The Swedish Crime Victim Authority ( sv, Brottsoffermyndigheten) is a
Swedish government agency which provides
compensation and support for victims of
crime
In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definit ...
.
It is located in
Umeå
Umeå ( , , , locally ; South Westrobothnian: ;). fi, Uumaja; sju, Ubmeje; sma, Upmeje; se, Ubmi) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County.
Situated on the Ume River, Umeà ...
and has nationwide responsibility for three areas:
Victim injury compensation
If the offenders have no ability to pay damages and if there is no insurance for the damage, the victim may be entitled to Victim injury compensation of state resources. The right may exist even if the perpetrator is unknown. The allowance compensates primarily personal injury and violation.
Victims Fund
The fund is distributed for research and other victim-oriented projects driven in a non-profit, public or private. The fund is built up mainly by a special fee of 1 000 SEK each convicted person must pay if the crime is punishable by a fine sentence. Distributed annually about 40 million from the Fund.
Learning Center
Victim Agency will gather and disseminate information and research to help improve treatment and treatment of victims. It is bl. a. the information to other authorities, NGOs and victims. Brottsoffermyndigheten also arranges conferences, theme days and courses.
See also
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Crime in Sweden
Crime in Sweden is defined by the Swedish Penal Code ( sv, Brottsbalken) and in other Swedish laws and statutory instruments.
Over the past decades, the number of reported crimes in Sweden has increased slightly. This fact is due to several ...
References
External links
The Swedish Crime Victim Authority(English)
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Law enforcement agencies of Sweden
Crime in Sweden
Compensation for victims of crime