To mark the anniversary, Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer and Maria Söderberg, Chair of the Torsten Söderberg Foundation, jointly highlight the significance of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology:

" High-quality criminological research is essential for understanding the causes of crime and for developing crime prevention strategies. Criminological research thus contributes to the development of the legitimacy and effectiveness of the justice system, as well as to the support of victims of crime. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field that involves several key research areas such as sociology, law, psychology, medicine, social anthropology, etc.

The Stockholm Prize in Criminology recognizes the world's leading researchers or practitioners for the application of research findings to the prevention of crime and the promotion of human rights. As representatives of the founders of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology Foundation, we cannot overemphasize the importance of this annual opportunity to highlight and discuss the latest international criminological cutting-edge research, based in Stockholm. "

In preparation for the anniversary, the Stockholm Prize in Criminology Foundation has launched a new website where the prize and the laureates' research are presented in more detail, www.stockholmprizeincriminology.org. An anniversary publication has been published to highlight the prize and the laureates' research. It is available digitally on the same website.

Although the award was first presented in 2006, its future was not secured until 2012, when the Swedish government and the Torsten Söderberg Foundation jointly established the Foundation for the Stockholm Prize in Criminology. The government allocated 14 million SEK and the Torsten Söderberg Foundation 20 million SEK to the new foundation. The Torsten Söderberg Foundation made its donation in memory of Edvard Söderberg, Ph.D. (hon. causae), who was a driving force behind the prize’s inception twenty years ago and who provided the prize with a Swedish financial foundation at that time. Several international organizations provided significant annual contributions during the prize’s first years. Edvard Söderberg served for many years as vice chairman and director of the Torsten Söderberg Foundation.