After usually being between 700 and 800 from 2012 to 2017, the number of reported robberies in shops in Sweden were around 500 from 2018 to 2020. Moreover, in 2022, the number fell below 400. The decreasing number of robberies in shops must be seen in relation with the digitalization of the payment system in Sweden. Of the robberies in shops in 2022, 334 were unarmed.
Number of robberies in shops in Sweden from 2012 to 2022
Characteristic
Armed
Unarmed
2022
60
334
2021
73
345
2020
114
440
2019
115
380
2018
129
386
2017
271
453
2016
296
531
2015
316
501
2014
218
558
2013
269
542
2012
222
512
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The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention . (May 8, 2023). Number of robberies in shops in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177573/number-of-robberies-in-shops-in-sweden/
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