Lethal violence in Sweden 1990–2017

Over the years, Brå has published a number of studies on lethal violence. This study describes the characteristics of lethal violence in Sweden today (2014-2017) and its development from the beginning of the 1990s. The study has collected data on all cases of lethal violence which occurred during the period 2014-2017. The data include preliminary investigations and, in cases with clearances, indictments and court judgements, pre-sentencing reports, and examinations conducted by forensic psychiatrists. The data were then analysed together with data that have previously been collected for the years 1990-2013.