A significantly higher number of men than women were sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden over the past 10 years. For instance, in 2022, over 9,500 of the 10,298 people convicted to jail were men. This is related to the fact that high number of the crime suspects in the country are men.
Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by gender
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The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention . (May 30, 2023). Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/534166/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-gender/
The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention . "Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by gender." Chart. May 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/534166/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-gender/
The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention . (2023). Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/534166/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-gender/
The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention . "Number of People Sentenced to Imprisonment in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/534166/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-gender/
The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention , Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/534166/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-gender/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden from 2012 to 2022, by gender [Graph], The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention , May 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/534166/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-gender/