2024-04-182023/24:JuU16 · p.4JuUJustice
Police Deployment
Local placement and staffing of police officers
What's at stake: The issue is who should decide where police officers and specialist skills, such as investigators of relationship violence, are placed: the authority itself based on local needs, or a Riksdag mandate that guarantees certain competence nationwide, including in rural areas, where research shows that violence in close relationships often becomes more severe.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The motion demanded that the government ensure access to relationship- and volume-crime investigators throughout the country, while the committee held that it should be up to the police authority itself to decide on placement and competence needs.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee rejects the motions and holds that it should remain up to the police authority to decide in detail how officers are placed and what skills are needed in which locations. The committee notes that the authority is already working to bring more investigators into operations and staff the contact centres, and therefore sees no grounds for the Riksdag to take any initiative.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 4 (C)
The reserving party (C) wants the government to ensure there are relationship- and volume-crime investigators at local level throughout the country, and stresses that police capability and expertise must exist in rural areas too, particularly for sexual offences and violence in close relationships, since research shows such violence often becomes more severe outside the larger cities.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 4 by C.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have gone the other way
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: KDKristdemokraterna, MModeraterna, SSocialdemokraterna, SDSverigedemokraterna
Ja 259–21Nej 33–247
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Yes 19/0/0/5 | differs | confidence: high | not addressed |
| S | No | Yes 90/0/0/16 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| MP | No | Abstain 0/0/14/4 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | No 0/21/0/3 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
| L | No | Yes 12/0/0/4 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| M | No | Yes 57/0/0/11 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| SD | No | Yes 63/0/0/9 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2023/24:2457 by Muharrem Demirok et al. (C) item 43 and 2023/24:2669 by Märta Stenevi et al. (MP) item 33.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2023/24:2457 av Muharrem Demirok m.fl. (C) yrkande 43 och 2023/24:2669 av Märta Stenevi m.fl. (MP) yrkande 33.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected approximately 210 proposals on police issues. The motions were submitted during the general motion period in 2023 and addressed, among other things, prioritization of various crimes, police work in vulnerable areas, and gang crime. The rejection of the motions was due in part to ongoing work and to the fact that the Riksdag had already taken positions on certain issues.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants the government to ensure relationship and serious crime investigators at local level throughout the country. (C) — Reservation 4
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The election manifesto demands more police and increased knowledge within the justice system about consent and about violence against women and children, and states that welfare should exist everywhere in the country.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto demands more police and increased knowledge within the justice system about consent and about violence against women and children, and states that welfare should exist everywhere in the country. The party programme states that men's violence against women is a structural societal problem that must shape the justice system and lead to concrete measures. The counter-proposal's demand for relations and gang crime investigators at local level throughout the country, particularly for sexual offences and violence in intimate relationships, follows from these commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Valplattformen kräver fler poliser och ökad kunskap inom rättsväsendet om samtycke och om våld mot kvinnor och barn, och slår fast att välfärden ska finnas överallt i landet. Partiprogrammet slår fast att mäns våld mot kvinnor är ett strukturellt samhällsproblem som måste prägla rättssystemet och leda till konkreta åtgärder. Motförslagets krav på relations- och mängdbrottsutredare på lokal nivå i hela landet, särskilt för sexualbrott och våld i nära relationer, följer av dessa åtaganden.
- more police and knowledge about violent crimedecisive»För det behövs det fler poliser, ökad kunskap inom rättsväsendet om samtycke och om våld mot kvinnor och barn, och straff som gör att brotten prioriteras av rättsvårdande instanser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For that, we need more police, increased knowledge within the justice system about consent and violence against women and children, and punishment that prioritizes these crimes by law enforcement agencies.”
- structural violence requires action»Mäns våld mot kvinnor är ett strukturellt samhällsproblem.« (party programme ↗)“Men's violence against women is a structural societal problem.”
- societal functions throughout the country»Välfärden måste vara till för alla och finnas överallt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Welfare must be for everyone and exist everywhere.”
- sustained support against intimate partner violence»Socialtjänsten måste garanteras ett varaktigt och stabilt stöd för arbetet mot våld i nära relationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The social services must be guaranteed sustained and stable support for work against intimate partner violence.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The election manifesto commits to significantly increasing the number of police and securing and strengthening police presence throughout the country, and to crack down on sexual crime and men's violence against women in line with the direction that has increased penalties for violence in close relationships.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto commits to significantly increasing the number of police and securing and strengthening police presence throughout the country, and to crack down on sexual crime and men's violence against women in line with the direction that has increased penalties for violence in close relationships. The counter-proposal's demands for dedicated investigators of relationship and gang crimes at local level throughout the country, especially in rural areas, are precisely these two commitments layered together. The plan therefore supports the demand.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet åtar sig att kraftigt öka antalet poliser och att säkra och stärka polisnärvaron i hela landet, samt krafttag mot sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor i linje med den riktning som skärpt straffen för våld i nära relationer. Motförslagets krav på relations- och mängdbrottsutredare på lokal nivå i hela landet, särskilt på landsbygden, är precis dessa två åtaganden lagda på varandra. Planen stöder därför kravet.
