Rape in Sweden: facts and numbers

 

Rape in Seden: Key Figures for 2024

    Foreign-Born Population: In 2024, more than 2.2 million people living in Sweden were born in another country.

Percentage of the Population: This figure represents approximately 20% of Sweden's total population.

It is also important to note that if you include people born in Sweden to two parents who were born abroad, the number is higher. In 2024, approximately 32% of Sweden's population had at least one parent born abroad.

According to reports from the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå), Sweden's official criminal statistics agency, there is an overrepresentation of foreigners and people with at least one parent born abroad in sexual crime statistics.

Main Conclusions of the Reports:

The Brå reports, which analyze crime data by place of birth and nationality, show the following:

    Foreign-born individuals: They have a 2.5 times higher risk of being registered as a suspect for sexual crimes (including rape) than people born in Sweden to two Swedish parents.

    Individuals born in Sweden with at least one parent born abroad: The risk of being suspected of sexual crimes is 1.7 times higher than that of the native population.

The number of sexual crimes committed by foreign-born individuals is higher than their proportion of the total population.

Our findings reveal a strong link between immigrant background and rape convictions that remains after statistical adjustment. The mechanisms behind the overrepresentation of individuals with an immigrant background among those convicted of rape+ need further exploration. 

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While extensive research exists on the severe consequences among rape victims, little is known about specific predictors in relation to rape convictions among immigrants to Europe. This study from Sweden (having one of Europe’s highest per capita rates of rape) investigates individuals convicted of rape, aggravated rape, attempted rape, or attempted aggravated rape, collectively termed as rape+, against women 18 years or older, from 2000 to 2020. In this case-control study, we analyzed data from Swedish population-based registers. The analysis includes 4,032 individuals convicted of rape+ and 20,160 matched controls.

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Sweden is currently struggling with increasing rates of violent crimes. While the country has witnessed a modest increase in the rate of deadly violence and a significant increase in gang-related gun violence, it also registers the highest per capita rate of rapes in Europe

Males    4,019 (99.7%)
Born in Sweden, 2 Swedish-born parents                        1,488 (36.9%)    14,016 (69.5%)
Born in Sweden, 1 parent born outside Sweden              247 (6.1%)    1,549 (7.7%)
Born in Sweden, 2 parents born outside Sweden             256 (6.4%)    976 (4.8%)
Born outside Sweden                                                  2,041 (50.6%)    3,619 (18.0%)
(A1) Born outside Sweden arrived <15 years of age        666 (16.5%)    1,377 (6.8%)
(A2) Born outside Sweden arrived ≥15 years of age        1,375 (34.1%)    2,242 (11.1%)
(B1) Born outside Sweden (>10 years in Sweden)          715 (17.7%)    1,546 (7.7%)
(B2) Born outside Sweden (5–10 years in Sweden)        398 (9.9%)    750 (3.7%)
(B3) Born outside Sweden (<5 years in Sweden)           928 (23.0%)    1,323 (6.6%)
Social welfare                                                             1,415 (35.1%)    1,871 (9.3%)
Neighborhood deprivation                                            1.57 (2.5)    0.53 (2.1)
Income             (100,000 Swedish Krona)                     1.23 (0.9)    1.66 (1.3)
Alcohol use disord                                                       601 (14.9%)    653 (3.2%)
Drug use disorderb                                                      955 (23.7%)    1,020 (5.1%)
Psychiatric disorder                                                      523 (13.0%)    790 (3.9%)
Criminal behavior                                                         2,096 (52.0%)    2,709 (13.4%) 

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Crime and foreign nationals in Europe

 

Key Data on Suspected Offenders by Citizenship

Using the rate per 100,000 inhabitants, a consistent pattern of overrepresentation of non-nationals, particularly those from outside the EU, can be observed across many member states.

General Crime (All Offenses)

In countries like Germany, Austria, and France, the rate of non-national suspected offenders per 100,000 of their population is significantly higher than the rate for nationals.

• Germany (2023 data): The rate of suspected non-national offenders was approximately 3 to 4 times higher than for German nationals.

• Austria (2023 data): The rate of suspected non-national offenders was roughly 2.5 times higher than for Austrian nationals.

  Sweden: According to a 2021 study by the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå), people born abroad were 2.5 times more likely to be registered as a crime suspect than those born in Sweden to two native-born parents. For those born in Sweden to two non-native parents, the relative risk was even higher at 3.2 times.
  
  Belgium: Data from the Vlaams Belang party, citing official figures, claimed in 2024 that non-nationals are 6 times more likely than Belgians to be registered as suspects for theft and extortion. This overrepresentation is particularly pronounced among certain nationalities.
  
  Denmark: A study from 2018 found that male immigrants from non-Western backgrounds had a conviction rate twice as high for crimes against the penal code compared to native Danish men. The report also highlights that while non-Western immigrants are overrepresented, a significant number of crimes are committed by individuals with Danish backgrounds.

