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Violent crimes has been stable for about a decade. About 100 people are killed in Sweden per year[1], about 250 are killed in Detroit per year[2]. Comparing di
by pimmen 7y ago
Violent crimes has been stable for about a decade. About 100 people are killed in Sweden per year[1], about 250 are killed in Detroit per year[2].
Comparing different crime statistics between countries is very dicey BTW. Sweden has the broadest definition of rape in the world and the most comprehensive support systems for the victims. Saudi Arabia officially has 0.3 rapes per 100 000 people, where the victims can get punishments worse than the perpetrators. [3]
[1] https://www.bra.se/statistik/statistik-utifran-brottstyper/mord-och-drap.html https://www.bra.se/statistik/statistik-utifran-brottstyper/m...
[2] https://eu.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2019/01/02/homicides-2018/2461980002/ https://eu.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2019/...
[3] https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/Crime-statistics/International_Statistics_on_Crime_and_Justice.pdf https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/Crime-stat...