Norrby
- Borås
- Particularly vulnerable area
- 90.1 %
- +63 pp
Map · correlation
The Swedish Police's latest national assessment (2025) covers 65 vulnerable areas, of which 19 are particularly vulnerable. The interactive map further down covers all 59 areas in the 2023 assessment (table 18), cross-referenced with the share of residents with a foreign background (Statistics Sweden, DeSO) — all verifiable against the primary source.
Current national status: Police 2025. Map data: Polismyndigheten / Noa · juni 2023.
Police national assessment 2025
Historical map data 2023
The map data below contains 59 entries — one per area in the police's official 2023 assessment (table 18): 17 particularly vulnerable, 15 risk areas and 27 vulnerable. National totals for the current year should always be read from the 2025 assessment above.
Interactive map
The map shows the police's vulnerable areas as coloured dots on top of a municipal layer you choose yourself. Hovering shows the area's classification, municipality, share with a foreign background and the difference against the national figure. Geographic overlap between a municipal layer and the police list is not evidence of a causal relationship.
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Comparison charts
per cent of residents · Sweden
One dot per police-classified area. The horizontal position shows the share of residents with a foreign background, the vertical position shows the police classification. The dots have a small deterministic vertical spread so that they do not overlap.
Correlation: foreign background × classification: Foreign background (%) moves from 86 (Husby) to 74 (Storvreten) — down 12 per cent of residents. Full values are available in the data table below (Sweden).
| Area | Municipality | Classification | Foreign background (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Husby | Stockholm | Particularly vulnerable area | 86 |
| Rinkeby/Tensta | Stockholm | Particularly vulnerable area | 89 |
| Hallunda/Norsborg | Botkyrka | Particularly vulnerable area | 82 |
| Fittja | Botkyrka | Particularly vulnerable area | 88 |
| Hovsjö | Södertälje | Particularly vulnerable area | 81 |
| Ronna/Geneta/Lina | Södertälje | Particularly vulnerable area | 82 |
| Skäggetorp | Linköping | Particularly vulnerable area | 74 |
| Vivalla | Örebro | Particularly vulnerable area | 78 |
| Bergsjön | Göteborg | Particularly vulnerable area | 72 |
| Hammarkullen | Göteborg | Particularly vulnerable area | 80 |
| Hjällbo | Göteborg | Particularly vulnerable area | 84 |
| Lövgärdet | Göteborg | Particularly vulnerable area | 75 |
| Nydala/Hermodsdal/Lindängen | Malmö | Particularly vulnerable area | 79 |
| Rosengård | Malmö | Particularly vulnerable area | 87 |
| Alby | Botkyrka | Particularly vulnerable area | 82 |
| Norrby | Borås | Particularly vulnerable area | 90,1 |
| Hässleholmen/Hulta | Borås | Particularly vulnerable area | 67 |
| Gottsunda | Uppsala | Risk area | 64 |
| Tjärna Ängar | Borlänge | Risk area | 90 |
| Biskopsgården | Göteborg | Risk area | 78 |
| Araby | Växjö | Risk area | 76 |
| Sigtuna/Valsta | Sigtuna | Risk area | 72 |
| Kronogården/Lextorp/Sylte | Trollhättan | Risk area | 72 |
| Dalhem/Drottninghög/Fredriksdal | Helsingborg | Risk area | 70 |
| Tureberg | Sollentuna | Risk area | 60 |
| Söder | Helsingborg | Risk area | 65 |
| Tynnered/Grevegården/Opaltorget | Göteborg | Risk area | 60 |
| Södra Sofielund (Seved) | Malmö | Risk area | 75 |
| Holma/Kroksbäck/Bellevuegården | Malmö | Risk area | 80 |
| Oxhagen/Varberga | Örebro | Risk area | 83,3 |
| Fornhöjden | Södertälje | Risk area | 85,5 |
| Rissne/Hallonbergen | Sundbyberg | Risk area | 73,4 |
| Navestad | Norrköping | Vulnerable area | 62,5 |
| Hageby | Norrköping | Vulnerable area | 75 |
| Vårby | Huddinge | Vulnerable area | 78 |
| Skogås | Huddinge | Vulnerable area | 55 |
| Grantorp/Visättra | Huddinge | Vulnerable area | 78,1 |
| Jordbro | Haninge | Vulnerable area | 64 |
| Fröslunda | Eskilstuna | Vulnerable area | 80,5 |
| Skiftinge | Eskilstuna | Vulnerable area | 61,8 |
| Årby | Eskilstuna | Vulnerable area | 80,1 |
| Råslätt | Jönköping | Vulnerable area | 72 |
| Andersberg | Halmstad | Vulnerable area | 65 |
| Hässelby/Vällingby | Stockholm | Vulnerable area | 60 |
| Bredäng | Stockholm | Vulnerable area | 73 |
| Hagsätra/Rågsved | Stockholm | Vulnerable area | 68 |
| Vårberg | Stockholm | Vulnerable area | 78,6 |
| Brandbergen | Haninge | Vulnerable area | 60 |
| Karlslund | Landskrona | Vulnerable area | 60 |
| Gårdsten | Göteborg | Vulnerable area | 78 |
| Hisings Backa | Göteborg | Vulnerable area | 66 |
| Gamlegården | Kristianstad | Vulnerable area | 85,9 |
| Bäckby | Västerås | Vulnerable area | 64,6 |
| Finnsta | Upplands-Bro | Vulnerable area | 64,2 |
| Fisksätra | Nacka | Vulnerable area | 76,3 |
| Saltskog | Södertälje | Vulnerable area | 74 |
| Sångvägen | Järfälla | Vulnerable area | 53,1 |
| Hagalund | Solna | Vulnerable area | 59 |
| Storvreten | Botkyrka | Vulnerable area | 74 |
Method: The relationship is descriptive, not causal: the chart shows covariation between two variables and says nothing about cause and effect. The classification is based on the Swedish Police's 2023 assessment and is shown here as historical map data.
