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

STAT Sweden United States HISTORY
Age of criminal responsibility 15
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than United States 		6
Ranked 58th.
Crime levels 43.49
Ranked 51st. 		55.84
Ranked 30th. 28% more than Sweden
Drugs > Annual cannabis use 1.2%
Ranked 20th. 		13.7%
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than Sweden
Drugs > Opiates use 0.1%
Ranked 16th. 		0.57%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Sweden
Murder rate 0.89 5
Police officers 280.5
Ranked 24th. 15% more than United States 		243.6
Ranked 27th.
Rape rate 63.5
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States 		27.3
Ranked 9th.
Total crimes 1.23 million
Ranked 16th. 		11.88 million
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Sweden
Total crimes per 1000 138.35
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than United States 		41.29
Ranked 22nd.
Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 31.6
Ranked 10th. 		88.8
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Sweden
Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 0.86
Ranked 41st. 		4.7
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Sweden
Violent crime > Murder rate 91
Ranked 61st. 		12,996
Ranked 9th. 143 times more than Sweden
Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 9.7
Ranked 75th. 		42.01
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Sweden
Violent crime > Rapes 5,960
Ranked 7th. 		84,767
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Sweden
Violent crime > Rapes per million people 635.52
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than United States 		274.04
Ranked 9th.
Murders with firearms per million 6.5
Ranked 24th. 		32.57
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Sweden
Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year) 1,910
Ranked 30th. 		2,014
Ranked 1st. 5% more than Sweden
Violent crime > Murders per million people 9.7
Ranked 75th. 		42.01
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Sweden
Violent crime > Murders 91
Ranked 61st. 		12,996
Ranked 9th. 143 times more than Sweden
Burglaries 1,094.2
Ranked 5th. 53% more than United States 		714.4
Ranked 9th.
Robberies 94.2
Ranked 17th. 		146.4
Ranked 10th. 55% more than Sweden
Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 63.01
Ranked 51st. 		65.22
Ranked 44th. 4% more than Sweden
Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 34.93
Ranked 26th. 7% more than United States 		32.55
Ranked 31st.
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 58.33
Ranked 34th. 39% more than United States 		41.84
Ranked 60th.
Murders > Per 100,000 people 2.4
Ranked 87th. 		5.9
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Sweden
Murders with firearms 58
Ranked 26th. 		9,369
Ranked 4th. 162 times more than Sweden
Rape victims 1.1%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United States 		0.4%
Ranked 13th.
Prisoners 5,920 prisoners
Ranked 91st. 		2.02 million prisoners
Ranked 1st. 341 times more than Sweden
Assaults 845.2
Ranked 4th. 7% more than United States 		786.7
Ranked 1st.
Punishment > Maximum length of sentence None None
Auto theft 566.7
Ranked 2nd. 45% more than United States 		390.2
Ranked 6th.
Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 39.79
Ranked 42nd. 		75.54
Ranked 10th. 90% more than Sweden
Murders > WHO 1.2
Ranked 149th. 		5.6
Ranked 88th. 5 times more than Sweden
Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 79.33
Ranked 47th. 5% more than United States 		75.24
Ranked 57th.
Assault victims 1.2%
Ranked 10th. The same as United States 		1.2%
Ranked 9th.
Drugs > Lifetime cannabis use 12%
Ranked 1st. 		51.6%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Sweden
Total crime victims 24.7%
Ranked 5th. 17% more than United States 		21.1%
Ranked 15th.
Prisoners > Per capita 75 per 100,000 people
Ranked 108th. 		715 per 100,000 people
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Sweden
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. Varies by state
Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 38.19
Ranked 54th. 		42.08
Ranked 43th. 10% more than Sweden
Software piracy rate 25%
Ranked 100th. 25% more than United States 		20%
Ranked 106th.
Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 46.48
Ranked 57th. 		57.93
Ranked 28th. 25% more than Sweden
Drug offences 38,005 per 100,000 people
Ranked 7th. 68 times more than United States 		560.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 41st.
Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 39.93
Ranked 62nd. 		61.82
Ranked 19th. 55% more than Sweden
Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 27.24
Ranked 81st. 		42.45
Ranked 69th. 56% more than Sweden
Sentence Length 36
Ranked 28th. 24% more than United States 		29
Ranked 30th.
