During the summer, the police received several reports of thefts from construction sites in Östergötland and only during the past week have nine burglaries occurred in Östergötland.

"It is about international crime networks and we are currently working on three major theft chains in the county," says Joakim Wallberg at the police, who work with theft coordination of cases.

Many thefts in Östergötland

In 2018, the police received 318 reports of thefts from construction sites only in Östergötland. Which is considerably more than in the neighboring counties Sörmland and Jönköping, which had 148 and 155 reports of thefts from the construction site during the same period.

- Yes, Östergötland stands out compared to the other counties, says Joakim Wallberg.

In 2019, the police have so far received 190 reports.