2026 policy issue
All eight parties want to reduce serious and organised crime. Differences include the balance between sentencing, police powers, legal safeguards, rehabilitation and early social intervention.
The parties’ stated direction
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| Party | Stated direction | Official source (Swedish) |
|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats | More police, a Swedish mafia law, tougher punishment for serious crime and early coordinated action to stop gang recruitment. | Crime and safety |
| Sweden Democrats | More police, tougher punishment, criminalising active gang membership, more tools against gangs and greater focus on victims. | What we want |
| Moderates | More police and stronger powers, completing sentencing reform and preventive cooperation between schools and social services. | Public safety |
| Left Party | Sentences proportionate to the seriousness of crimes rather than general increases; strong welfare, early intervention, exit support and rehabilitative corrections. | Crime and corrections |
| Green Party | Effective enforcement against organised, economic and violent crime combined with early support for children and preventive work. | Programme 2026–2030 |
| Centre Party | More visible police and solved crimes, disruption of the criminal economy, stronger victim protection, targeted sentencing and early intervention for children. | Rule of law |
| Christian Democrats | Criminalising participation in gangs, tougher punishment and more police powers, alongside more police and preventive cooperation with schools and social services. | Gang crime |
| Liberals | Tougher punishment and stronger police powers, more police, European cooperation and using schools, social services and rehabilitation to reduce recruitment and reoffending. | Gang crime |
Method and limitation
Each row is a short editorial summary of the party’s linked original material. It describes direction, not the proposal’s cost or likely effect. Read the source whenever a detail is decisive.
Last reviewed 12 August 2026.