In 2022, the highest number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden were convicted in relation to drug-related crimes. Over 3,000 of the 10,298 people sentenced to jail that year had committed a drug-related crime. Except for crimes categorized as other crimes, theft crimes were the second most common crime committed by those sentence to prison that year. Looking at the reported crimes, the share of theft crimes was significantly higher than the share of drug-related crimes reported that year.
Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden 2022, by type of crime
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The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention . (May 30, 2023). Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden 2022, by type of crime [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/534214/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-type-of-crime/
The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention . "Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden 2022, by type of crime." Chart. May 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/534214/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-type-of-crime/
The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention . (2023). Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden 2022, by type of crime. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/534214/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-type-of-crime/
The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention . "Number of People Sentenced to Imprisonment in Sweden 2022, by Type of Crime." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/534214/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-type-of-crime/
The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention , Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden 2022, by type of crime Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/534214/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-type-of-crime/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden 2022, by type of crime [Graph], The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention , May 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/534214/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-type-of-crime/
