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.

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OFFICIAL DATA

Year	Hate crimes recorded by police	Prosecuted	Sentenced
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 2018 Data

The total number of estimated reported hate crimes was 7,092. The number presented here excludes incidents related to defamation, hate speech and unlawful discrimination.

By bias motivation
By type of crime

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National developments

Hate crime provisions in the Criminal Code have been amended to include transgender identity among the protected characteristics.

The Swedish Police produced several hate crime awareness-raising films and ran chat forums on social media. The Police also formed an internal mentorship network, whereby regional police forces with experienced hate crime specialists act as mentors for those regions that do not have hate crime specialization but aspire to increase their capacity to address hate crimes.

The Swedish Police and Prosecution Service organized national hate crime conferences, aimed at improving practitioners’ awareness and ability to respond to hate crimes.

The Swedish Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority continued to sponsor several civil society organizations, providing support to victims of hate crime through its Crime Victim Fund.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date	Type of incident	Source	Description
2018-08	Threats	RFSL Support Service	Show info

Anti-Christian hate crime

Date	Type of incident	Source	Description
2018-01	Attacks against property	OIDAC	Show info
2018-08	Attacks against property	OIDAC	Show info
2018	Violent attacks against people	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-02	Violent attacks against people	OIDAC	Show info
2018-09	Attacks against property	OIDAC	Show info
2018-05	Attacks against property	OIDAC	Show info

Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Date	Type of incident	Source	Description
2018-01	Violent attacks against people	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-04	Violent attacks against people	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-01	Threats	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-04	Threats	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-02	Violent attacks against people	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-02	Threats	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-07	Violent attacks against people	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-01	Violent attacks against people	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-10	Threats	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-05	Threats	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-05	Attacks against property	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-06	Threats	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-03	Threats	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-08	Threats	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-01	Threats	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-08	Violent attacks against people	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-06	Violent attacks against people	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-06	Threats	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018	Violent attacks against people	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-02	Violent attacks against people	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-06	Threats	RFSL Support Service	Show info
2018-09	Threats	RFSL Support Service	Show info