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Antisemitism och hatbrott

Brå:s hatbrottsstatistik och SST 2024-enkäten samlade på en sida. Antalet anmälda hatbrott varierar — men oron i den judiska minoriteten har stigit kontinuerligt sedan 2014.

Källor: Brå Hatbrott 2008–2024, Brå 2019:1, SST 2024, Malmö församlingsstatistik.

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Antisemitiska hatbrott — anmälda per år, 2008–2024

Från 159 anmälningar (2008) till toppen 278 (2018), följt av Brås metodbyte och sjunkande siffror. 2024 vände det uppåt igen (172) efter Hamas-attacken 7 oktober 2023.

Method: Metodbyte 2018 — före/efter är inte direkt jämförbara.

Source: Brå — Hatbrottsstatistik (årsrapporter) (accessed 2026-01-15)

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How we measureBrå Hatbrott — metod →

Polisanmälda hatbrott per motiv 2008–2024

Antisemitiska tal verifierade mot Brås årsrapporter. Övriga kolumner är rundade värden från samma serie — detaljverifiering pågår. Metodbyte 2018 gör serier före/efter icke direkt jämförbara.

2008

Anti­semitiska
159
Anti­muslimska
272
Kristo­foba
53
Hbtq
1055
Afro­foba
690

2012

Anti­semitiska
221
Anti­muslimska
306
Kristo­foba
197
Hbtq
980
Afro­foba
980

2014

Anti­semitiska
267
Anti­muslimska
492
Kristo­foba
130
Hbtq
1010
Afro­foba
1075

2016

Anti­semitiska
182
Anti­muslimska
439
Kristo­foba
142
Hbtq
1090
Afro­foba
1180

2018

Anti­semitiska
278
Anti­muslimska
562
Kristo­foba
190
Hbtq
760
Afro­foba
1230

2020

Anti­semitiska
107
Anti­muslimska
275
Kristo­foba
91
Hbtq
410
Afro­foba
690

2022

Anti­semitiska
96
Anti­muslimska
234
Kristo­foba
82
Hbtq
484
Afro­foba
802

2024

Anti­semitiska
172
Anti­muslimska
322
Kristo­foba
118
Hbtq
553
Afro­foba
940

Förövarprofil — Brå 2019:1

Brå 2019:1 är en kvalitativ analys av 300 anmälda antisemitiska hatbrott. Rapporten publicerar ingen sammanvägd procentfördelning — nedan är rapportens egna huvudslutsatser.

  • I majoriteten av anmälningarna saknas identifierad förövare (~70 %).
  • Där förövaren kunnat placeras i ett politiskt/religiöst sammanhang förekommer högerextrema, islamistiska och antizionistiska/vänsterprofiler.
  • Brå gör ingen sammanvägd procentfördelning — rapporten är en fallanalys av 300 anmälningar.
  • Attacker mot personer och symboler är vanligare kring internationella konflikter (Israel–Gaza).

Tidigare version av denna sida visade en procenttabell (24/32/19/25 %) attribuerad till Brå 2019:1. Den siffersättningen finns inte i rapporten och har tagits bort. Se istället FRA:s offerundersökning nedan — den mäter judars *upplevelse* av förövaren, inte identifierade förövare i anmälningar.

Upplevd förövare — FRA 2018 (EU-27)

FRA:s andra stora enkät bland judar i tolv EU-länder (n ≈ 16 400, Sverige ingår). Frågan gäller den allvarligaste antisemitiska trakasseriehändelsen de senaste fem åren och vilken grupp förövaren uppfattades tillhöra. Kategorierna summerar till mer än 100 % — respondenten kunde ange flera drag hos samma person.

Någon med muslimsk extremistisk syn

Andel (FRA 2018, EU-27)
30 %

Någon med vänsterpolitisk syn

Andel (FRA 2018, EU-27)
21 %

Någon med högerextrem syn

Andel (FRA 2018, EU-27)
13 %

Kollega eller studiekamrat

Andel (FRA 2018, EU-27)
16 %

Bekant eller granne

Andel (FRA 2018, EU-27)
15 %

Någon med kristen extremistisk syn

Andel (FRA 2018, EU-27)
3 %

Annan / vet ej

Andel (FRA 2018, EU-27)
22 %

Källa: FRA (2018) — Experiences and perceptions of antisemitism: Second survey, Figur 14 (s. 52). Detta är självrapporterad uppfattning från utsatta judar, inte polisverifierade förövarprofiler.

SST 2024 — Trygghet i det judiska Sverige

SST 2024 (n ≈ 1 000). Vi jämför inte med JFST 2020 — de två undersökningarna använder olika metod och urval och är inte direkt jämförbara.

Undviker att visa judiska symboler offentligt

Andel som instämmer (2024)
71 %

Har övervägt att lämna Sverige p.g.a. antisemitism

Andel som instämmer (2024)
38 %

Utsatts för antisemitisk händelse senaste året

Andel som instämmer (2024)
47 %

Känner oro vid synagogbesök

Andel som instämmer (2024)
64 %

Judiska Församlingen Malmö — medlemmar

Församlingens egna årsberättelser. Minskningen drivs av utvandring (främst till Israel och Stockholm) och åldrande.

1970

Medlemmar
2 200

2000

Medlemmar
900

2010

Medlemmar
700

2015

Medlemmar
520

2020

Medlemmar
460

2024

Medlemmar
380

Primary sources

The question this page answers

How do we measure antisemitism and hate crime in Sweden — and what does perceived insecurity say that police reports do not capture?

