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Safest places to live in Sweden

Short answer: Number one is Vaxholm with feeling safe 96 %. The middle in Sweden is 84 %, and last is Perstorp with 58 %.

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How they rank

159 municipalities by feeling safe, highest first.

Safest places to live in Sweden
Rank	Municipality	Feeling safe, %	Reported crimes, per 100,000	Violent crime, per 100,000	Burglaries, per 100,000
1	Vaxholm	96	5,653	264	68
1	Ydre	96	5,742	414	0
1	Vellinge	96	6,713	410	48
1	Älvdalen	96	7,555	569	146
1	Jokkmokk	96	10,856	830	170
6	Gagnef	95	4,978	522	97
6	Rättvik	95	9,829	1,110	118
6	Åre	95	10,030	778	94
9	Lekeberg	94	4,833	581	81
9	Ragunda	94	8,118	932	194
9	Storuman	94	10,270	845	108
12	Trosa	93	7,959	637	215
12	Söderköping	93	6,820	657	74
12	Sunne	93	7,473	696	187
12	Berg	93	8,892	564	113
12	Robertsfors	93	9,213	1,039	30
12	Vännäs	93	8,150	697	120
18	Värmdö	92	10,886	671	264
18	Boxholm	92	6,948	748	55
18	Mörbylånga	92	6,658	529	49
18	Borgholm	92	11,798	1,014	169
18	Tjörn	92	6,269	393	125
18	Essunga	92	8,652	702	108
18	Lycksele	92	10,611	947	124
18	Arvidsjaur	92	7,478	462	99
26	Mullsjö	91	6,658	436	79
26	Lomma	91	7,633	385	77
26	Båstad	91	9,572	586	380
26	Askersund	91	7,384	919	236
26	Norsjö	91	5,502	386	0
31	Ekerö	90	8,476	697	204
31	Lidingö	90	8,658	579	180
31	Östhammar	90	6,656	645	68
31	Storfors	90	7,350	1,348	344
31	Forshaga	90	4,774	645	113
31	Falun	90	7,480	764	188
31	Nordmaling	90	7,280	708	159
31	Gällivare	90	9,090	1,117	99
39	Täby	89	9,379	567	152
39	Danderyd	89	10,914	447	280
39	Kinda	89	5,382	292	111
39	Aneby	89	7,752	1,026	176
39	Svedala	89	7,362	575	59
39	Tanum	89	9,886	762	613
39	Säter	89	6,621	731	250
39	Piteå	89	7,376	811	90
39	Kiruna	89	8,566	1,022	120
48	Vallentuna	88	10,993	687	74
48	Gnesta	88	9,166	684	193
48	Svalöv	88	9,953	924	193
48	Kungsbacka	88	7,590	627	114
48	Gullspång	88	10,321	1,162	240
48	Herrljunga	88	9,471	905	116
48	Umeå	88	9,210	794	88
55	Västervik	87	10,179	974	168
55	Karlskrona	87	10,418	798	290
55	Östersund	87	11,744	1,117	206
58	Österåker	86	8,653	696	114
58	Nykvarn	86	8,113	865	162
58	Knivsta	86	9,030	657	98
58	Heby	86	9,497	887	84
58	Staffanstorp	86	7,864	569	175
58	Varberg	86	7,909	696	92
58	Orsa	86	9,496	1,309	320
65	Håbo	85	10,644	844	91
65	Oxelösund	85	11,120	892	250
65	Kävlinge	85	8,343	587	58
65	Sjöbo	85	11,168	749	129
65	Lund	85	11,174	737	170
65	Ystad	85	11,917	784	143
65	Ale	85	8,332	709	114
65	Götene	85	7,831	679	106
65	Skövde	85	9,430	834	227
65	Sala	85	13,573	1,298	326
65	Timrå	85	8,066	898	132
65	Luleå	85	10,493	973	234
77	Jönköping	84	9,782	882	119
77	Ljungby	84	10,906	908	287
77	Mark	84	7,688	689	114
77	Vara	84	9,876	822	125
77	Mölndal	84	9,544	656	270
77	Mariestad	84	9,869	894	98
77	Lidköping	84	9,103	854	111
