This statistic displays the share of people of African descent who have experienced racist violence within the last five years of the survey period in selected Nordic countries from 2015 to 2016. According to the results of the survey, 14 percent of people of African descent in Finland had experienced racist violence. The corresponding figure for people of African descent in Sweden was seven percent.
Have you experienced racist violence in the last five years?
This question was phrased by the source as follows:
"How many of these incidents [that is, physical attack] in the past 5 years in [COUNTRY], have happened,
in your opinion, because of your ethnic or immigrant background?
* The survey was conducted in Finland from November 2, 2015 to August 9, 2016; in Denmark from October 24, 2015 to March 14, 2016; and in Sweden November 2, 2015 to March 30, 2016.
**The sample size in Finland was 502 respondents, in Denmark 1,085 respondents, and in Sweden 1,098 respondents.
According to the source, the results of the survey have been weighted.
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Fundamental Rights Agency. (November 23, 2018). Have you experienced racist violence in the last five years? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/964513/prevalence-racist-violence-selected-nordic-countries/
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Fundamental Rights Agency. (2018). Have you experienced racist violence in the last five years?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/964513/prevalence-racist-violence-selected-nordic-countries/
Fundamental Rights Agency. "Have You Experienced Racist Violence in The Last Five Years?." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/964513/prevalence-racist-violence-selected-nordic-countries/
Fundamental Rights Agency, Have you experienced racist violence in the last five years? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/964513/prevalence-racist-violence-selected-nordic-countries/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Have you experienced racist violence in the last five years? [Graph], Fundamental Rights Agency, November 23, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/964513/prevalence-racist-violence-selected-nordic-countries/