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Six Candidates For Germany’s Right-Wing AfD Party Die In 13 Days

 

The German right-wing party Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) has experienced the sudden deaths of four candidates and two reserve candidates within 13 days leading up to the North Rhine-Westphalia elections Sept. 14.

Authorities have clarified that there is no suspicion of foul play in any of the deaths, the BBC reported Tuesday. The deceased include Ralph Lange, 66; Wolfgang Klinger, 71; Stefan Berendes, 59; and Wolfgang Seitz, 59, along with two reserves, all passing within the same two-week period, according to the European Conservative. 

Preliminary statements from German officials suggest natural causes in two cases, while other causes have yet to be disclosed, the BBC reported. Germany’s interior ministry said that other candidates from the country’s Social Democrats and Greens parties also died within this timeframe.

Despite the sudden disruption, initial expectations were that the AfD would not pose a significant challenge in the September elections, according to the European Conservative.

The AfD has achieved a notable rise in political support since the 2022 elections, climbing from 5.4% to 16.8% in polls within North Rhine-Westphalia, the BBC reported. The area, with a population of 18 million, will see around 20,000 candidates in September’s electoral cycle.

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When DID Britain become North Korea?

 

Police were accused of a 'totalitarian' clampdown on free speech after the creator of Father Ted was arrested by armed officers over online comments about transgender activists.

Fury erupted at the Metropolitan Police's treatment of TV writer Graham Linehan, who told how he was dealt with 'like a terrorist', held in a cell and then had to be rushed to hospital because the stress 'nearly killed me'.

He was arrested at Heathrow by five armed officers as he returned to Britain, and accused of 'inciting violence' in relation to three posts he had made on social media network Twitter/X while living in the US - including what he says was a joke about urging women to punch transgender women if they use female-only spaces.

It came on a day when:

    UK borrowing costs spiralled to a 27-year high and the pound sank on Tuesday after an influx of 'tax fanatics' into No 10
    Sir Keir Starmer raised the prospect in Cabinet of everyone in Britain being forced to get a digital ID card to tackle illegal working
    His hard-left deputy Angela Rayner broke cover in Downing Street as speculation mounted over her leadership ambitions 

On Tuesday night, Irish comedy writer Mr Linehan, who said he was bailed on condition he did not use Twitter/X, told the Daily Mail: 'After spending a decade obsessing over their score on the Stonewall virtue index, the police can no longer tell up from down, left from right and, most worryingly of all, right from wrong.'
Harry Potter author JK Rowling led the chorus of outrage over his ordeal, asking online: 'What the f*** has the UK become? This is totalitarianism. Utterly deplorable.'

World's richest man Elon Musk branded Britain a 'police state' and asked: 'Why are police in Britain arresting citizens for social media posts instead of stopping child rape?'

Free speech campaigner and former police officer Harry Miller, who won a landmark court case against a force that investigated him for allegedly transphobic tweets, told the Daily Mail: 'This is the sort of behaviour you expect in North Korea, not from a British police force."
Downing Street declined to comment on the ongoing case, which risks reviving damaging claims by US Vice-President JD Vance that free speech is being eroded in Britain.

However Sir Keir Starmer's spokesman said the Prime Minister's priorities for the police were tackling street crime and serious violence, in what will be seen as a veiled swipe at the Met.

'On the specific incident it's an operational matter for the police, but the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary have been clear where their priorities for crime and policing are and that's tackling anti-social behaviour, shoplifting, street crime, as well as reducing serious violent crimes like knife crime and violence against women,' No 10 told reporters.

Lord Young, director of the Free Speech Union which is supporting Mr Linehan, told the Daily Mail: 'I don't think there's a better illustration of just how low we've sunk when it comes to free speech.

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Father Ted creator Graham Linehan arrested over posts on transgender issues

 

Comedy writer intercepted by five armed officers at Heathrow 

after flying in from Arizona

 

The writer of TV’s Father Ted has been arrested at Heathrow over three social media posts expressing his views on transgender issues.

Graham Linehan, who also created the IT Crowd and Black Books, said he was intercepted by five armed officers after flying in from Arizona and told he was under arrest over the messages.

Writing on Substack, the 57-year-old Irishman said he was taken to a cell and then questioned over the posts, published on X in April.

He said the posts related to him challenging a “trans-identified male” in a “female-only space”.

Linehan said after questioning by police that his blood pressure “was over 200 – stroke territory” and he was taken to hospital and kept under observation before being discharged and released on bail.

The Metropolitan police did not identify Linehan but a spokesperson said: “On Monday, 1 September, at 1pm officers arrested a man at Heathrow airport after he arrived on an inbound American Airlines flight.

“The man in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of inciting violence. This is in relation to posts on X.

“After being taken to police custody, officers became concerned for his health and he was taken to hospital. His condition is neither life-threatening nor life-changing. He has now been bailed pending further investigation.

“The arrest was made by officers from the MPS aviation unit. It is routine for officers policing airports to carry firearms. These were not drawn or used at any point during the arrest.”

