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Sweden
Sweden regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Hate crime reports are published every second year. Since 2016, the Government has implemented a national plan against racism, similar forms of hostility and hate crime. The plan takes an integrated approach and comprises strategies and measures to prevent and combat racism and hate crime through co-ordination and monitoring, education and research, and support for and co-operation with civil society.
Three different victimization surveys are conducted at one, two and three-year intervals in order to measure unreported hate crime.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2022 | 2695 | 213 | Not available |
| 2021 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2020 | 3150 | 334 | Not available |
| 2019 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2018 | 5858 | 218 | - |
| 2017 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2016 | 4862 | 257 | Not available |
| 2015 | 4859 | 255 | Not available |
| 2014 | 4258 | 279 | Not available |
| 2013 | 3943 | 161 | Not available |
| 2012 | 5518 | 344 | Not available |
| 2011 | 5493 | 347 | Not available |
| 2010 | 5139 | 440 | Not available |
| 2009 | 5797 | 450 | Not available |
About 2010 Data
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Police figures include incidents related to defamation, hate speech and unlawful discrimination.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
No information is available.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
The UN Human Rights Council, in its Universal Periodic Review, encouraged Sweden to continue efforts to prevent, combat and prosecute hate crimes.