Sweden - 2012
Is there a legal definition of racist-hate crime?
- Code:
- RED21
- Key Area:
- Anti-racist Crime Legislation & Implementation
- Strand(s):
- Racism
| Short Answer |
No. One problem with recording hate crimes in Sweden is that there isn’t a common definition of hate crimes between the different authorities. |
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| Qualitative Info |
One problem with recording hate crimes in Sweden is that there isn’t a common definition of hate crimes between the different authorities. The government body that gathers statistics on is the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brottsförebygganderådet, Brå). These reports are primarily a statistical summary of the hate crimes reported to the police. The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention categories hate crimes according to xenophobic/racist (Afrophobic, anti-Roma), antireligious (Islamophobia, anti-Semitistic or other antireligious motives), homophobic, biphobic, heterophobic and transphobic hate crimes. |
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| Groups affected/interested | Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Majority, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Persons with disability, Africans/black people, National minorities | |
| Type (R/D) | Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Inter-ethnic, Intra-ethnic, Nationalism, Homophobia, On grounds of other belief, Anti-roma/ romaphobia, Xenophobia | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Policing - law enforcement, Employment - labour market, Housing, Health and social protection, Education, Culture, Media, Internet, Sport, Political discourse -parties - orgs, Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism, Daily life, Religion | |
| External Url | http://www.bra.se/extra/news/?module_instance=23&id=6 | |
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