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Crime in Sweden: The New Reality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sweden last waged war 210 years ago. Untouched by the world conflicts of the 20th century, with the social democrats at the helm almost continuously since the 1930s, it appeared to be a downright “boring” country. Indeed, it was shaken from time to time by events off the front pages, such as the deadly assassination of Olof Palme. The then prime minister, trusting in the peaceful attitude of his citizens, dismissed the security guards and walked the streets of Stockholm with his wife like any subject of the social kingdom. He paid for it with his life.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But anyway, Sweden remained for decades in mass understanding the homeland of ABBA songs, meatballs or practical furniture from Ikea. The dark<\/a> sides of the country were associated more with gripping crime stories than real danger.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how did it happen that today\u2019s Sweden is seen as a European hatchery for young, armed-to-the-teeth gangsters, also, or perhaps especially from immigrant backgrounds?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He Lost His Life Because He Was Not Afraid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On April 10, this year, a Swedish citizen of Polish origin was murdered in Stockholm. The 39-year-old was walking his son to the pool. He had witnessed the backstreet drug trade and had advised the dealers not to do so at least on this street. Shortly after, he was fatally shot in the head<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People perish in shootings, after explosions of planted bombs or stabbings. Tragedies happen so regularly that Sweden has become a sociological phenomenon in this respect, attracting international attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2015, the homicide rate in the kingdom has maintained decidedly above the European average. Sociologists from the European Homicide Monitor (EHM) at Leiden University in the Netherlands studied the repeatability and characteristics of homicides involving firearms in Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland between 2001 and 2016. It turned out that in all countries the number of murders with the use of such weapons had been steadily decreasing. Except for Sweden.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An investigation into this phenomenon began by comparing data from 2003\u20132017 in 19 other European countries across to the EU and Norway. Based on sources from Eurostat, WHO and Scandinavian governments, it was calculated that the average level of gun killings in Sweden increased steadily. By the end of the study, it completely diverged from the average rate of such murders in other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Swedish rate was about four deaths per million inhabitants, compared to the European average of 1.6 deaths. Whereby, the Swedish trend had not stopped at this level. Five years later, the rate climbed further to 5.5 deaths per million.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We recommend:<\/strong> The Beauty Myth: Past and Present. Naomi Wolf\u2019s Observations Still Hold True Today<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Beauty Myth: Past and Present. Naomi Wolf\u2019s Observations Still Hold True Today<\/a><\/blockquote>