Ulrika Andersson
Professor
“Real Sexual Harassment”: Attrition Among Police-Reported Sexual Molestation Crimes in Sweden
Author
Summary, in Swedish
This article presents findings from a quantitative analysis of 215 case files regarding incidents of the crime of sexual molestation reported to the Swedish Police. We track the incidents through the criminal justice system and show a clearance rate of 9%. The clearance rate is higher when the attack is of a physical nature, the suspect is a stranger, and the incident occurs in a public place. While the statutory definition of sexual molestation is inclusive, this study shows that substantially there is a typical case of sexual harassment that is criminalized; a kind of “real sexual harassment” emerges.
Department/s
- Department of Law
- Criminal Law
Publishing year
2025
Language
Swedish
Publication/Series
Violence Against Women
Document type
Article
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Topic
- Law
Keywords
- Förundersökningar
- Sexuellt våld
- Kriminalisering
- Attrition
- Sexuellt ofredande
- Straffrätt
- Preliminary investigations
- Sexual violence
- Criminalization
- Attrition
- Sexual harassment
- Criminal law
- SDG 5 - Gender Equality
- SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Status
Published
Project
- #Metoo-skalvet och dess efterdyningar: Om brottsoffers sökande efter rättvisa och den samhälleliga och rättsliga responsen
- The #metoo momentum and its aftermath:digital justice seeking and societal and legal responses
Research group
- Straffrätt
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1552-8448