Hofors
Gävleborgs län
9,138 residents · 2025
Five-year population change
2020–2025
Median earned income
2024
At least three years of post-secondary education
2025
Statistics from SCB
Reported crime in Hofors
Reported offences by registration year and recorded crime location, not victims, convictions or individual risk.
Registration year 2025 · Statistics from Brå
Hofors compared with Sweden
| Crime category | Hofors | Sweden | ● Hofors○ Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence against adultsIn public places | 195 | 216 | |
| Burglary | 380 | 259 | |
| Vehicle theft | 239 | 317 | |
| Criminal damage | 782 | 1,630 | |
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Public-space violence against adults
195
per 100,000 residents in Hofors, 2025
- Hofors
- 195
- Sweden
- 216
21 lower reported offences per 100,000 than Sweden
18 reported offences in Hofors during 2025
Trend 2017–2025
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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 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.