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"Sweden has for at least six years been struggling with a tide of gang violence that has contributed to its shift from one of the safest countries in the world
by rufus_foreman 5y ago
"Sweden has for at least six years been struggling with a tide of gang violence that has contributed to its shift from one of the safest countries in the world to among Europe’s most violent. Last year, there were at least 342 shootings resulting in 46 deaths (up from 25 shootings in 2015), along with dozens of bombings"
-- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/arts/music/einar-sweden-rap.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/arts/music/einar-sweden-r...
So a 1268% increase in "anti-social behavior" since 2015.
- wobblybubble 5y agoBeing one of the safest is not the same as being crime free.
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- rufus_foreman 5y agoWell it sounds like crime has greatly increased in Scandavia. Has that affected you at all? Obviously there has been a massive increase in violent crime, I guess you live somewhere that you are protected from that?
- wobblybubble 5y agoI have not been personally affected, no.