Burglaries recorded by the police in Sweden

Police in Sweden recorded 601.0 burglaries per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2008.

Measure: Burglaries recorded by the police Unit: Offences per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 2008 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Sweden, 2024 601.0 Offences per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 −62.8per 100,000 people 2023: 663.7 per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 179.4 per 100,000 people Middle value of 24 countries
Position in 2024 2nd of 31 See the full ranking

Burglaries recorded by the police in Sweden over time

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Offences per 100,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Burglaries recorded by the police (offences per 100,000 inhabitants), 2008 to 2024
Period Sweden
2024 601.0 per 100,000 people
2023 663.7 per 100,000 people
2022 663.3 per 100,000 people
2021 703.5 per 100,000 people
2020 785.7 per 100,000 people
2019 737.5 per 100,000 people
2018 769.9 per 100,000 people
2017 900.3 per 100,000 people
2016 904.0 per 100,000 people
2015 923.9 per 100,000 people
2014 865.9 per 100,000 people
2013 894.2 per 100,000 people
2012 928.7 per 100,000 people
2011 1,001.7 per 100,000 people
2010 992.7 per 100,000 people
2009 1,035.2 per 100,000 people
2008 1,026.7 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −62.8 from 663.7 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 865.9 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −265.0.
  • Among the 31 countries with data for 2024, Sweden has the 2nd highest value.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
crim_off_cat · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A iccs=ICCS0501 unit=P_HTHAB
Observation period
2008 to 2024 for Sweden
Provider update
29 April 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat