Gang shootings, rapes and no-go zones? Government blamed as Sweden battles crime wave

Published time: 5 Jul, 2018 14:06
Edited time: 5 Jul, 2018 14:28

Swedish authorities held an emergency meeting this week to discuss the recent spate of gang shootings that have plagued Sweden’s cities and made crime a major issue ahead of elections in September.

The centre-left government in Stockholm has been facing a backlash over the recent crime wave — and the elephant in the room is migration.

1. Gang violence on the rise
A record-high number of people (43) were killed in shootings in Sweden in 2017 — up massively from just eight in 2006. Sweden’s Justice Minister Morgan Johansson acknowledged to news agency TT that there had been “a lot of shootings and deaths in a short time.”

https://www.rt.com/news/431799-gang-shootings-rapes-sweden/