“Deadly violence continued to remain at a high level”
“the Number of cases of lethal violence in Sweden is slightly decreasing, but is still maintained at a high level.”
“at the same time will be notifications on the various forms of bedrägeribrott increasingly common, according to the national Crime prevention council statistics for 2018.”
“Last year found a total of 108 cases of lethal violence in Sweden, a decrease compared with the peak year of 2017, with 113 cases.”
“In 40 per cent of the cases were firearms involved, and a majority of the victims, 69 per cent, are men. The shootings remain concentrated in metropolitan areas, where 79 percent of the fatal skjutvapenvåldet is done.”
“the Perpetrator more often associated”
“When it comes to the relationship between the perpetrators and the victims there is a clear increase of lethal violence in close relationships. Almost a quarter, or 26 cases, of the violence carried out by anyone related. It is more than twice as many as last year,”
“Among the categories of offence where the number of notifications increases the most distinguished bedrägeribrotten. Last year increased the notifications of this type of crime by 25 percent, 51 600 more registrations compared to last year. Mainly, it is datorbedrägerier or different utpressningsbrott that increase.”
“Notified housebreaking reduces”
“Other types of offences where the number of notifications increases, compared with the previous year is drug offences (6 per cent), damages to property (5 per cent) and traffic offences (3%).”
“by Contrast, a noticeable reduction of theft and acquisitive crime. In particular, were reported significantly fewer housebreaking (24 percent) during the last year.”
