Sweden, Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (2023), Hate crimes reported to the police 2022.
Country
Sweden
Title
Sweden, Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (2023), Hate crimes reported to the police 2022.
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Year
2023
Publication type
Report - official data on incidents
Geographical coverage
National
Area/location of interest
Not applicable - national level
Type of Institution
Public authority
Institution
Sweden, Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brottsförebyggande rådet)
Thematic focus
Hate crime
Groups
General population
Key findings
The number of police reports in 2022 in which one or more hate crime motives could be identified amounted to 2,695. In several reports, more than one hate crime motive was identified, resulting in a total of 2,834 identified hate crime motives. Overall, the most common hate crime motives were xenophobic and racist hate crimes (53 percent), followed by hate crimes against religious groups (16 percent). Among hate crimes against religious groups, "Islamophobic" hate crimes were the most common, accounting for 8 percent of all hate crime motives. About half (52 percent) of all hate crimes against religious groups had an "Islamophobic" motive. Among the "Islamophobic" hate crimes, the most common type of crime was harassment (34 percent). The second most common type of crime was agitation against a population group (19 percent).
Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)
Quantitative (statistics on incidents)
Sample details and representativeness
N/A - not applicable/available
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