In Sweden, the Region of Stockholm had the highest number of police officers in 2022. This comes as no surprise as this is also the most populous of the regions. The regions South and West, where the second and third largest cities Malmö and Gothenburg are located, had the second highest number of police officers. In total, there were nearly 22,000 police officers in Sweden that year.
Number of police officers in Sweden in 2022, by region
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Polisen. (February 22, 2023). Number of police officers in Sweden in 2022, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358648/sweden-police-officers-region/
Polisen. "Number of police officers in Sweden in 2022, by region." Chart. February 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358648/sweden-police-officers-region/
Polisen. (2023). Number of police officers in Sweden in 2022, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358648/sweden-police-officers-region/
Polisen. "Number of Police Officers in Sweden in 2022, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358648/sweden-police-officers-region/
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Number of police officers in Sweden in 2022, by region [Graph], Polisen, February 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358648/sweden-police-officers-region/
