Lower crime rates in Malmö during Eurovision

Slightly fewer crimes were reported during the Eurovision week than a normal week in May. Almost 100,000 people visited Malmö during the Eurovision week. The police had planned for a large number of people in public locations, but had also prepared greater

Sammanhang: ...During Eurovision, we performed background checks on approximately ten individuals. All of them could be dismissed after the check, says Petra Stenkula, head of police district Malmö. One person arrested During Eurovision, the police’s detention centres in the Malmö area had the capacity to deal with a large number of arrests; however, when the week was summed up, only one person had been arrested and then detained by the prosecutor in connection with the event. ...

Omnämnda platser: Swedish, Malmö, Europol. Omnämnda personer: deal with, Anna Sjöberg, Petra Stenkula.