Costs of Crime

This is a summary of Brå report 2017:8

The commission of a crime leads to consequences, one of which can be costs for the victim or for society at large. The Swedish Government has instructed Brå to conduct a survey of existing studies regarding the costs of crime and the gains realised through crime prevention work, and to assess the need for additional Swedish studies in the area. In brief, this survey shows that there is a substantial body of research being conducted internationally, focused variously on the costs of crime, on economic benefits of crime prevention measures, or on other anti-crime measures.