SwedenLag och rätt 18 · Law and justice
What applies in Sweden if you find out that a very serious crime, for example a murder, is about to be committed or is going on?
In the exam (Swedish)
Vad gäller i Sverige om du får veta att ett mycket allvarligt brott, till exempel ett mord, är på väg att begås eller pågår?
- aYou may only call the police if the crime is aimed at your own family.Du får bara larma polisen om brottet riktar sig mot din egen familj.
- bYou can be punished if you do not raise the alarm although you could have done it without danger.Du kan straffas om du inte larmar fast du kunde ha gjort det utan fara.Correct answer
- cYou never have any duty to raise the alarm, however serious the crime is.Du har aldrig någon skyldighet att larma, hur allvarligt brottet än är.
- dYou must always step in yourself and stop the crime by force.Du är alltid skyldig att själv ingripa och stoppa brottet med våld.
Why?
There is no general duty to report all crimes, but for some very serious crimes a person who does not reveal them can be punished. This applies only when you can raise the alarm or prevent the crime without danger to yourself or others.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Swedish, as shown above.
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Our own practice questions, written from the facts in UHR’s study material “Sverige i fokus” and the subjects of the ordinance (2026:451) on the citizenship test. They are not the real test questions, which are not published, and no text from the material is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Swedish. We are not affiliated with the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR) or the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket).
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