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Göteborg

Västra Götalands län

613,278 residents · 2025

+5.2%

Five-year population change

2020–2025

SEK 33,183/⁠mo

Median earned income

2024

40.3%

At least three years of post-secondary education

2025

Statistics from SCB

Reported crime in Göteborg

Reported offences by registration year and recorded crime location, not victims, convictions or individual risk.

Registration year 2025 · Statistics from Brå

Göteborg compared with Sweden

Reported offences per 100,000 residents
Crime categoryGöteborgSweden
Violence against adultsIn public places296216
Burglary303259
Vehicle theft429317
Criminal damage2,0501,630

Public-space violence against adults

296

per 100,000 residents in Göteborg, 2025

Göteborg
296
Sweden
216

80 higher reported offences per 100,000 than Sweden

1,807 reported offences in Göteborg during 2025

Trend 2017–2025

Public-space violence against adults · Reported offences per 100,000 residentsSolid line: municipality. Dashed line: Sweden. Missing observations leave gaps. Each chart has its own zero-based scale; exact counts and rates are in the table.0100200300400500201720212025

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Source and what the figures mean

Reports without a known municipality are excluded from municipal figures.

Sweden can include reports without a municipality assignment. Brå reports this missing coverage by police region, not as a missingness percentage for each municipality. The four categories must not be added together as total crime.

Solid line: municipality. Dashed line: Sweden. Missing observations leave gaps. Each chart has its own zero-based scale; exact counts and rates are in the table. The overview dots use the same zero-based scale for all four categories.

Public-space violence against adults
Specified outdoor assaults against adults and specified robberies, including shop robbery. Not all assault or violence.
Residential burglary
Burglary in dwellings, basements/attics and holiday homes.
Vehicle theft offences
Car theft and theft from motor vehicles. Not traffic offences or all vehicle damage.
Vandalism
Brå’s criminal-damage grouping, including graffiti and damage by fire.
Source: Brå · Original from Brå Retrieved September 9, 2026Brå · Indicator definitions Retrieved September 9, 2026Brå · Municipality coverage Retrieved September 9, 2026
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