Description
The Economic Crimes Bureau (in Swedish: Ekobrottsmyndigheten, EBM) is a centre of competence and knowledge for combating economic crime. The Bureau´s approximately 400 personnel and associates comprise mainly of prosecutors, police officers, economic investigators and administrative staff who are jointly responsible for the Bureau´s operational duties, that is, detecting and impeding crime, investigating offences and taking legal proceedings against criminals. The basic meaning of an effective crime combating is an early detection of planned or ongoing criminality. Therefore, it is important for EBM to continuously have access to information about such facts.
EBM also has the task of comprehensively identifying and analysing economic crime, and proposing measures as to how this crime can be most effectively combated.
EBM is active mainly in Sweden´s metropolitan regions; Stockholm County, Västra Götaland County, Halland County, Skåne County and Blekinge County. More than half of the population of Sweden lives in these areas.
EMB commenced its operations on 1 January 1998.
