Gothenburg

Sweden · Europe

—Safety index

U.S. State DeptLevel 2 · Increased caution

Global Affairs CanadaLevel 2 · Increased caution

UK FCDOLevel 1 · Normal precautions

Smartraveller (AU)Level 1 · Normal precautions

4/5metric categories covered

Open comparison

57.71°, 11.97°

Regional locator · ring ≈ the figure's geographic unit

The safety picture

A plain-language read of the sourced figures below

We do not compute a composite score for Gothenburg, because we lack a vetted homicide rate to feed it, so the individual figures have to carry the read.

Recorded robbery is 33.2 per 100,000, but that number covers the wider region, we calculated it from a count and a population, and police data only counts reported incidents, so treat it as a floor rather than a full tally. The governments we track split on framing. The US and Canada set Sweden at their second level, increased caution, while the UK and Australia hold it at their lowest. Advisories covering the country name pickpocketing and scams aimed at visitors. In a national survey, 76% of residents said they feel safe walking alone after dark, though the survey spans the whole country.

Safety dimensions

Larger area = more concern

Violent crimeNo data

Robbery & theft6

Travel advisoryNo data

The radar shows the three sourced, comparable risk measures (homicide, robbery, the strictest travel-advisory level). Tourist petty-crime signals are a different kind of measure — how often advisories mention them — so they are shown as rows under Tourist-specific incidents, not as radar axes.

Homicide / general violence

No vetted homicide figure for Gothenburg yet.

Robbery (police-recorded)

Robbery (per 100,000)

33.2/100k

Police-recorded robbery undercounts true incidence (not every robbery is reported). Read this as recorded robbery, not total robbery.

Figure is for Västra Götalands län (state / province), wider than Gothenburg itself.

Rate computed by project-atlas: 820 (count, 2024) ÷ 2473307 population (Eurostat — Population on 1 January by age group sex and NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjangrp3), 2024) × 100k.

Primary source: Eurostat — Police-recorded offences by NUTS 3 region (crim_gen_reg)

Where this sits on the scaleLow

040·120·250·400·600 /100k

Among tracked citiessafer than 76% of tracked cities

33.2/100k

0.4/100k safest3097.8/100k

Travel advisories

U.S. State Department

U.S. State DeptLevel 2 · Increased caution

Primary source: U.S. Department of State — Sweden Travel Advisory

Global Affairs Canada

Global Affairs CanadaLevel 2 · Increased caution

Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Sweden Travel Advice and Advisories

UK FCDO

UK FCDOLevel 1 · Normal precautions

Primary source: UK FCDO — Sweden travel advice

Smartraveller (Australia)

Smartraveller (AU)Level 1 · Normal precautions

Primary source: Australian Government (DFAT Smartraveller) — Sweden travel advice

Perceived safety

How safe people say they feel, from official population surveys — a separate signal, not part of the Safety Index.

Feel safe walking alone at night

National survey

76%feel safe

76% of people surveyed · Sweden · 2024

Survey figure is for Sweden (country), wider than Gothenburg itself.

Primary source: UN SDG 16.1.4 — feel safe walking alone at night (UNODC)

Report crime, violence or vandalism in their area

National survey

9.4%report a problem

9.4% of people surveyed · Sweden · 2023

Survey figure is for Sweden (country), wider than Gothenburg itself.

Primary source: Eurostat — Crime, violence or vandalism in the area (EU-SILC)

Tourist-specific incidents

How often government travel advisories mention each — a source-consensus signal, not a risk rate.

Pickpocketing & petty theft in travel advisories

3 of 3 advisories mention this

project-atlas count: 3 of 3 reviewed government advisories mention this. A source-consensus signal, not a measured risk rate.

Primary source: Global Affairs Canada — Sweden travel advice (Safety and security)

Scams & fraud in travel advisories

1 of 3 advisories mention this

project-atlas count: 1 of 3 reviewed government advisories mention this. A source-consensus signal, not a measured risk rate.

Primary source: U.S. Department of State — Sweden travel advice (Safety and security)