Sweden, Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (2024), Hate crimes with Islamophobic motives reported to the police during the autumn of 2023.

Country

Sweden

Title

Sweden, Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (2024), Hate crimes with Islamophobic motives reported to the police during the autumn of 2023.

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Year

2024

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 report compiles the hate crimes registered as having "Islamophobic" motives that were reported after the 7 October Hamas attacks against Israel and the war that ensued in Gaza, up until 31 December 2023. The statistics are compared with the same period in 2022. According to the report, the number of reports of "Islamophobic" hate crimes during the autumn of 2023 remained relatively unchanged compared to the corresponding period in 2022. The highest number of crimes with "Islamophobic" motives were reported at the beginning of the period. Reports made in digital environments accounted for a significantly larger proportion in the autumn of 2023 compared to 2022.

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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