Source: Polismyndigheten — Lägesbild över utsatta områden · SCB — Befolkning efter DeSO-område
per cent of residents · Sweden
Average share of residents with a foreign background across the areas on the Swedish Police's historical 2023 list, compared with the national average of 27 % (dashed line).
Share with a foreign background: vulnerable areas vs Sweden: Average foreign background (%) moves from 73.7 (Vulnerable areas (2023 list)) to 27 (Sweden) — down 46.7 per cent of residents. Full values are available in the data table below (Sweden).
| Group | Average foreign background (%) | Number of areas |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerable areas (2023 list) | 73,7 | 59 |
| Sweden | 27 | 290 |
Method: Unweighted mean — each area counts equally regardless of population. The area list is the Swedish Police's historical 2023 assessment; the share with a foreign background comes from Statistics Sweden's DeSO statistics. The list covers all 59 areas in the 2023 assessment. No category breakdown is shown, because the share for some areas is a district-level value rather than an official area-level value.
Source: Polismyndigheten — Lägesbild över utsatta områden · SCB — Befolkning efter DeSO-område
Full list
| Source (classification · share) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norrby | Borås | Particularly vulnerable area | 90.1 % | +63 pp | |
| Tjärna Ängar | Borlänge | Risk area | 90 % * | +63 pp | |
| Rinkeby/Tensta | Stockholm | Particularly vulnerable area | 89 % * | +62 pp | |
| Fittja | Botkyrka | Particularly vulnerable area | 88 % * | +61 pp | |
| Rosengård | Malmö | Particularly vulnerable area | 87 % * | +60 pp | |
| Husby | Stockholm | Particularly vulnerable area | 86 % * | +59 pp | |
| Gamlegården | Kristianstad | Vulnerable area | 85.9 % | +59 pp | |
| Fornhöjden | Södertälje | Risk area | 85.5 % | +59 pp | |
| Hjällbo | Göteborg | Particularly vulnerable area | 84 % * | +57 pp | |
| Oxhagen/Varberga | Örebro | Risk area | 83.3 % | +56 pp | |
| Hallunda/Norsborg | Botkyrka | Particularly vulnerable area | 82 % * | +55 pp | |
| Ronna/Geneta/Lina | Södertälje | Particularly vulnerable area | 82 % * | +55 pp | |
| Alby | Botkyrka | Particularly vulnerable area | 82 % * | +55 pp | |
| Hovsjö | Södertälje | Particularly vulnerable area | 81 % * | +54 pp | |
| Fröslunda | Eskilstuna | Vulnerable area | 80.5 % * | +54 pp | |
| Årby | Eskilstuna | Vulnerable area | 80.1 % * | +53 pp | |
| Hammarkullen | Göteborg | Particularly vulnerable area | 80 % * | +53 pp | |
| Holma/Kroksbäck/Bellevuegården | Malmö | Risk area | 80 % * | +53 pp | |
| Nydala/Hermodsdal/Lindängen | Malmö | Particularly vulnerable area | 79 % * | +52 pp | |
| Vårberg | Stockholm | Vulnerable area | 78.6 % | +52 pp | |
| Grantorp/Visättra | Huddinge | Vulnerable area | 78.1 % * | +51 pp | |
| Vivalla | Örebro | Particularly vulnerable area | 78 % * | +51 pp | |
| Biskopsgården | Göteborg | Risk area | 78 % * | +51 pp | |
| Vårby | Huddinge | Vulnerable area | 78 % * | +51 pp | |
| Gårdsten | Göteborg | Vulnerable area | 78 % * | +51 pp | |
| Fisksätra | Nacka | Vulnerable area | 76.3 % | +49 pp | |
| Araby | Växjö | Risk area | 76 % * | +49 pp | |
| Lövgärdet | Göteborg | Particularly vulnerable area | 75 % * | +48 pp | |
| Södra Sofielund (Seved) | Malmö | Risk area | 75 % * | +48 pp | |
| Hageby | Norrköping | Vulnerable area | 75 % | +48 pp | |
