Police Identify 544 Potential Female Murderers in Sweden

The police have identified 544 potential murderers in Sweden in their work to prevent men's violence against women. This says Jale Poljarevius, national head of Operation Beta, in SVT's program "The Week with Camilla and Leif GW".

» Published: May 08 2025 at 07:52

Police Identify 544 Potential Female Murderers in Sweden
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We have made the assessment that these individuals tend to and could exercise such dangerous violence that they could take the life of the one they live with, he says.

According to the police, they have mapped so-called high-risk actors, where some of the risk factors include controlling behavior, suspected access to weapons, occurrence of strangulation violence, abuse, ongoing separation and that the partner is pregnant. The most critical is if the perpetrator expresses suicide plans.

The police have also mapped 316 potential serial rapists, according to Poljarevius.

Operation Beta aims to prevent serious and deadly violence. On Wednesday, a report was published within the framework of the operation, pointing to shortcomings in the police's work.

In a couple of the 17 cases examined where women have been murdered by a close relative, it is established that the women would have been alive if the police had not failed in their work.

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