- police presence throughout the countrydecisive»Kraftigt öka antalet poliser på våra gator och torg. Vi vill säkra och stärka polisnärvaron i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly increase the number of police on our streets and squares. We want to secure and strengthen police presence throughout the country.”
- crackdown on violence against women»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Crackdown on honour-related violence, sexual crimes and men's violence against women.”
- prioritize crimes in close relationships»Vi vill fort sätta den politiska riktning som skärpt straffen för våld och andra kränkningar i nära relationer,« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue the political direction that has increased penalties for violence and other violations in close relationships”
- state presence throughout the country»Staten ska finnas närvarande i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state shall be present throughout the country.”
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The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
The election manifesto demands equivalent help to violence victims throughout the country and a coordinated path out of violent relationships regardless of where one lives, and the party programme states that societal functions such as the police must be available across the entire country.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto demands equivalent help to violence victims throughout the country and a coordinated path out of violent relationships regardless of where one lives, and the party programme states that societal functions such as the police must be available across the entire country. Investigators for relationship and gang violence at the local level are a prerequisite for that. The plan also wishes to see more police and a rapid, coordinated response to domestic violence.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver likvärdig hjälp till våldsutsatta i hela landet och en samordnad väg ut ur våldsamma relationer oavsett var man bor, och partiprogrammet slår fast att samhällsfunktioner som polisen ska finnas tillgängliga över hela landet. Utredare för relations- och mängdbrott på lokal nivå är en förutsättning för det. Planen vill dessutom se fler poliser och en snabb, samordnad hantering av våld i nära relationer.
- support for violence victims across the countrydecisive»skapa en dörr ut för våldsutsatta i hela landet, så att ansvaret för skydd, boende och vård samordnas direkt efter uppbrottet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“create a door out for violence victims across the country so that responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated immediately after the break.”
- police across the country»Samhällsfunktioner som polis, arbetsförmedling och försäkringskassa ska vara till för Sveriges alla invånare och finnas tillgängliga över hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Societal functions such as police, employment service and social insurance agency shall be for Sweden's all inhabitants and be available across the entire country.”
- rapid response to domestic violence»Våld i nära relationer ska behandlas på ett snabbt, samordnat och konsekvent sätt i ett samarbete mellan myndighet och organisationer.« (party programme ↗)“Domestic violence shall be handled in a rapid, coordinated and consistent manner in cooperation between authorities and organisations.”
- more police»se fler och bättre betalda poliser för att bekämpa den organiserade brottsligheten och för att motverka parallellsamhällen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“see more and better-paid police to combat organised crime and to counter parallel societies.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The election manifesto explicitly requires more police presence in daily life both in vulnerable areas and in rural areas, and that closed police stations are reopened because no one should feel unsafe because the police are many miles away.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly requires more police presence in daily life both in vulnerable areas and in rural areas, and that closed police stations are reopened because no one should feel unsafe because the police are many miles away. The plan simultaneously makes the fight against men's violence against women a main priority. The counter-proposal's requirement for relations and volume crime investigators locally throughout the country is the same thing in substance.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver uttryckligen fler poliser närvarande i vardagen både i utsatta områden och på landsbygden, och att nedlagda polisstationer öppnas på nytt eftersom ingen ska känna sig otrygg för att polisen är många mil bort. Planen gör dessutom kampen mot mäns våld mot kvinnor till en huvudprioritering. Motförslagets krav på relations- och mängdbrottsutredare lokalt i hela landet är samma sak i sak.
- police presence throughout countrydecisive»Fler poliser ska finnas närvarande i vardagen, både i utsatta områden och på landsbygden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More police shall be present in daily life, both in vulnerable areas and in rural areas.”
- police also in rural areas»Ingen ska känna sig otrygg för att polisen är många mil bort; det är dags att öppna upp landsbygdens polisstationer på nytt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No one should feel unsafe because the police are many miles away; it is time to reopen rural police stations.”
- combat men's violence against women»Vi ska leda Sverige mot ett slut på mäns våld mot kvinnor. Män som slår ska inte komma undan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall lead Sweden toward an end to men's violence against women. Men who hit shall not get away.”
