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It is better to compare the murder rate in Malmö to that in Copenhagen, the 'city across the bridge' in Denmark, as both used to share the same "Scandinavian" c

It is better to compare the murder rate in Malmö to that in Copenhagen, the 'city across the bridge' in Denmark, as both used to share the same "Scandinavian" culture. For those who do not know, Copenhagen is about three times the size of Malmö, the two cities are connected together by a bridge over the 'Öresund' (called the 'Öresund bridge'). Copenhagen has a much lower crime rate than Malmö and - related - a much lower murder rate. The numbers are [1 - Swedish article]: City Murder rate Malmö 3.4 Paris 1.8 London 1.3 Copenhagen 1.1 Berlin 1.0 The comparison with Chicago is clearly off, but that goes for more or less all of Europe. The highest murder rate in Europe is to be found in Tirana, the capital of Albania, with 6.7 murders per 100.000. The highest in the world seems to be found in Caracas, Venezuela, at 120 murders per 100.000. So Malmö is no Chicago and Europe is no United States of America. But, also, Malmö is no Scandinavia.

pg314 10y ago
Thanks for the extra statistics. Can you add a link to the article? It seems to be missing...
- Yetanfou 10y ago
  Yes, I forgot the add the link - that's what you get when you reply to stuff while waiting for the welder to cool down so I can use it again... Here it is: [1] http://www.friatider.se/malm-farligast-i-norden http://www.friatider.se/malm-farligast-i-norden
DanBC 10y ago
> London 1.3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_London >> London is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world. In 2007 there were over 300 languages spoken in it and more than 50 non-indigenous communities with a population of more than 10,000.[1] >> At the 2011 census London had a population of 8,173,941. Of this number, 44.9% were White British. 37% of the population were born outside the UK, including 24.5% born outside of Europe.[2]

pg314 10y ago

Thanks for the extra statistics. Can you add a link to the article? It seems to be missing...

Yetanfou 10y ago
Yes, I forgot the add the link - that's what you get when you reply to stuff while waiting for the welder to cool down so I can use it again... Here it is: [1] http://www.friatider.se/malm-farligast-i-norden http://www.friatider.se/malm-farligast-i-norden

DanBC 10y ago

> London 1.3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_London >> London is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world. In 2007 there were over 300 languages spoken in it and more than 50 non-indigenous communities with a population of more than 10,000.[1] >> At the 2011 census London had a population of 8,173,941. Of this number, 44.9% were White British. 37% of the population were born outside the UK, including 24.5% born outside of Europe.[2]