Law & order
Law & order

The age of criminal responsibility should be lowered from 15 to 14 for serious crimes.

Of the 8 Riksdag parties, 4 broadly agree and 3 broadly disagree.

Where the parties stand

Riksdag parties

Kristdemokraterna
Strongly agree

KD är pådrivande för sänkt straffmyndighetsålder för grova brott.

Moderaterna
Strongly agree

M driver sänkt straffmyndighetsålder för grova brott.

L har öppnat för sänkt straffmyndighetsålder för grova brott.

C har profilen som rättsstatsbevarare; ingen tydlig linje för sänkt straffmyndighetsålder.

S är restriktiva till sänkt straffmyndighetsålder och betonar tidiga insatser.

Miljöpartiet
Strongly disagree

MP motsätter sig sänkt straffmyndighetsålder.

Vänsterpartiet
Strongly disagree

V motsätter sig sänkt straffmyndighetsålder; vill investera i tidiga sociala insatser.

Smaller parties

Strongly agree
Ett tryggt samhälle är ett där lagar upprätthålls, brott får konsekvenser … Vi vill återupprätta samhällskontraktet.
Arguments

Common arguments on each side, written without party attribution.

For
  • Gang recruiters explicitly target under-15s precisely because they fall outside criminal liability.
  • A targeted reduction for serious offences leaves the general age threshold intact.
  • Other Nordic countries have moved in this direction in response to similar gang dynamics.
Against
  • Criminal prosecution of 14-year-olds rarely produces better long-term outcomes than social interventions.
  • Lowering the age treats the symptom — recruitment — rather than the upstream causes.
  • The change can be exploited by recruiters who shift to even younger children once 14 becomes liable.
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