It was in 2016 that the police authority in Sweden bought their first three drones, or Unmanned Aircraft Systems, UAS, as the police call them.

Now, five years later, the police have drones in all police regions.

Hear Daniel Ek, UAS manager at the police in region West, tell what the drones provide for opportunities for the police - and why a number of residential areas are drone monitored regularly, in the clip above.

In the police region West, which includes Västra Götaland and Halland, the police had about 20 UAS-trained police officers in September last year, now the number of pilots has more than doubled and the number of drones is now around 40 in the region.

Critics say the drones are jeopardizing personal integrity, says Janne Flyghed, professor emeritus of criminology, in the clip below:

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Criminologist Janne Flyghed talks about the risks he sees when demonstrations and residential areas are drone-monitored.

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