77	Kristinehamn	84	8,770	887	203
77	Hallsberg	84	14,658	1,074	348
77	Sundsvall	84	9,650	1,158	150
87	Flen	83	12,903	1,497	256
87	Strängnäs	83	9,362	854	168
87	Ängelholm	83	9,817	756	226
87	Ulricehamn	83	8,522	725	120
87	Ockelbo	83	7,752	752	228
87	Haparanda	83	13,951	1,628	220
93	Älvkarleby	82	13,542	1,067	146
93	Skurup	82	9,901	800	140
93	Bengtsfors	82	7,875	699	244
93	Härnösand	82	12,030	2,026	274
97	Nynäshamn	81	14,807	1,271	196
97	Karlstad	81	9,960	781	458
97	Boden	81	10,569	1,094	176
100	Mjölby	80	9,997	1,008	136
100	Tranås	80	10,356	1,130	124
100	Trelleborg	80	10,142	784	209
100	Lilla Edet	80	9,528	929	173
100	Lindesberg	80	8,610	971	152
100	Hudiksvall	80	11,246	972	163
106	Enköping	79	11,719	1,021	236
106	Linköping	79	10,322	818	236
106	Gnosjö	79	6,416	739	77
106	Värnamo	79	10,606	929	174
106	Lysekil	79	7,920	823	65
111	Tyresö	78	8,826	735	111
111	Motala	78	12,286	836	360
111	Vetlanda	78	8,731	915	120
111	Älmhult	78	10,019	823	216
111	Markaryd	78	11,323	646	252
111	Sölvesborg	78	11,638	901	310
111	Klippan	78	13,329	1,248	220
111	Svenljunga	78	11,131	1,142	337
119	Uppsala	77	11,138	899	341
119	Nyköping	77	13,635	1,171	249
119	Lessebo	77	10,266	1,244	305
119	Trollhättan	77	9,986	890	245
119	Hallstahammar	77	11,181	908	343
124	Växjö	76	12,124	1,067	168
124	Kalmar	76	12,771	1,048	285
124	Oskarshamn	76	9,451	767	302
124	Örkelljunga	76	13,155	1,050	301
124	Landskrona	76	14,578	1,433	656
124	Falköping	76	10,351	1,104	177
124	Örebro	76	13,915	1,070	444
124	Ludvika	76	8,143	973	213
132	Salem	75	9,376	1,204	92
132	Säffle	75	8,889	1,025	209
134	Sundbyberg	74	14,369	955	284
134	Gislaved	74	10,063	875	149
134	Göteborg	74	13,878	1,148	303
134	Uddevalla	74	11,041	1,178	158
134	Borås	74	11,970	1,197	237
139	Katrineholm	73	14,476	1,239	291
140	Emmaboda	72	11,149	752	472
140	Malmö	72	16,182	1,358	352
140	Gävle	72	12,732	1,088	431
140	Söderhamn	72	12,064	1,183	517
144	Eskilstuna	71	14,986	1,320	364
144	Bromölla	71	9,845	1,057	248
144	Helsingborg	71	15,582	1,460	405
144	Skara	71	12,888	1,057	390
144	Avesta	71	10,910	1,157	411
149	Nybro	70	11,928	1,046	387
149	Ronneby	70	11,732	1,170	372
149	Hässleholm	70	12,918	1,188	461
152	Huddinge	69	11,838	1,093	159
153	Upplands-Bro	68	12,909	1,063	151
154	Botkyrka	67	13,281	1,314	195
155	Järfälla	66	15,104	1,015	343
155	Åstorp	66	11,700	1,123	212
157	Köping	65	11,594	915	588
158	Södertälje	59	14,486	1,475	282
159	Perstorp	58	13,463	1,533	251

Latest year: feeling safe 2025, reported crimes 2025, violent crime 2025, burglaries 2025. 131 municipalities lack a value and are not listed. The measures and sources are on the statistics page.

In numbers

Feeling safe in Sweden.

Municipalities: 159; Sweden
Number one: 96 %; Vaxholm
Middle: 84 %; Vara
Last: 58 %; Perstorp

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