At a glance

Key figures — the most important numbers on this page

Reported hate crimes 2024

≈5,400

Brå — police-reported crimes with identified hate motive

Antisemitic motive

≈8 %

Brå 2023 — ~430 reports/year, cyclical peaks around Israel–Palestine conflicts

Xenophobic/racist motive

≈54 %

Brå — largest category, incl. Islamophobic and Afrophobic hate crimes

Clearance rate for hate crimes

8 %

Brå — lower than the average for crimes against a person; motive is hard to prove

Swedish Jews avoiding Jewish symbols

82 %

SST 2024 — avoiding wearing a kippah/Star of David in public

Jews having considered leaving Sweden

51 %

SST 2024 — security situation cited as the main reason

Jews left in Malmö 2024

≈600

Jewish Community — down from ~2,500 in the 1970s

Antisemitic reports are threats/hate speech

≈75 %

Brå — remainder is vandalism, violence, defamation

What does the data show?

Objective observations — not interpretations

  • Police-reported hate crimes in Sweden have hovered around 5,000–7,000 per year since Brå began publishing them systematically. The number varies with world events and police recording methods — Brå made methodological revisions in 2018 and 2021 that make longer time series fragile.
  • Antisemitic hate crimes are a small but especially exposed category — around 400–500 reports per year. Peaks are clearly visible after Israel–Gaza escalations, most recently October 2023 when the Jewish Community in Malmö reported record numbers of threats.
  • Reporting statistics do not capture perceived insecurity. The 2024 SST survey of Swedish Jews shows that 82 % avoid Jewish symbols in public, 51 % have considered leaving Sweden, and 74 % feel unsafe in certain places — far higher than the reported figures suggest.
  • Clearance for hate crimes is low (~8 %) — mainly because the hate motive often cannot be proven in court even when the underlying crime is solved. Only a fraction of reports lead to prosecution with the hate-crime designation.
  • Malmö is the clearest geographic concentration. The Jewish Community in Malmö has shrunk from about 2,500 members in the 1970s to about 600 today. Studies by Bachner and the City of Malmö indicate that a substantial share of the out-migration is directly linked to perceived insecurity.

Method note
Hate-crime statistics have two main sources with different measurement errors. Brå's police-report statistics only capture events that are reported AND where the hate motive is identified by police. Survey studies (SST 2024 for Jews, FRA 2018 and 2024 for European minorities, Brå's NTU for the whole population) capture self-reported victimisation including unreported events. The difference between the two is often a factor of 5–10. Brå's methodological revisions in 2018 and 2021 mean time series before/after should not be compared directly.

Definitions

How the numbers are counted — and what they do not cover

Hate crime (Brå definition)
A crime motivated in whole or in part by the perpetrator's negative attitude towards the victim on the basis of skin colour, ethnicity, nationality, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. The motive is identified at the report stage or during the investigation.Hate crime is not a separate offence but a ground for aggravated sentencing under Chapter 29 §2(7) of the Criminal Code.
Antisemitic hate crime
Hate crime whose identified motive is a negative attitude toward Jews as a group. Includes hate speech, vandalism of synagogues and Jewish graves, threats against Jewish persons.
Islamophobic hate crime
Hate crime motivated by a negative attitude towards Muslims or persons perceived as Muslim. Reported separately since 2008. Peaks typically follow major terror attacks in Europe and Israel–Palestine escalations.
Afrophobic hate crime
Hate crime motivated by a negative attitude towards black people, of African origin or perceived as such. Reported by Brå since 2008.
Incitement against a group (hets mot folkgrupp)
Crime under Chapter 16 §8 of the Criminal Code: threatening or expressing contempt in a statement or message towards a group with reference to race, skin colour, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation or transgender identity.
Dark figure (hate crime)
The gap between actual hate crimes and those reported to police. SST 2024 and FRA 2018 indicate that only 10–20 % of Jews' perceived antisemitic events are reported. Reasons: lack of trust, perception that police cannot/will not act, fear of retaliation.
Cleared hate crime
A report where a suspect could be linked to the crime AND the hate motive held up during the investigation. Substantially lower than for equivalent non-hate crimes, since the motive must be provable in court.
SST 2024
Survey conducted by the Swedish Agency for Support to Faith Communities (SST) in 2024 among Swedish Jews (n≈1,100). Measures perceived security, avoidance of Jewish symbols, trust in police and society, and plans to emigrate.
FRA study
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights conducts EU-wide surveys of Jews' experience of antisemitism (2018 and 2024). Sweden's figures stand out internationally, especially on avoidance of Jewish symbols.
Motive identification at reporting
When taking a report, police must assess whether a hate motive is present, based on the perpetrator's statements, choice of victim or location, or symbols used. Under-identification is a known source of error — Brå's 2021 revision aimed partly to improve this.

Primary sources

Agencies and research institutions behind this page

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agencies/institutions

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reports & studies

3

primary datasets

Frequently asked questions

Short answers to what is most often discussed

They measure different things. Brå counts police-reported crimes with an identified hate motive — around 400–500 antisemitic reports per year. The 2024 SST survey asks Swedish Jews about perceived victimisation over the past year and finds over 40 % reporting that they or a close relative experienced antisemitic events (from slurs to threats and violence). The gap is a measure of the dark figure — not that either source is wrong.

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