- more solved everyday crimes»Tryggheten ska förbättras i hela landet och fler brott som drabbar folk i deras vardag ska klaras upp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Security shall be improved throughout the country and more crimes affecting people in their everyday lives shall be cleared up.”
The party programme requires that the police authority have high local presence throughout the country and that visibility and proximity are crucial for trust.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme requires that the police authority have high local presence throughout the country and that visibility and proximity are crucial for trust. Securing investigators for intimate partner violence and serious crimes also outside the major cities is an application of that commitment. The plan also stipulates that women shall be safe both at home and out and wants to substantially increase the number of police officers.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet kräver att polismyndigheten har hög lokal närvaro i hela landet och att synlighet och närhet är avgörande för förtroendet. Att säkra utredare för våld i nära relationer och mängdbrott även utanför storstäderna är en tillämpning av det åtagandet. Planen slår också fast att kvinnor ska vara trygga både hemma och ute och vill kraftigt öka antalet poliser.
- local police presence throughout the countrydecisive»Den nationella polismyndigheten ska ha hög lokal närvaro i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“The national police authority shall have high local presence throughout the country.”
- safety against violence against women»Kvinnor ska vara trygga både hemma och ute.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women shall be safe both at home and out.”
- more police officers»Därför vill vi på sikt nå 33 000 poliser så att polistätheten blir minst lika hög som i övriga Europa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we want in the long term to reach 33,000 police officers so that police density becomes at least as high as in the rest of Europe.”
- measures against intimate partner violence»Insatserna för att förebygga och förhindra våld i nära relationer måste fokusera på förövarna.« (party programme ↗)“Measures to prevent and stop intimate partner violence must focus on perpetrators.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The election manifesto promises more police with local presence and a developed justice system with courts in more places in the country, and the party programme emphasizes a locally grounded justice system.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto promises more police with local presence and a developed justice system with courts in more places in the country, and the party programme emphasizes a locally grounded justice system. The plan additionally establishes that effective handling of intimate partner violence requires well-trained staff at the police. The counter-proposal's requirement for intimate partner crime and volume crime investigators at local level throughout the country is precisely this and is supported by the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet lovar fler poliser med lokal närvaro och ett utbyggt rättsväsende med domstolar på fler platser i landet, och principprogrammet betonar ett lokalt förankrat rättsväsende. Planen slår dessutom fast att effektiv handläggning av våld i nära relationer förutsätter välutbildade medarbetare hos polisen. Motförslagets krav på relations- och mängdbrottsutredare på lokal nivå i hela landet är precis detta och stöds av planen.
- police with local presencedecisive»Fler poliser med lokal närvaro, utbyggd primärvård, enklare starta lokal läkarmottagning och inrätta fler statliga servicekontor. Du ska känna dig trygg i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More police with local presence, developed primary care, easier to start local medical practice and establish more public service offices. You should feel safe throughout the country.”
- competence in intimate partner violence»Effektiv handläggning av ärenden som rör våld i nära relationer förutsätter välutbildade medarbetare hos polis,« (party programme ↗)“Effective handling of cases involving intimate partner violence requires well-trained staff at the police,”
- developed justice system throughout the country»Hela rättsväsendet behöver byggas ut. Fler poliser kräver fler åklagare, domstolar på fler platser i landet och en kraftigt utbyggd kriminalvård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The entire justice system needs to be developed. More police requires more prosecutors, courts in more places in the country and a significantly developed prison service.”
- locally grounded justice system»Det är också viktigt med ett lokalt förankrat« (party programme ↗)“It is also important with a locally grounded”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
The election manifesto commits to specialised groups in each police region specialising in sexual crimes and violence in intimate relationships, so that more reported crimes lead to prosecution.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto commits to specialised groups in each police region specialising in sexual crimes and violence in intimate relationships, so that more reported crimes lead to prosecution. The plan also establishes that the police shall come when called regardless of where in the country one lives and points out rural areas' lack of police. The counter-proposal's demand for relationship and volume crime investigators at local level throughout the country is substantially the same commitment.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet åtar sig särskilda grupper i varje polisregion specialiserade på sexualbrott och våld i nära relation, så att fler anmälda brott leder till lagföring. Planen slår också fast att polisen ska komma när man ringer oavsett var i landet man bor och pekar ut glesbygdens polisbrist. Motförslagets krav på relations- och mängdbrottsutredare på lokal nivå i hela landet är i sak samma åtagande.
