SwedenMiddle school children are recruited by professional criminals - and often by other children.
Topic: Deteriorating safety
Survey: Finns feel less secure
FinlandThe same survey also shows widespread bitterness towards society among young people.
Sharp rise in youth violence in Oslo
NorwayMigrant youth are the majority of repeat offenders under 18.
Liberal journalist: “Sweden Democrats bears responsibility for terror threats”
Sweden"Who is responsible for the heightened security situation in Sweden? The same gang that benefits from pitting Muslims against 'Swedes'", argues Lina Stenberg.
Insecurity in Sweden at an all-time high
SwedenConfidence in the judicial system has also declined.
Two women shot dead in Stockholm suburb
SwedenThree children were in the house where the perpetrator entered during the night.
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Man shot in square in Helsingborg
SwedenShootings continue - Swedish police is looking for witnesses.
Villa blown up in new suspected gang attack
SwedenThe country's 132nd explosion this year rocked the Stentorp residential area near Upplandsbro, north of Stockholm, Sweden.
Member of parliament wants to legalize pepper spray
SwedenReasonable in a society that "has let people down by not forcefully acting against insecurity", writes Jan Ericson (M).
Norway asks for international help to deal with Swedish gangs
The NordicsNorwegian police warn that criminal networks based in Sweden have now started to establish themselves in Norway as well.
Over a hundred children involved in gang crime in Uppsala
SwedenThe police are investigating 10-year-olds in the Swedish city.
Crime remains top issue for Swedish voters
SwedenMeanwhile, climate issues have significantly dropped in priority among voters, according to an Ipsos survey.
Swedish police fear new murder wave
Sweden"We are preparing for an escalation", confirms Chief Investigator Andreas Pallinder.
Child stabbed to death in Swedish Vallentuna – two more people seriously injured
SwedenResidents in shock after serious violent crime in quiet housing area on Friday - additional children and woman injured.
Mohammed uses ladder to break in – stabs resident with knife
SwedenStormed his ex-girlfriend's house - now the migrant is being sentenced for the trespass, which was caught on video.
Riots at Eritrean festival in Sweden – stones thrown at police officers
Sweden52 people were injured, four of them seriously after a violent confrontation broke out at an Eritrean festival in Järvafältet, Stockholm.
Over 100 bombings in Sweden this year alone
SwedenDespite police efforts, bombings continue to shake Sweden, with 101 cases recorded so far this year.
10-year-old girl stabbed – woman arrested
SwedenThe 35-year-old woman is believed to have committed several unprovoked acts of violence against young people in Ängelholm recently.
Shootings or explosions every other day since Christmas in Sweden’s capital city
SwedenStockholm police say they have also seized 102 firearms, 9 hand grenades, 33 kilos of dynamite and 54 detonators.
10-year-old Luna attacked in Skellefteå – lives with permanent brain damage
SwedenShe can't move, she can't talk, she can't do anything, says her aunt after the brutal assault.
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