The prosecutor's office has grown by 41 percent since 2018

Published 25 November 2024 at 17.43

Domestic. The prosecutor's office grew by 41 percent between 2018 and 2023, reports Dagens Juridik.

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At the same time, the number of people prosecuted for so-called “particularly resource-demanding crimes” increased “, for example murder, rape and serious drug offences, by 10 percent.

Over the years, the authority has received significant resource additions from the taxpayers. The appropriations increased from SEK 1,519 million at the beginning of the period to SEK 2,303 million this year.

However, the number of prosecutors is not increasing as quickly. Since 2018, the number of prosecutors has increased by 321 people to a total of 1,269 employed prosecutors.