Sweden - 2012
Is there evidence of significant disparities between the number of racist incidents and crimes reported and the numbers of racist incidents and crimes recorded by police authorities?
- Code:
- RED49
- Key Area:
- Policing - Law Enforcement - Justice
- Strand(s):
- Racism, Discrimination
| Short Answer |
Yes. There is evidence of significant disparities between the number of racist incidents and crimes reported and the numbers of racist incidents and crimes recorded by police authorities. |
| Qualitative Info |
The disparities identified, mostly affect Africans/black people who are subjected to afrophobia, the Roma community that face romafobia and other racist motivated hate crimes. Others that are also affected are Muslims and Jews. Brottsförebygganderådet, http://www.bra.se |
| Data | |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Africans/black people, National minorities |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism |
| External Url | http://www.bra.se |
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