Sweden has more reported rapes per capita than many other countries, but inconsistencies in reporting rates and the way that crimes of sexual violence are recorded mean that it's hard to interpret the figures.
Sweden's prosecution authority is set to provide an update on the investigation into a 2010 rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday.
Swedish prosecutors said they will decide how to proceed with the case relating to a 2010 rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after analyzing the new witness interviews.
One year ago, Sweden introduced a law change that meant sex without explicit consent was considered as rape, including when the victim did not actively say 'no'. The Local spoke to experts to find out the impact this has had on court cases and within Swedish society.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman on Friday night on the island of Sandhamn, the summer playground of some of Stockholm's wealthiest people.
UPDATED: A Swedish court heard arguments on Monday before deciding if prosecutors can proceed to request Julian Assange's extradition from Britain, after a 2010 rape probe was re-opened in May.
The number of reported rapes and other sexual offences has been on the rise in Sweden since 2005 and has seen two distinct spikes: one between 2005 and 2008 and another after 2015.
The first in-depth study of Swedes' sex habits in more than two decades reveals that while most people are satisfied with their sex life, harassment and assault are all too common.
A man has been jailed for attacking and raping an eight-year-old girl on her way home from school 24 years ago, after a law change in how police can use DNA linked him to the scene.
Sweden's highest court has overturned a decision to deport a convicted rapist after ruling there was no "extraordinary reason" to expel him from the country.
The human rights group Amnesty International has called on Sweden to do more to bring rapists to justice after a new report highlighted the fact that less than five percent of reported rapes currently lead to a conviction.
A man who attacked and raped a woman in Malmö has been jailed and banned from returning to Sweden for a decade, after he was caught in Finland and extradited.
With recent high-profile shootings, you'd think Malmö was in the middle of a crime wave. But according to preliminary official statistics, 2018 saw the lowest number of crimes reported in the city in 17 years.
The man suspected of raping a woman in November in Malmö's Möllevången Square is now being held pending trial, after he was arrested in Finland and extradited.
A 31-year-old man who was considered to be Sweden's worst serial rapists of all time when he was locked up eight years ago has now been released on parole – under a new name.
