Since then, investigators have instead found significantly more crime victims, reports Swedish Radio P4 Sjuhärad, and more cases have also gone to court.

Last year there were 174 cases of child pornography crimes in the region, this year there are 367 cases.

- The more resources, the more crime victims we identify and the more cases we report to prosecutors, says Birgitta Dellenhed, section manager for the regional IT crime center in Police Region West, to the radio.