SwedenOnly in 27 of the 100 largest municipalities are there no recorded shootings, according to available data.
Topic: Deteriorating safety
Sharp increase in sexual crimes against Swedish children
SwedenMore and more children are being forced or pressured to send nude photos online.
Explosion in Gothenburg raises concern in Swedish football
SwedenThe police theory is that the explosion stems from an ongoing conflict between gang criminals and a player agency.
US imposes sanctions on Sweden-based criminal network
WorldThe new sanctions specifically target the network and the wanted leader Rawa Majid.
Islamist hired at care home – raped teenage girl and was bought out twice
SwedenBoth Hallsberg and Surahammar municipalities in Sweden paid a total of €90,000 in taxpayer money to settle and terminate the employment of a man accused of rape.
Swedish police reticent on mass shooter details
SwedenRefuses to give further details about the shooter but states that “there is no ideological motive”.
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Quran burner Salwan Momika shot dead in Sweden during livestream
SwedenAccording to information from several media outlets, Momika was broadcasting live on TikTok when the attack occurred.
Sweden’s justice minister proposes lowering the criminal age to 14
Sweden“The punishment is an incredibly central part of the reparation for the victim", argues Sweden's justice minister.
2025 could set a record for bombings in Sweden
Sweden– It is an unreasonably high number of bombings, absolutely, says Erik Lindblad, National Operations Manager at the Swedish police
Swedish criminologists: No link between immigration and violent crime
Sweden“Little to no link between the proportion of immigrants in a municipality and reported violent crime", argues Amber Beckley, associate professor of criminology and senior lecturer at Örebro University.
Sweden sets new records in cocaine seizures
SwedenSweden is expected to become an increasingly important transit country in the drug trade.
Trial begins in Sweden for five young men accused of murdering Mikael
SwedenFive young men with immigrant backgrounds are charged with shooting the father in front of his 12-year-old son.
84-year-old Swedish woman raped by home care staff: “Municipality didn’t care”
Sweden“I would feel that I still have my human dignity if they had just apologized", says the victim.
Swedish preschools ban cell phones after pedophile scandals
SwedenFollowing a number of high-profile cases of preschool staff surreptitiously photographing children, many preschools have introduced mobile phone bans.
Convicted migrant rapist convicted of brutal mugging of Swedish elderly woman
SwedenInstead of helping the old injured woman, passing witnesses chose to flee the scene.
Women feel unsafe in Swedish rest stops
Sweden“Women's noticeably higher sense of insecurity thus becomes not only a traffic safety issue but also a matter of gender equality”, says the Swedish National Association M Sweden.
Swedish schools may be forced to report students
SwedenOn January 1, 2025, the obligation to share data with law enforcement will increase.
Stockholmers feel unsafe at home
Sweden25% worry about shootings and 22% worry about explosions near their home.
Criminal gangs target swedish youth football clubs
Sweden"There have even been death threats", says Mikael Westerlind of Masthuggets football club in Gothenburg.
Norwegian youth threatened by Swedish gangs
The NordicsKnown criminal networks based in Sweden are described by the police as a serious threat in northern Norway.
Swedish teachers worry about students having guns
SwedenOne in five secondary school teachers is afraid students will bring weapons to school.
Social worker gets 7 years for rape and robbery in Stockholm
SwedenSalar Zandi extorted sex and money from foreign prostitutes at knife- and gunpoint. He has now been sentenced to seven years and ten months in prison.
Prosecutor reluctant to talk about terror crime in Stockholm
SwedenRefers to the confidentiality of the investigation and will not answer what happened, where the crime occurred, or if anyone was injured.
School shooting in Sweden: “Conflict between students that degenerated”
SwedenChildren as young as five or six attend the violence-affected school, where "security" is described as a keyword that permeates daily life.
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