From the headlines one might think that hate crimes are on the increase.

But according to the latest figures from the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention, they actually decreased in Sweden last year, in at least some categories.

"A decrease in anti-Semitic and homophobic hate crimes, but Islamphobia increased" Hate crimes diminish, except for Islamophobia (2:47)
From the headlines one might think that hate crimes are on the increase, but according to the latest figures, they actually decreased in Sweden last year, in at least some categories. We talked to Klara Klingspor, a research analyist at the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention.
Torsdag 30 juni 2011 kl 11:33 (Radio Sweden)