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Police Push for Expanded Surveillance Powers on Minors in Sweden

Both police and prosecutors want to go further than the government's inquiry when it comes to secret surveillance of children under 15 years old. Sharper tools are needed to prevent children from committing arson and serious extortion, according to the National Police Commissioner.

Police Push for Expanded Surveillance Powers on Minors in Sweden

At Least 20 Murdered Women Last Year – Meeting About Violence

Violence against women continues in Sweden – and in 2024, at least 20 women were murdered. On Monday, a number of authority heads met to discuss how preventive work can be strengthened.

At Least 20 Murdered Women Last Year – Meeting About Violence

Unclear Law May Hinder Work Against Men's Violence

Every year, several women are killed by a man they have or have had a relationship with. Even more are raped or assaulted.

Unclear Law May Hinder Work Against Men's Violence

Sweden's Police Force Grows, But Is It Enough to Ensure Safety?

Sweden has got 2,202 more uniformed police officers in external service since 2015. They are not enough.

Sweden's Police Force Grows, But Is It Enough to Ensure Safety?

The Police Chief: The Wave of Violence Has Been Interrupted

The wave of violence that Sweden was hit by at the beginning of 2025 is broken, according to the National Police Commissioner Petra Lundh. We have managed to interrupt the wave of violence as it seems here and now, she says in SVT's morning studio.

The Police Chief: The Wave of Violence Has Been Interrupted

Lundh: The Police Need Help to Catch Lone Wolves

The entire society needs to help find individuals who risk committing mass murders and atrocities. The police cannot do it on their own, says National Police Commissioner Petra Lundh to Dagens Nyheter.

Lundh: The Police Need Help to Catch Lone Wolves

National Police Commissioner: Working feverishly to provide answers

The police have reason to review routines and guidelines for the handling of gun licenses following the mass shooting in Örebro, says National Police Commissioner Petra Lundh to TT. The police will "naturally do everything we can" to prevent future school shootings.

National Police Commissioner: Working feverishly to provide answers

Task: Police removed Momika's personal protection

The Quran burner Salwan Momika lacked personal protection when he was shot to death. This is reported by a journalist who is working on a documentary about Momika for Ekot at Sveriges Radio.

Task: Police removed Momika's personal protection

The Murder of Momika: "A Failure for Sweden"

Was Salwan Momika murdered due to religious criticism? If that's the motive, it shakes the image of Sweden, believes legal commentator Mårten Schultz. It would be a great failure, he says to TT.

The Murder of Momika: "A Failure for Sweden"

The Police Chief: Children Take on Violence as a "Part-time Job"

The police see how children as young as 12 take on assignments in the ongoing wave of violence. Consideration for other people's lives is something that has completely ceased to exist in these circles, says National Police Commissioner Petra Lundh about the networks.

The Police Chief: Children Take on Violence as a "Part-time Job"

Kristersson: "Don't have control over the wave of violence"

Many young people are caught up in the new wave of violence sweeping across Sweden. Now the government wants to expedite a law that allows wiretapping of children under 15 years old.

Kristersson: "Don't have control over the wave of violence"

Children act as hitmen for foreign powers

Before 2024, it was very unusual with child torpedoes. Today, they are not only used by gangs – but also by foreign powers, according to National Police Commissioner Petra Lundh.

Children act as hitmen for foreign powers

The National Police Commissioner is Tired of TikTok Police

Uniformed police officers dance on Tiktok and participate in political election campaigns in full uniform. Now the National Police Commissioner wants to see rule tightening, writes Police Gazette.

The National Police Commissioner is Tired of TikTok Police

The Police: Hate against Jews difficult to determine

Police and prosecutors cannot see any significant increase in suspected crimes in connection with the latest year's Palestine demonstrations. But it is unclear how big the problem is.

The Police: Hate against Jews difficult to determine

"Growing Problem of Gangs Infiltrating Politics"

That criminal gangs infiltrate politics is an increasingly large problem, according to the police and Säpo. They try to exploit every vulnerability, both with insiders and infiltrators, says National Police Commissioner Petra Lundh.

"Growing Problem of Gangs Infiltrating Politics"

The Police Are Demanded to Answer About Palestine Protests

The National Police Commissioner and the Director of Public Prosecution have been summoned to the Parliament today to explain the handling of the Palestine demonstrations. The Christian Democrats' Torsten Elofsson wants a situation report on how many have been reported for crimes and prosecuted in connection with the demonstrations.

The Police Are Demanded to Answer About Palestine Protests

Now the police can seize the gangs' assets

From and including Friday, the police will be able to seize items from criminals, even if they are not linked to specific crimes. It's about watches and cars, things that are used for recruitment into gang criminality, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.

Now the police can seize the gangs' assets

After Åkesson's Wedding – Security Service to the Committee

The Head of the Security Service, Charlotte von Essen, and the National Police Commissioner, Petra Lundh, have been invited to the Riksdag's Justice Committee to give their view on the infiltration of gang criminals into politics, reports Ekot. The background is that it has emerged that a person who attended Jimmie Åkesson's wedding at the end of September has ties to a criminal motorcycle gang.

After Åkesson's Wedding – Security Service to the Committee

The Police Want Real-Time Facial Recognition

The National Police Commissioner Petra Lundh wants the police to be able to use facial recognition in real-time to combat serious crimes. This would enable cameras to identify suspected individuals, Lundh means in Ekot's Saturday interview.

The Police Want Real-Time Facial Recognition

The Police: 600 gang criminals control from abroad

Around 600 gang criminals are engaged in serious organized crime in Sweden from abroad, according to a new survey by the police's national operational department, Noa. National Police Commissioner Petra Lundh tells SVT that the individuals are scattered across 57 countries around the world.

The Police: 600 gang criminals control from abroad

Kvartoft and GW make a comeback: "A little nervous"

Camilla Kvartoft and Leif GW Persson are making a comeback together on SVT when the TV program "The Week" premieres. There are seventeen premiere nerves, says Camilla Kvartoft.

Kvartoft and GW make a comeback: "A little nervous"

Fewer Shootings: "Something We're Doing Right"

The number of dead and injured in shootings is currently at its lowest level since 2018. One should be cautious when talking about a turnaround, but it looks significantly better, says National Police Commissioner Petra Lundh.

Fewer Shootings: "Something We're Doing Right"

AI to help the police: "Criminals one step ahead"

Rapid writing of interrogations, tablet counting and facial recognition. The police are making a major investment in artificial intelligence.

AI to help the police: "Criminals one step ahead"

300 violent men mapped by police

The police have mapped out over 300 men who risk exposing women to violence. The men are located all over the country and will be receiving visits from the police.

300 violent men mapped by police