Crime in Sweden is defined by the Swedish Penal Code (Swedish: brottsbalken) and in other Swedish laws and statutory instruments. According to the Swedish...

organized crime has always existed in Sweden, it has risen significantly in the 2000s. The number of organized criminal groups operating in the country...

Immigration to Sweden is the process by which people migrate to Sweden to reside in the country. Many, but not all, become Swedish citizens. The economic...

rise in convictions of 75% to 333. The first statutory law against rape in Sweden dates back to the 13th century. It was considered a serious crime, punishable...

that occurred in Sweden. Most of the increase is related to gang violence in vulnerable areas in Sweden which are areas with higher crime rates, low income...

has not been shown to increase crime in Sweden. Those with immigrant background are over-represented in Swedish crime statistics. Research shows that...

Vulnerable area (Swedish: Utsatt område) is a term applied by the Swedish Police Authority to areas with high crime rates and social exclusion. They are...

The Swedish Crime Victim Authority (Swedish: Brottsoffermyndigheten) is a Swedish government agency which provides compensation and support for victims...

in Sweden, ordered chronologically. Seventeen people were killed by firearms in Sweden in 2011, but by 2017, more than 300 shootings had resulted in 41...

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and...

The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Swedish: Brottsförebyggande rådet, abbreviated Brå) is a Swedish government agency organized under...

A hate crime (also known a bias crime) is crime where a perpetrator targets a victim because of their physical appearance or perceived membership of a...

drug-related crimes and preparation for murder. Rawa Majid, along with other Foxtrot member, has purchased Turkish citizenship in order to avoid Swedish police...

This crime's category is very new in Sweden and was not even logged before 2017. Bombings increased significantly in 2015, with Swedish police investigating...

rights was practised in Sweden for a long time. During the 16th and 17th centuries 68 offences carried the death penalty, including crimes of theft, forms...

weapon crime. The arrest was made based on materials from the EncroChat communication service that was cracked by the police in France with Swedish police...

The Swedish Economic Crime Authority (Swedish: Ekobrottsmyndigheten, abbreviated EBM or SECA) is a Swedish government agency organized under the Ministry...

"Netflix Renews Swedish Show 'Snabba Cash' for Season 2". What's on Netflix. June 7, 2021. Greene, Steve (2022-09-22). "Like Crime Shows? 'Snabba Cash'...

The Pirate Bay trial was a joint criminal and civil prosecution in Sweden of four individuals charged for promoting the copyright infringement of others...

that occurred at the Norrmalmstorg Square in Stockholm, Sweden, in August 1973 and was the first crime in Sweden to be covered by live television. It is...

suffering from substance abuse problems. Crime in Sweden Terrill 2009, p. 229. Terrill 2009, pp. 229–230. "The Swedish judicial system" (PDF). Ministry of...

media in Sweden use the shorter term sprängdåd. This crime was not categorized separately prior to 2017. In 2018 there were 162 explosions, and in the first...

Organized crime is a category of transnational, national, or local group of centralized enterprises run to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for...

Crime has been recorded in the United States since its founding and has fluctuated significantly over time. Most available data underestimate crime before...

nations. Prostitution is not mentioned in any law texts in Sweden in the Middle Ages, and was thus not formally a crime. However, under the influence of the...

Corruption in Sweden has been defined as "the abuse of power" by Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå). By receiving bribes, bribe takers...

produced in Macedonia, where it is designated M-93. A shipment of leftover grenades of this type (and the M-93) from the Yugoslav Wars was taken to Sweden and...

The Swedish Crime Fiction Academy (Swedish: Svenska Deckarakademin), is a Swedish organization set up in 1971 to promote quality in Swedish detective...

Crime in Canada is generally considered low overall. Under the Canadian constitution, the power to establish criminal law & rules of investigation is vested...

demographics of religion in Sweden, and has been the main driver of the spread of Islam in the country. The Muslim community in Sweden hails from numerous...