Punishment > Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 18 years or never, but parole hearing may be held after 10 years served, thus fixing a much later date for release on parole 15 years minimum to infinite, or never (depending on crime and state)
Fear of crime > Worries about being insulted 37.33
Ranked 51st. 		44.84
Ranked 33th. 20% more than Sweden
Fear of crime > Worries about being mugged or robbed 39.38
Ranked 53th. 		45.01
Ranked 47th. 14% more than Sweden
Frauds 36,714
Ranked 14th. 		371,800
Ranked 2nd. 10 times more than Sweden
Gun ownership > Guns per 100 residents > 2007 31.6
Ranked 9th. 		88.8
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Sweden
Serious assaults 52.8
Ranked 13th. 		281.6
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Sweden
Prisoners per 1000 0.663 prisoners
Ranked 116th. 		7.02 prisoners
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Sweden
Murders committed by youths 16
Ranked 60th. 		8,226
Ranked 3rd. 514 times more than Sweden
Punishment > Crimes requiring mandatory sentence None Varies by state
Judges 16.8%
Ranked 14th. 56% more than United States 		10.8%
Ranked 3rd.
Property crime victims 8.4%
Ranked 10th. 		10%
Ranked 7th. 19% more than Sweden
Fear of crime > Worries about home break and enter 36.15
Ranked 64th. 		48.52
Ranked 39th. 34% more than Sweden
Drugs > HIV testing amongst drug users 37.99%
Ranked 29th. 		46.8%
Ranked 12th. 23% more than Sweden
Robbery victims 0.9%
Ranked 9th. 50% more than United States 		0.6%
Ranked 16th.
Prisoners > Female 5.4%
Ranked 39th. 		8.5%
Ranked 9th. 57% more than Sweden
Suicide rates > Ages 15-24 9.4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 10th. 		13.7 per 100,000 people
Ranked 7th. 46% more than Sweden
Judges and Magistrates 1,114
Ranked 27th. 		29,023
Ranked 3rd. 26 times more than Sweden
Punishment > Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 under 21 : no life imprisonment Yes ( de jure )
Punishment > Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Car thefts 61,350
Ranked 13th. 		1.25 million
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Sweden
Car thefts per 1000 6.87
Ranked 3rd. 59% more than United States 		4.33
Ranked 11th.
Perception of safety > Walking in dark 85%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than United States 		82%
Ranked 2nd.
Murders committed by youths per million 1.81
Ranked 64th. 		29.48
Ranked 16th. 16 times more than Sweden
Fear of crime > Worries about things from car being stolen 43.21
Ranked 67th. 		59.02
Ranked 33th. 37% more than Sweden
Punishment > Has indefinite sentence Yes Yes
Adults prosecuted 91,064
Ranked 17th. 		14.2 million
Ranked 1st. 156 times more than Sweden
Prosecutors 8.9%
Ranked 21st. 1% more than United States 		8.8%
Ranked 1st.
Judges and Magistrates per million 124.82
Ranked 23th. 24% more than United States 		100.91
Ranked 31st.
Fear of crime > Worries about car being stolen 35.42
Ranked 53th. 		42.04
Ranked 45th. 19% more than Sweden
Believe in police efficiency 61%
Ranked 15th. 		89%
Ranked 1st. 46% more than Sweden
Prison staff 81.2%
Ranked 16th. 		138.3%
Ranked 1st. 70% more than Sweden
Jails 82
Ranked 27th. 		1,558
Ranked 6th. 19 times more than Sweden
Adults prosecuted per 1000 10.2
Ranked 12th. 		49.38
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Sweden
Perception of safety > Burglary 79%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than United States 		78%
Ranked 4th.
Prisoners > Foreign prisoners 27.2%
Ranked 20th. 54 times more than United States 		0.5%
Ranked 77th.
Suicide rates > Ages 25-34 13.8 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th. 		15.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 10th. 11% more than Sweden
Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled 106.9%
Ranked 83th. 		0.0
Ranked 126th.
Frauds per 1000 4.11
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United States 		1.29
Ranked 24th.
Bribery victims 0.1%
Ranked 15th. 		0.2%
Ranked 12th. Twice as much as Sweden
Embezzlements 2,072
Ranked 26th. 		17,300
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Sweden
Jails per million 9.19
Ranked 14th. 70% more than United States 		5.42
Ranked 24th.
Embezzlements per million 232.16
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than United States 		60.15
Ranked 39th.
Suicide rates > Ages above 75 27 per 100,000 people
Ranked 8th. 23% more than United States 		22 per 100,000 people
Ranked 10th.
Suicide rates > Ages 35-44 21 per 100,000 people
Ranked 7th. 37% more than United States 		15.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 12th.
Reporting to police 57%
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than United States 		52%
Ranked 7th.
Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees 20.7%
Ranked 105th. 3% more than United States 		20%
Ranked 106th.
Suicide rates > Ages 45-54 23 per 100,000 people
Ranked 9th. 61% more than United States 		14.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th.
Suicide rates > Ages 65-74 19.4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 9th. 27% more than United States 		15.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 11th.
Suicide rates > Ages 55-64 20.9 per 100,000 people
Ranked 9th. 57% more than United States 		13.3 per 100,000 people
Ranked 13th.

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