In 2023, Sweden had a total confirmed number of 363 shootings. Only in the month of September 2023, the number of shootings were a staggering 45, with 18 of those taking place in Stockholm. The South Region of Sweden had a total of 86 shootings during the year of 2023, Stockholm had a total of 116. Sweden has experienced increasing gang-related violence in recent years.
Number of total confirmed shootings in Sweden from January to December 2023, by police region
The Swedish Police Authority divides the country into police regions based on overall responsibility for counties, which are not identical to the Swedish county and regional borders.
This data does not translate to people that passed away or were harmed in the shootings, instead it only speaks of confirmed shootings.Â
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Polisen. (January 4, 2024). Number of total confirmed shootings in Sweden from January to December 2023, by police region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460359/number-of-shootings-in-sweden-by-region-monthly/
Polisen. "Number of total confirmed shootings in Sweden from January to December 2023, by police region ." Chart. January 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460359/number-of-shootings-in-sweden-by-region-monthly/
Polisen. (2024). Number of total confirmed shootings in Sweden from January to December 2023, by police region . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460359/number-of-shootings-in-sweden-by-region-monthly/
Polisen. "Number of Total Confirmed Shootings in Sweden from January to December 2023, by Police Region ." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460359/number-of-shootings-in-sweden-by-region-monthly/
Polisen, Number of total confirmed shootings in Sweden from January to December 2023, by police region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460359/number-of-shootings-in-sweden-by-region-monthly/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
Number of total confirmed shootings in Sweden from January to December 2023, by police region [Graph], Polisen, January 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460359/number-of-shootings-in-sweden-by-region-monthly/
