This is the district where most people feel unsafe

Since 2020, a large security survey has been carried out in the Stockholm Police Region. It is about a survey that is done in collaboration between the police and the municipalities, where the respondents are asked questions about insecurity, their concern about being exposed to crime and experiences of disorder.

Now a new survey has been presented. It shows that security has continued to increase during 2026. It rises in all ages among both men and women.

However, the differences are large. Twice as many women as men are insecure. Younger people also report being more insecure than other groups.

The geographical variations are also significant. In a part of Geneta in Södertälje, almost half, 47 percent, have answered that they feel unsafe. In the southern part of Märsta in Sigtuna municipality, the figure is 44 percent. Immediately afterwards, there is another part of Geneta where the proportion of insecure people is 42 percent.

This can be compared with Visby, for example, where the percentage of insecure people is 1 percent. The same figure is noted for the Vallentuna countryside and parts of Ekerö municipality such as Lovön.

One of the questions asked is whether the respondent would move from their current residential area if they were given the choice. There, 15 percent in Södertälje answered yes and stated insecurity, crime and disorder as reasons. In Järfälla and Botkyrka, 11 percent answered yes.

In Danderyd, Täby, Lidingö, Ekerö, Värmdö and Vallentuna, the figure is 1 percent. In Vaxholm, the proportion is 0 percent.

Salem and Danderyd are the municipalities where the most indicated that they are worried about burglary in the home - 12 and 11 percent respectively have answered yes to that question.

The percentage who avoid unsafe places has decreased since 2020. The fact that this is happening at the same time as the number of open drug scenes is decreasing, the police see as a sign that the work against unsafe and crime-prone places is going in the right direction.

In addition, the percentage who state that they have been subjected to theft, vandalism and threats has decreased in the past year.

The percentage who claim to have been the victim of fraud has also decreased. The police note that the 2025 trend break thus continues after a steep rise between 2021 to 2024.