- specialiserade grupper i varje polisregiondecisive»• Införa särskilda grupper i varje polisregion som är specialiserade på sexualbrott och våld i nära relation för att fler anmälda brott ska leda till lagföring och straff« (2022 manifesto ↗)“• Introduce specialised groups in each police region specialising in sexual crimes and violence in intimate relationships so that more reported crimes lead to prosecution and punishment”
- polisnärvaro i hela landet»Mobiltäckning överallt ska vara en självklarhet, liksom vetskapen om att polisen kommer när du ringer oavsett var du bor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Mobile coverage everywhere should be a matter of course, as should knowing that the police come when you call regardless of where you live.”
- glesbygdens polisbrist»I vissa delar av landet finns ibland bara en polispatrull på en yta lika stor som Danmark.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In some parts of the country there is sometimes only one police patrol over an area as large as Denmark.”
- fler poliser i yttre tjänst»• Arbeta efter målet om 10 000 fler poliser till år 2028 med fokus på fler poliser i yttre tjänst« (2022 manifesto ↗)“• Work towards the goal of 10,000 more police officers by 2028 with focus on more police in field work”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
The plan establishes that all crimes, even those that do not make headlines, shall be investigated and that the police shall be present close by throughout Sweden and be visible and accessible throughout the country.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that all crimes, even those that do not make headlines, shall be investigated and that the police shall be present close by throughout Sweden and be visible and accessible throughout the country. The counter-proposal's demand for relationship and high-volume crime investigators at the local level throughout the country, especially for sexual crimes and violence in close relationships, follows directly from this. The plan therefore supports the demand.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att alla brott, även de som inte skapar rubriker, ska utredas och att polisen ska finnas nära i hela Sverige samt vara synlig och tillgänglig i hela landet. Motförslagets krav på relations- och mängdbrottsutredare på lokal nivå i hela landet, särskilt för sexualbrott och våld i nära relationer, följer direkt av detta. Planen stöder därför kravet.
- police close by throughout Swedendecisive»Utgångspunkten bör vara att alla brott, även sådana som inte skapar rubriker, ska utredas och att polisen ska finnas nära i hela Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The starting point should be that all crimes, even such that do not make headlines, shall be investigated and that the police shall be present close by throughout Sweden.”
- zero tolerance against high-volume crime»Införa nolltolerans mot brott så att även mindre allvarliga brott utreds och lagförs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce zero tolerance against crime so that even less serious crimes are investigated and prosecuted”
- visible police throughout the country»Polisen ska finnas synliga och tillgängliga i hela landet och på dygnets alla tider.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The police shall be visible and accessible throughout the country and at all times of day.”
- measures against violence in close relationships»Upprätta en handlingsplan för den som utsätts för våld i nära relation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish an action plan for those subjected to violence in close relationships”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2023/24:JuU16)
- Committee report full text (HB01JuU16)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2023/24:100 — Översyn av polisens strategi vid upplopp av Camilla Rinaldo Miller och Magnus Jacobsson (båda KD)
- Motion 2023/24:1018 — Ökad polisbemanning på landsbygden av Josef Fransson (SD)
- Motion 2023/24:1130 — Brottsutsatta företag av David Josefsson (M)
- Motion 2023/24:1142 — Inget identitetsskydd för pedofiler av Boriana Åberg (M)
- Motion 2023/24:1152 — Risk för försvagad yttrandefrihet i en föränderlig tid av Staffan Eklöf (SD)
- Motion 2023/24:1183 — Enskilda personers agerande och påverkan på Sveriges säkerhet och utrikesrelationer av Ola Möller (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1197 — Rättssäkerheten vid säkerhetsprövning av Jim Svensk Larm m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1213 — Ett tryggt Sverige, fritt från brott och extremism av Alireza Akhondi (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1214 — Flaggning av adresser för ambulans av Alireza Akhondi (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1278 — Skydd för barn mot kriminella gäng av Noria Manouchi (M)
- Motion 2023/24:1419 — Skydd för polisers identitet av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2023/24:1435 — Tillnyktringsenheter för berusade personer av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2023/24:1436 — Tiggeriförbud av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2023/24:1437 — Tjänstenummer i stället för namn inom polisen av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2023/24:1447 — Utökning av tullens befogenheter av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2023/24:1506 — Kommunernas ansvar för det brottsförebyggande arbetet av Ingela Nylund Watz och Anna Vikström (båda S)
- Motion 2023/24:1513 — Stärkande av Tullverkets möjligheter till brottsbekämpning av Heléne Björklund m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1524 — Politik för de nationella minoriteterna av Amanda Lind m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2023/24:1554 — Ordningsvakter av Mattias Ottosson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2023/24:158 — Neutral polisuniform av Erik Hellsborn (SD)
Source: The Swedish Parliament