The Politician's Safety Survey
English summary of Brå report 2019:15
The purpose of the Politician's Safety Survey (PTU in Swedish) is to measure the extent and consequences of harassment, threats, and violence experienced by elected representatives who are exposed in their capacity as elected representatives.
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- © Brottsförebyggande rådet 2019
- urn:nbn:se:bra-865
- Report 2019:15
About the study
The purpose of this most recent survey is also to compare exposure during the two election years 2018 and 2014 and look at the result in relation to exposure during the two interim years 2012 and 2016.
This is the fourth comparable survey conducted by the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå) as instructed by the Government. Approximately 14,000 regular members of the Swedish Riksdag and delegates from other political assemblies have been asked about their exposure to harassment, violence, and threats during 2018. The data were collected primarily through an online questionnaire, but those officials who did not want to, or were not able to, respond to the online questionnaire could instead respond to a survey sent by mail, which was sent together with a reminder about the survey. However, the majority of the respondents used the online questionnaire. The results in this report are based on the elected representatives' experiences or assessments of the incidents to which they have been exposed.