Sweden’s gun violence rate has soared due to gangs, report says

Of 22 European countries analysed, only Sweden had recorded a significant rise in deaths since 2000 Sweden is the only European country where fatal shootings have risen significantly since 2000, leaping from one of the lowest rates of gun violence on the continent to one of the highest in less than a decade, a report has found. The report, by the Swedish national council for crime prevention (BRA), said the Scandinavian country had overtaken Italy and eastern European countries primarily because of the violent activities of organised criminal gangs. Continue reading...
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