Hate crimes 2007
A summary of reports to the police of crimes motivated by xenophobia, islamophobia, anti-semitism and homophobia. English summary of report 2008:15
Hate crime statistics can be used to study the scope and development of hate crimes reported in Sweden, among other things, which in turn may be of assistance in decisions about measures to prevent and counteract this type of criminality.
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- Report 2008:15
About the study
Ahead of this year’s hate crime report, Brå has spent much time on developing the existing statistics, and new information is described in the report. Among other things, information about persons who have been subject to hate crimes and also persons suspected of hate crimes is shown. Another innovation is that self-reported exposure to hate crimes from Brå’s Swedish Crime Survey is shown in this year’s report. A future development project relating to the definition of hate crime has also been started. You can read more about this in the concluding discussion.