From 1. January this year in Sweden was recorded a total of 30 bombings, most of which was focused on residential buildings in Stockholm. The latest incident happened yesterday in the early morning, when the explosion echoed in Bagarmmissen, the southern part of Stockholm. Two persons were arrested in connection with the attack, writes Samnytt.
Last Thursday night, the explosion shook by Farth, also in the southern Stockholm, where two people were injured. The power of detonation caused damage to five floors of a residential building.
The increase in the attack from Christmas is associated with a bloody conflict between the leaders of the two criminal gangs, the Rawe “Kurdish handcuffs” of Majid and Ismail “Strawberry” Abda.
Only one country that is not in the war counts more bomb attacks
To find the country with a comparable number of explosions, the Singtys writes, the researchers must look outside the Nordic region and Europe – all the way to Mexico, the only country that is not in the war and which records more shooting and bombings from Sweden. “Sweden is fully standing out,” said Criminologist Ardavan Khoshnood 2023. Years.
According to him, only countries in the state of war are recorded by more explosions from Sweden.
“My colleagues in Stockholm analyzed the data and discovered that Mexico was the only country in the world that is not in the war, and there are more explosions from Sweden. Even now, there is no problem with explosions, “Khoshnood told Samnyt.
Justice Minister: “The situation is serious”
Swedish Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer recently commented on a sudden increase in violence that followed the New Year. According to him, Swedish citizens should not accept such a situation as normal.
Strömmer held meetings with police authorities to get a detailed insight into the state and measure taken, including the supervision of the population. Police also mobilized significant resources to, according to the Minister, “interrupted the spiral” of escalating bandit violence in the country.
“The situation is serious,” the Minister of Justice in the Swedish State Television program said.
Bombing attacks and armed violence in 2024 years
Swedish police recently published statistics on criminal gangs associated with 2024. year.
On average, four people have been killed per month, while more than one person weekly wounded in shootings. In 2024. years, 44 people were killed in gang conflicts, which means almost four victims per month. Additionally, 57 people were wounded in shootings, ie just more than one person a week.
The total number of confirmed shootings was 270, which means that the attacks on fire weapons occurred on average every two to three days during the year.
In addition, the number of bombings is still high. During the last year, 129 explosions were recorded, while there were 60 detonation attempts – which means more than one such crime per week. Also, the police identified 128 cases of preparation for bombing attacks.
It wasn’t always like this
Before 2000. Crime rate in Sweden was significantly lower than today, and violent crimes such as shootings and bombings related to criminal gangs were rare. However, there was already concerns about certain forms of crime, such as burglary, carpoles, but generally Sweden considered one of the safest countries in Europe.
The murder rate in Sweden was below 1 per 100,000 inhabitants per year 2000. year, which was one of the lowest rates in the world. The comparisons work, today that rate rose, with violent gang conflicts became a significant problem.
Before 2000. year, Sweden did not have problems with bombing attacks, while now that type of violence became internationally recognizable as a Swedish phenomenon, writes Index.hr.
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