Terrorism in Sweden

The risk of terrorist attacks in Sweden over the past years can be classified as almost insignificant. Compared to other countries here are only quite a few incedents. Over the past 5 years a total number of 75 terrorist incidents has been recorded, in which 9 people have been killed and 38 injured.

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Most frequent attack targets in Sweden

(2013 to 2017)

Target	Attacks	Killed	Injured
Private citizens	26	5	33
Religious institutions	9	0	0
Government	3	0	1
Educational institution	3	4	1
Business	2	0	0

Most affected regions

(2013 to 2017)

Region	Attacks	Killed	Injured
Vastra Gotaland	26	4	17
Skane	20	0	4
Stockholm	10	5	15
Orebro	3	0	0
Gavleborg	2	0	0
Vasternorrland	2	0	0
Varmland	2	0	2
Uppsala	1	0	0
Vasterbotten	1	0	0
Joenkoeping	1	0	0
Norrbotten	1	0	0
Kronoberg	1	0	0
Halland	1	0	0
Sodermanland	1	0	0
Kalmar	1	0	0
Jamtland	1	0	0

Terrorist organisations in Sweden

Organisation	Attacks	Killed	Injured
Nordic Resistance Movement	3	0	1
Jihadi-inspired extremists	2	5	15
Neo-Nazi extremists	2	0	0
Anti-Semitic extremists	2	0	0
Anti-Muslim extremists	1	0	0

All information sourced from the "National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism" (START) and its Global Terrorism Database. An act of terrorism is concidered every incident which is aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal, but not for pure profit motives. In addition these incidents must not be legitimized by warfare activities, listet in the Geneva Conventions of 1949.