Economic crime report 2004 - Ekobrottsmyndigheten
Economic crime report 2004 - Ekobrottsmyndigheten
Economic crime report 2004 - Ekobrottsmyndigheten
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Table 22<br />
Reported <strong>crime</strong>s, 1998–2000 10<br />
1998 1999 Difference, 98/99 2000 Difference, 99/00<br />
Crimes against<br />
Creditors (BrB 11) 6 674 5 442 –18% 4 494 –17%<br />
Tax Penal<br />
Act (SkbL) 3 476 3 022 –13% 3 143 4%<br />
Total 10 150 8 464 –17% 7 637 –10%<br />
The figure was down by 17% from 1998 to 1999. The statistics for the<br />
period suffer from certain qualitative flaws. For a more detailed account<br />
of 1998-2000 trends, please refer to previous EBM status <strong>report</strong>s. 11<br />
A total of 11,961 offences were <strong>report</strong>ed in 2002, a 17% increase from<br />
the year before. The figure was up by 8% from 2002 to 2003.<br />
Table 23<br />
All <strong>report</strong>ed economic <strong>crime</strong> by category, 2001–2003<br />
2001 2002 Difference, 01/02 2003 Difference, 02/03<br />
Crimes against<br />
Creditors (BrB 11) 5 575 6 366 14% 6 674 5%<br />
Tax Penal<br />
Act (SkbL) 4 459 5 331 20% 5 817 9%<br />
Other 211 264 25% 383 45%<br />
Total 10 245 11 961 17% 12 874 8%<br />
The number of <strong>report</strong>s rose for all three categories in 2001-03. The most<br />
noticeable difference is in the other offences category, which jumped<br />
by 25% in 2002 and 45% in 2003. The category is small in absolute<br />
terms, covering 200-400 <strong>report</strong>s of suspected <strong>crime</strong> each year. Thus, a few<br />
more <strong>report</strong>s one way or the other has a major impact on the percentage<br />
figure.<br />
The rate of increase from 2002 to 2003 was less for all categories. The<br />
total rise slowed from 17% to 8%.<br />
The breakdown of total <strong>report</strong>ed <strong>crime</strong> into the various categories did<br />
not change significantly from 2001 to 2003. Crimes against creditors and<br />
10. EBM. Report 2001:1, p. 61.<br />
11. EBM. Report 2001:1, p. 61.<br />
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