The national centre for investigating sexual crimes once the cases have been dropped has resulted in only three men being charged for sexual assault in 2005, according to Dagens Nyheter.
A 20 year old man is in hospital suffering from life-threatening injuries after he was attacked with an axe during a family dispute in Skene, south of Borås, on Christmas Eve.
A 16 year old boy has life threatening injuries following a knife attack by another boy in a fight between two youth gangs in Stockholm's Söder late on Friday night.
A 25 year old man suspected of attempted murder was arrested by police in the Gränby area of Uppsala on Friday morning. Police say the arrest was undramatic.
A massive brawl broke out last night in the dance restaurant Nöjesmagasinet in Värnamo. About ten people were fighting outside and the situation inside the place, which had around 500 customers, was described by the police as chaotic.
<i>Clarification: The Local would like to underscore that the allegations detailed below refer to the IK Södra judo club, and not to any other clubs in the Stockholm region</i>
Legal proceedings have begun against one of Sweden's most senior military officers, who is accused of seriously assaulting and raping his wife between 2000 and 2004.
Police hunting the killers of a 29 year old who died after being assaulted in central Stockholm last week believe that their urine may provide clues to their identity.
Three men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of seriously sexually assaulting a 15 year old girl and holding her against her will in a flat in Jordbro, south of Stockholm, on Monday night.
The trial of a 21 year old Swede accused of knifing a man while on vacation in Greece has been extended by a day to allow further evidence to be presented to the court.
On July 27th last year pensioner Åke Djerfsten drove from his apartment in Norsborg to a petrol station in Botkyrka, south of Stockholm, to buy some cigarettes. After parking his car, he walked over to a police car.
A Swede accused in 2001 of a knife attack on the Greek island of Kos could soon be extradited to Greece, thanks to the newly introduced European arrest warrant. But Calle Jonsson’s lawyers claim that the evidence against him is weak and the investigation by the Greek authorities has been incompetent.
After weeks of sabotage SL, Stockholm's transport company, cancelled all evening commuter trains between Västerhaninge and Nynäshamn on Saturday, saying that they could not guarantee passenger safety.
