Crime & safety in Karlstad Municipality

Reported crimes and safety in Karlstad. Sources: Brå and Kolada — latest year 2025.

Latest data year: 2025 · 7 indicators · Package version: v11 · Updated: 2026-08-09

Reported offences, total (per 100,000)

9960 /100k

2025 · -4.1 % vs 2020

Reported offences against liberty and peace (per 100,000)

900 /100k

2025 · +15.2 % vs 2020

Reported economic crime (per 100,000)

1523 /100k

2025 · +80.6 % vs 2020

All indicators

Reported offences against liberty and peace (per 100,000)

900 /100k(2025)

20142025

Reported offences against liberty and peace (per 100,000), Karlstad — 2014–2025 (/100k)
Year	Value (/100k)
2014	1,017.5
2015	878.5
2016	888
2017	764.9
2018	967.6
2019	876.5
2020	781
2021	860
2022	901.6
2023	946.8
2024	902.1
2025	900.1

Source: Brå via Kolada N07536 (Kolada:N07536) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsBrå via Kolada N07536

Reported offences, total (per 100,000)

9960 /100k(2025)

20142025

Reported offences, total (per 100,000), Karlstad — 2014–2025 (/100k)
Year	Value (/100k)
2014	11,333.3
2015	10,883.5
2016	10,263
2017	9,737.7
2018	9,417.6
2019	9,292
2020	10,383.3
2021	9,854.1
2022	9,440.6
2023	9,345.4
2024	9,882.4
2025	9,959.9

Source: Brå via Kolada N07540 (Kolada:N07540) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsBrå via Kolada N07540

Reported economic crime (per 100,000)

1523 /100k(2025)

20172025

Source: Brå via Kolada N07538 (Kolada:N07538) · 2017–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

9 yearsBrå via Kolada N07538

Reported gross violation of a woman's integrity (per 100,000)

8.12 /100k(2025)

20142025

Reported gross violation of a woman's integrity (per 100,000), Karlstad — 2014–2025 (/100k)
Year	Value (/100k)
2014	20.4
2015	16.8
2016	18.8
2017	18.7
2018	9.7
2019	14.9
2020	13.8
2021	15.8
2022	13.6
2023	5.2
2024	7.2
2025	8.1

Source: Brå via Kolada N07402 (Kolada:N07402) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsBrå via Kolada N07402

Reported drug offences (per 100,000)

726 /100k(2025)

20142025

Source: Brå via Kolada N07544 (Kolada:N07544) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsBrå via Kolada N07544

Reported sexual offences (per 100,000)

161 /100k(2025)

20142025

Source: Brå via Kolada N07537 (Kolada:N07537) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsBrå via Kolada N07537

Reported violent offences (per 100,000)

781 /100k(2025)

20142025

Source: Brå via Kolada N07403 (Kolada:N07403) · 2014–2025 · Data status: complete / observed · Last verified: unknown · Revision: unknown

12 yearsBrå via Kolada N07403

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Year	Value (/100k)
2017	558.6
2018	565.4
2019	708.2
2020	843.6
2021	667.6
2022	583.7
2023	523.5
2024	964.6
2025	1,523.2

Year	Value (/100k)
2014	649.7
2015	718.2
2016	792.7
2017	998.7
2018	1,004.4
2019	904.2
2020	1,130.7
2021	845.3
2022	778.6
2023	861.1
2024	970.7
2025	725.6

Year	Value (/100k)
2014	143.7
2015	113.2
2016	204
2017	159.1
2018	170.8
2019	175.7
2020	221.5
2021	256.5
2022	205.3
2023	173.5
2024	171
2025	161.3

Year	Value (/100k)
2014	913.4
2015	815.7
2016	841.5
2017	752.9
2018	723.3
2019	794.5
2020	856.3
2021	845.3
2022	927.7
2023	882.8
2024	878.6
2025	781.4