In 2022, the most common length of prison sentences in Sweden was one month. 1,500 people were sentenced to prison for this long. With 1,400, people sentenced to imprisonment for between one and two years made up the second largest group. The number of prisoners with a lifetime sentence amounted to 30. The most common type of crime committed that year was theft crimes.
Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden in 2022, by length of sentence
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The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention . (May 30, 2023). Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden in 2022, by length of sentence [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/534192/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-length-of-sentence/
The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention . "Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden in 2022, by length of sentence." Chart. May 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/534192/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-length-of-sentence/
The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention . (2023). Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden in 2022, by length of sentence. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/534192/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-length-of-sentence/
The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention . "Number of People Sentenced to Imprisonment in Sweden in 2022, by Length of Sentence." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/534192/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-length-of-sentence/
The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention , Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden in 2022, by length of sentence Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/534192/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-length-of-sentence/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Number of people sentenced to imprisonment in Sweden in 2022, by length of sentence [Graph], The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention , May 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/534192/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-length-of-sentence/
