The Politician’s Safety Survey 2015

English summary of Brå report 2015:23

The level of victimisation among all elected representatives is higher for the 2014 election year than for 2012. This is the third survey to measure the extent and consequences of harassment, threats, and violence experienced by elected representatives.

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The level of victimisation among all elected representatives, regardless of age, gender, or party membership, is higher for the 2014 election year than for 2012. On the other hand, one sees a change in the perpetrator’s membership in a group and motive. The reporting rate must increase both to strengthen the preventive work as well as to prevent elected representatives accepting victimisation as normal.

Original report, in Swedish: Politikernas trygghetsundersökning 2015 (2015:23)

© The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention, 2016
Authors: Sanna Wallin, Carl Command

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