmark
Drug trafficking 2
Ranked 40th. 		10
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Denmark
Death penalty > Abolition date 1,978
Ranked 1st. About the same as Sweden 		1,972
Ranked 1st.
Death penalty > Abolition for ordinary crimes 1,933
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Sweden 		1,921
Ranked 1st.
Robbery victims 0.7%
Ranked 15th. 		0.9%
Ranked 9th. 29% more than Denmark
Prisoners > Female 4.7%
Ranked 52nd. 		5.4%
Ranked 39th. 15% more than Denmark
Suicide rates > Ages 15-24 9.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 11th. 		9.4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Denmark
Judges and Magistrates 667
Ranked 33th. 		1,114
Ranked 27th. 67% more than Denmark
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 Maximum 16 years under 21 : no life imprisonment
Acquitted 1,058
Ranked 37th. 		3,883
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Denmark
Convictions per 1000 8.1
Ranked 12th. 		10.38
Ranked 7th. 28% more than Denmark
Punishment > Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Car thefts 29,101
Ranked 19th. 		61,350
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Denmark
Car thefts per 1000 5.41
Ranked 6th. 		6.87
Ranked 3rd. 27% more than Denmark
Perception of safety > Walking in dark 81%
Ranked 4th. 		85%
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Denmark
Death penalty > Last executed 1,950
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Sweden 		1,910
Ranked 1st.
Murders committed by youths per million 3.76
Ranked 48th. 2 times more than Sweden 		1.81
Ranked 64th.
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen 34.17
Ranked 77th. 		43.21
Ranked 67th. 26% more than Denmark
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence Yes Yes
Prosecutors 11.2%
Ranked 1st. 26% more than Sweden 		8.9%
Ranked 21st.
Judges and Magistrates per million 124.07
Ranked 24th. 		124.82
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Denmark
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen 26.61
Ranked 74th. 		35.42
Ranked 53th. 33% more than Denmark
Acquitted per 1000 0.197
Ranked 33th. 		0.435
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Denmark
Believe in police efficiency 71%
Ranked 7th. 16% more than Sweden 		61%
Ranked 15th.
Prison staff 92.4%
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Sweden 		81.2%
Ranked 16th.
Jails 56
Ranked 31st. 		82
Ranked 27th. 46% more than Denmark
Manslaughters 10
Ranked 55th. 		212
Ranked 20th. 21 times more than Denmark
Perception of safety > Burglary 75%
Ranked 5th. 		79%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Denmark
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners 16.3%
Ranked 29th. 		27.2%
Ranked 20th. 67% more than Denmark
Suicide rates > Ages 25-34 16.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Sweden 		13.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th.
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 100.4%
Ranked 92nd. 		106.9%
Ranked 83th. 6% more than Denmark
Frauds per 1000 1.4
Ranked 21st. 		4.11
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Denmark
Bribery victims 0.3%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Sweden 		0.1%
Ranked 15th.
Organised crime gang membership > Police recorded offenses 2
Ranked 46th. 		38
Ranked 23th. 19 times more than Denmark
Organised crime gang membership > Police recorded offenses per million 0.368
Ranked 45th. 		4.18
Ranked 22nd. 11 times more than Denmark
Counterfeiting 525
Ranked 22nd. 		1,259
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Denmark
Embezzlements 643
Ranked 36th. 		2,072
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Denmark
Jails per million 10.42
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Sweden 		9.19
Ranked 14th.
Embezzlements per million 119.61
Ranked 34th. 		232.16
Ranked 24th. 94% more than Denmark
Suicide rates > Ages above 75 46.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 4th. 71% more than Sweden 		27 per 100,000 people
Ranked 8th.
Suicide rates > Ages 35-44 23.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Sweden 		21 per 100,000 people
Ranked 7th.
Reporting to police 56%
Ranked 4th. 		57%
Ranked 3rd. 2% more than Denmark
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 29.5%
Ranked 75th. 43% more than Sweden 		20.7%
Ranked 105th.
Suicide rates > Ages 45-54 35.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 56% more than Sweden 		23 per 100,000 people
Ranked 9th.
Suicide rates > Ages 65-74 43.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Sweden 		19.4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 9th.
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines 0.0
Ranked 134th. 		0.0
Ranked 125th.
Suicide rates > Ages 55-64 32.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 54% more than Sweden 		20.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 9th.
Convictions > Juveniles 7,250
Ranked 15th. 		25,390
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Denmark
Manslaughters per million 1.86
Ranked 57th. 		23.75
Ranked 11th. 13 times more than Denmark
United States extradition treaties > Date signed June 22, 1972 October 24, 1961<br>March 14, 1983
Smuggling of migrants > Police recorded offences per million 36.6
Ranked 14th. 		124.55
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Denmark
Unpaid diplomatic parking fines per million 0.0
Ranked 132nd. 		0.0
Ranked 123th.
Smuggling of migrants > Police recorded offences 199
Ranked 20th. 		1,131
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Denmark
Smuggling of migrants > Convictions 7
Ranked 22nd. 		11
Ranked 20th. 57% more than Denmark
Convictions > Female 17%
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Sweden 		16%
Ranked 7th.
Convictions > Female per million 3.13%
Ranked 9th. 77% more than Sweden 		1.76%
Ranked 16th.
Convictions > Juveniles per million 1,333.39
Ranked 4th. 		2,796.1
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Denmark
Counterfeiting per million 96.87
Ranked 17th. 		138.65
Ranked 4th. 43% more than Denmark
Smuggling of migrants > Number prosecuted per million 0.368
Ranked 36th. 		2.88
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Denmark
Smuggling of migrants > Number prosecuted 2
Ranked 38th. 		26
Ranked 21st. 13 times more than Denmark
Smuggling of migrants > Convictions per million 1.29
Ranked 21st. 6% more than Sweden 		1.21
Ranked 22nd.

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