Sweden registers an increase in reports of abuse of women

Throughout the year, even before the pandemic broke out, the Swedish police have seen an increase in reports of abuse of women.

According to statistics from the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brottsförebyggande rådet or Brå for short), there has been a steady increase in reports of cases of violence against women by people they know.

In November, the increase amounted to 11% compared with the same period last year, and this summer, the increase was 9%. 

But even before the pandemic broke out, in January and February, there was an increase at a similar level.

“The results do not clearly indicate that it (editor’s note: the increase) is a consequence of the pandemic. 

“But this is a crime where the perpetrator and the victim know each other,” unit manager at Brå Åsa Lennerö noted.

© NTB Scanpix / #Norway Today