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.

Hate crime data collection in Sweden
Support for hate crime victims in Sweden
Hate crime capacity building in Sweden
Sweden's hate crime legislation
Download the 2018 hate crime report for Sweden

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 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.

Hate crime recorded by police

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.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that Sweden has not reported information on the sentencing of hate crime cases to ODIHR.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2018-08 Threats/Harassment
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Anti-Christian hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2018-01 Attacks against property
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2018-08 Attacks against property
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2018 Violent attacks against people
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2018-02 Violent attacks against people
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2018-09 Attacks against property
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2018-05 Attacks against property
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2018-01 Violent attacks against people
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2018-04 Violent attacks against people
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2018-01 Threats/Harassment
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2018-04 Threats/Harassment
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2018-02 Violent attacks against people
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2018-02 Threats/Harassment
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2018-07 Violent attacks against people
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2018-01 Violent attacks against people
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2018-10 Threats/Harassment
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2018-05 Threats/Harassment
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2018-05 Attacks against property
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2018-06 Threats/Harassment
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2018-03 Threats/Harassment
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2018-08 Threats/Harassment
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2018-01 Threats/Harassment
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2018-08 Violent attacks against people
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2018-06 Violent attacks against people
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2018-06 Threats/Harassment
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2018 Violent attacks against people
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2018-02 Violent attacks against people
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2018-06 Threats/Harassment
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2018-09 Threats/Harassment
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

No information is available.