Separately, Linehan is due to appear before Westminster magistrates on Thursday accused of harassing a trans woman, Sophia Brooks, and damaging her phone, which he denies.

Legal and regulatory oversight of social media posts in the UK has become an increasingly contentious political topic on both sides of the Atlantic. US officials have expressed concerns over the Online Safety Act and the country’s vice-president, JD Vance, has said the UK is going down a “very dark path” of losing free speech.

The case of Lucy Connolly, a British woman who was jailed after last summer’s riots for a post on X calling on people to set fire to hotels housing asylum seekers, has become a cause célèbre for the right.

The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has said he will raise Connolly’s case in an appearance on Wednesday at the House judiciary committee in Washington, where has been asked to testify about online regulation in the UK and Europe. Connolly, who was jailed for two years and seven months, was released last month.

 

Hooded men attack young migrants in Spain 'over rape of 14-year-old'

 

An attack in Madrid against migrants following the reported rape of a 14-year-old Spanish girl has ignited social tensions across the country - just days after riots erupted when a teen 'migrant' died in Switzerland.

The latest assault targeted a centre housing young migrants after the arrest of one of its occupants - a Moroccan teenager accused of raping the girl. On Sunday evening, two hooded individuals attacked three people near First Reception Centre in the Spanish capital - two minors and an accompanying adult.

One child was left needing hospital treatment before being discharged and police have since opened an investigation.
Francisco Martin, the representative of the socialist-led national government in the Madrid region, condemned the violence, warning: 'Hate speech ultimately manifests itself in hate crimes.'

He vowed to apply the 'full force' of the law against those responsible. A Moroccan youth was arrested on Friday morning on suspicion of raping the 14-year-old in a nearby park. A judge has since ordered that he be held in a closed juvenile prison while inquiries continue.

In the wake of the arrest, the conservative regional government led by Isabel Ayuso announced plans to request that the accused be included in a group of 37 migrant minors deemed 'maladapted' and considered for repatriation. 

That sparked a furious backlash. Spain's ruling left-wing coalition accused Ayuso and her Popular Party of exploiting the case to push their hardline stance on migration, and of echoing the rhetoric of the far-right Vox party.

'Migrant teen scooter thief's' death that's turned Switzerland into a cauldron of hate . Martin said: 'Madrid has recorded 256 rapes this year, yet only this case elicits such political zeal… It is unacceptable to criminalise vulnerable populations.' Vox wasted no time in escalating its anti-immigrant message, calling for a demonstration outside the centre.

Its Madrid spokesman, Javier Ortega Smith, claimed: 'The sexual assault against a 14-year-old in Hortaleza is a consequence of the 'progressive consensus' embodied by both the socialist party and the Popular Party. 'This disastrous policy of open borders… allows violence to become widespread in neighbourhoods hosting these reception centres.'

By Monday, police had stepped up security, with vehicles and around 10 officers stationed outside the entrance. It comes just days after the death of 17-year-old Marvin 'Shalom' Manzila in Lausanne which sparked rioting. Local police, called to reports of a stolen motor scooter, soon identified Manzila as a suspect - and gave chase when he refused to pull over.

During the pursuit that followed, the boy lost control of the vehicle and was flung into a nearby wall, suffering a fatal head injury.

Marvin's violent death in the early hours of last Sunday morning marked a final straw for many of those living in the city's multicultural neighbourhood Prélaz and soon the demonstrations turned to rioting.

But the Daily Mail revealed that - for all the talk in the country about immigration that his death has inspired - Marvin was actually born in Switzerland. Majorca and Ibiza are 'preparing UK-style asylum seeker hotels' as no of small boat migrants surges
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His birth certificate shows he was born in the country on 13 July, 2008, to parents of Congolese descent but who had been granted Swiss citizenship, the youngest of three brothers. Whether he had stolen the scooter remains unclear - his family insist he hadn't.

Speaking to the newspaper, his distraught mother insisted: 'My son wasn't a scooter thief. He wasn't a bandit, he wasn't known to the law. He was never a complicated child. He was stable. 'We didn't see a scooter stolen from home. There was a group effect. They passed this scooter around among the kids.

'Who brought this scooter? We don't know. Talking about it makes my stomach ache.'The shocking incidents come just weeks after violent unrest in Torre Pacheco, Murcia - another flashpoint in Spain's growing anti-migrant hostility. In July, riots erupted after a 68-year-old man was attacked by three North African youths.

That assault triggered days of racially charged retaliation in the San Antonio neighbourhood, home to many migrants and agricultural workers. Social media posts fuelled false claims and claims to 'hunt immigrants', leading to street clashes between locals and migrants. Far-right groups exploited the chaos, while police made arrests and prosecutors launched hate crime investigations.

Where to house migrant children has become one of Spain's most diverse political issues. Reception centres for unaccompanied minors are fiercely resisted by regional governments who warn about overcrowding, security, and pressure on local services. Right-wing parties often portray them as hotbeds of crime and social tension.

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