| Skäggetorp | Linköping | Particularly vulnerable area | 74 % * | +47 pp | |
| Saltskog | Södertälje | Vulnerable area | 74 % | +47 pp | |
| Storvreten | Botkyrka | Vulnerable area | 74 % | +47 pp | |
| Rissne/Hallonbergen | Sundbyberg | Risk area | 73.4 % | +46 pp | |
| Bredäng | Stockholm | Vulnerable area | 73 % * | +46 pp | |
| Bergsjön | Göteborg | Particularly vulnerable area | 72 % * | +45 pp | |
| Sigtuna/Valsta | Sigtuna | Risk area | 72 % * | +45 pp | |
| Kronogården/Lextorp/Sylte | Trollhättan | Risk area | 72 % * | +45 pp | |
| Råslätt | Jönköping | Vulnerable area | 72 % * | +45 pp | |
| Dalhem/Drottninghög/Fredriksdal | Helsingborg | Risk area | 70 % * | +43 pp | |
| Hagsätra/Rågsved | Stockholm | Vulnerable area | 68 % * | +41 pp | |
| Hässleholmen/Hulta | Borås | Particularly vulnerable area | 67 % * | +40 pp | |
| Hisings Backa | Göteborg | Vulnerable area | 66 % * | +39 pp | |
| Söder | Helsingborg | Risk area | 65 % * | +38 pp | |
| Andersberg | Halmstad | Vulnerable area | 65 % * | +38 pp | |
| Bäckby | Västerås | Vulnerable area | 64.6 % * | +38 pp | |
| Finnsta | Upplands-Bro | Vulnerable area | 64.2 % * | +37 pp | |
| Gottsunda | Uppsala | Risk area | 64 % * | +37 pp | |
| Jordbro | Haninge | Vulnerable area | 64 % * | +37 pp | |
| Navestad | Norrköping | Vulnerable area | 62.5 % * | +36 pp | |
| Skiftinge | Eskilstuna | Vulnerable area | 61.8 % | +35 pp | |
| Tureberg | Sollentuna | Risk area | 60 % * | +33 pp | |
| Tynnered/Grevegården/Opaltorget | Göteborg | Risk area | 60 % * | +33 pp | |
| Hässelby/Vällingby | Stockholm | Vulnerable area | 60 % * | +33 pp | |
| Brandbergen | Haninge | Vulnerable area | 60 % * | +33 pp | |
| Karlslund | Landskrona | Vulnerable area | 60 % * | +33 pp | |
| Hagalund | Solna | Vulnerable area | 59 % | +32 pp | |
| Skogås | Huddinge | Vulnerable area | 55 % * | +28 pp | |
| Sångvägen | Järfälla | Vulnerable area | 53.1 % * | +26 pp |
Negative Δ = lower share with a foreign background than the national average (shown in green). Positive Δ = higher (in red). Shares are population-weighted SCB values (DeSO). * = the value refers to a larger district containing the area, not an official area-level value.
The question this page answers
What is a vulnerable area and what does 'parallel society' mean — and what can the numbers actually show?
Key figures — the most important numbers on this page
2025
65
Areas on the Swedish Police assessment
2025
19
Of which 'especially vulnerable'
2015–2025
6
Number of assessment editions
2025
3 → 2
Categories — 'risk area' dropped
Method
Judgement
Aggregate police assessment, not a scoring model
Objective observations — not interpretations
Method note
The classification comes from the Swedish Police's Situation Report on vulnerable areas. The categories ‘vulnerable’, ‘risk’ and ‘especially vulnerable’ are defined by the Police Authority and revised every two years. Maps and area data come from Statistics Sweden's DeSO geography. The classification is operational — not a legal status and not the same as the area typologies used by Brå or Boverket.
How the numbers are counted — and what they do not cover
Agencies and research institutions behind this page
5
agencies/institutions
8
reports & studies
4
primary datasets
Short answers to what is most often discussed
Logical next steps if you want to understand the background
The data comes from official primary sources.
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