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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 May 2023, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/534166/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-gender/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
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: /statistics/534166/sweden-persons-sentenced-to-imprisonment-by-gender/
