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The Swedish police record each instance of sexual violence in every case separately, leading to an inflated number of cases compared to other countries.[225][228][232] Sweden also has a comparatively wide definition of rape.[225][226][227] This means that more sexual crimes are registered as rape than in most other countries.[226] For example, in 2005 Sweden reformed its sex crime legislation and made the legal definition of rape much wider,[225][233][234][235] which led to a marked increase in reports.[236][237] Additionally, the Swedish police have improved the handling of rape cases, in an effort to decrease the number of unreported cases.[225][237][238][239] For this reason, large-scale victimisation surveys have been presented by criminologists as a more reliable indicator of rape prevalence.[225][226][227] An EU-wide survey on sexual violence against women, published the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) in 2014, placed Sweden below Denmark and Finland,[240] and a previous assessment by Brå have placed Sweden at an average level among European nations.[226]
According to the FRA study there's a strong correlation between higher levels of gender equality and disclosure of sexual violence.[240] This, and a greater willingness among Swedish women to report rape in relationships,[241] may also explain the relatively high rates of reported rape in Sweden, which has a long-standing tradition of gender equality policy and legislation, as well as an established women's movement,[227] and has been ranked as the number one country in sex equality.[228][242]
According to the FRA study there's a strong correlation between higher levels of gender equality and disclosure of sexual violence.[240] This, and a greater willingness among Swedish women to report rape in relationships,[241] may also explain the relatively high rates of reported rape in Sweden, which has a long-standing tradition of gender equality policy and legislation, as well as an established women's movement,[227] and has been ranked as the number one country in sex equality.[228][242]
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