Brottsförebyggande rådet

Knowledge about online recruitment of children needs to increase

Boat Engine Thefts Increased Last Year

The number of thefts of boat engines increased significantly last year. Most vulnerable was the police region of Stockholm, where a significant proportion of the reported thefts were committed.

Study: More immigrants do not lead to more violent crimes

The proportion of immigrants does not affect the level of reported violent crimes. This conclusion is drawn by researchers at five Swedish universities in a new study, reports Ekot on Swedish Radio.

Heavy No to Stricter Sentences for Young People

The government wants young people between 15 and 17 years old to be able to be sentenced to harsher penalties. But many are critical of the proposal that has been put forward, and prosecutors want the government to consider a completely different solution.

Housebreaking Decreases – but Few are Cleared Up

Harsh criticism of proposal for indeterminate sentence

Despite high risk of relapse, the Nytorgsman was released on parole and is suspected of rape again. The day before the news broke, the deadline for the proposal for imprisonment for an indefinite period to protect society from dangerous repeat offenders expired. Several heavy remiss institutions are critical.

Fewer ninth-graders are victims of sexual offenses

Nearly half of the ninth-graders report that they have been victims of crime in the past twelve months, according to the Swedish Crime Survey's School Survey on Crime. The proportion who report that they have been victims of sexual offences is the lowest so far.

Woman suspected of aggravated rape against woman

The proportion of serious crimes being solved is not increasing.

The proportion of serious crimes that are solved is not increasing, despite large budget increases and personnel reinforcements within the police. An explanation is that the number of serious crimes has increased sharply. It has been a very strained situation, says Brå researcher Kristin Franke Björkman.

Concerns about crime: Half are worried

Every other Swede is worried about crime in society – it's the second-highest figure ever. Residents in socially vulnerable areas are twice as insecure as others.

Boat theft reports are increasing again

Thefts of boats and boat engines have decreased over several years, but now a clear trend break is visible. Not so surprising, says Rino Carlsson, national coordinator for boat cooperation at the Police Authority.

New police officers to avoid student loans

The Government allocates SEK 3.5 billion to the judicial system in the budget for next year. New police officers are proposed to have their student loans written off.