Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Sweden

Sweden: Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court was 83,235 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
83,235 Number
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
10th
of 41 countries
All-time high
83,235 Number
in 2024
All-time low
56,659 Number
in 2016
Years of data
17
2008–2024

Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Sweden, 2008–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2008201620242008: 69.5k Number2009: 71.7k Number2010: 74.5k Number2011: 73.7k Number2012: 71.1k Number2013: 64.4k Number2014: 60.7k Number2015: 59.3k Number2016: 56.7k Number2017: 57.4k Number2018: 60.6k Number2019: 62.7k Number2020: 69.0k Number2021: 74.6k Number2022: 76.6k Number2023: 80.0k Number2024: 83.2k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

In 2024, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Sweden stood at 83,235 Number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Sweden peaked at 83,235 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56,659 Number, in 2016.

Sweden ranks 10th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process in Sweden, 2008 to 2024.
Year Number Change
2008 69,454 Number
2009 71,715 Number +3.3%
2010 74,510 Number +3.9%
2011 73,680 Number -1.1%
2012 71,110 Number -3.5%
2013 64,391 Number -9.4%
2014 60,662 Number -5.8%
2015 59,344 Number -2.2%
2016 56,659 Number -4.5%
2017 57,372 Number +1.3%
2018 60,565 Number +5.6%
2019 62,708 Number +3.5%
2020 68,996 Number +10.0%
2021 74,581 Number +8.1%
2022 76,636 Number +2.8%
2023 80,008 Number +4.4%
2024 83,235 Number +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 70,584 Number 69,454 Number 71,715 Number 2
2010s 64,100 Number 56,659 Number 74,510 Number 10
2020s 76,691 Number 68,996 Number 83,235 Number 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 7 Italy 165,937 Number compare
  2. 8 Belgium 159,957 Number compare
  3. 9 Switzerland 109,821 Number compare
  4. 11 Finland 78,807 Number compare
  5. 12 Netherlands 66,894 Number compare
  6. 12 Netherlands 66,894 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Sweden?
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Sweden was 83,235 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 83,235 Number in 2024.
What is the lowest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 56,659 Number in 2016.
How does Sweden rank for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court?
Sweden ranks 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 686 data points, 2008–2024
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