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As The Local has previously reported, official figures have shown that deadly violence has decreased in Sweden compared to the 1990s, but the number of gun deaths appears to be on the rise. Police efforts to combat the problem focus on identifying then nullifying key players in criminal networks, as well as reducing the number of guns on the ...
A further 91 people nationwide have been injured in shootings so far this year. Again, most injuries from firearms (25) occurred in Stockholm, followed by southern Sweden (18), central Sweden (17), eastern Sweden (12). Ten people were injured in shootings in western Sweden, five in northern Sweden and four in Bergslagen.
Crime. 'Completely unacceptable': Swedish police chief says fatal gun violence represents a 'failure'. TT/The Local - [email protected] Published: 8 Jan, 2023 CET.Updated: Sun 8 Jan 2023 10:21 CET. Share. Add a comment. The number of people killed by gunfire in Sweden reached a record high in 2022. Photo by Philip Myrtorp / Unsplash.
Liberalising Sweden's strict drug laws The window into Sweden's criminal world provided by the access police gained in 2020 and 2021 to the encrypted chat services Encrochat and ANOM showed clearly how much of Sweden's gang shootings are connected to control of drug smuggling routes from Denmark into Malmö, and then on to Finland and Norway ...
Tougher sentences and tax cuts: Sweden's new laws in 2024. Privately employed security guards will be given extra powers from January 1st. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT. Extra powers for security guards, cheaper fuel and tougher punishments for gun crimes. Here are some of the new laws which came into force on January 1st, 2024.
Sweden's foreign minister Ann Linde signs Nato's accession protocol on July 5th. Photo: Wiktor Nummelin /TT. Sweden has accepted "the essential role of nuclear weapons" in Nato's approach to defence, in a letter requesting admission to the alliance, sparking controversy in the country.
The Nato and Swedish flags outside the Swedish Prime Minister's country retreat Harpsund. Photo: Henrik Montgomery/TT. The economy, work permit laws, citizenship application waiting times, electricity payouts, a new budget, EU presidency, BankID, Nato, a royal jubilee and expiring Covid passes. Here's what's changing in Sweden in 2023. READ ...
In the latest edition of our Sweden in Focus series, The Local looks at Sweden's struggle to crack down on hand grenades and illegal weapons. Most in Sweden will likely know the story: with 2018 barely a week old, a 60-year-old man was killed after an object exploded outside a subway station in Vårby gård, southwestern Stockholm.
Some of the most controversial new laws Sweden's government has passed since taking office in November 2022 came into force on New Year's Day this year, including a sharp reduction in the biofuels obligation and tougher punishments for gun crimes.
Director Ruben Östlund with his Best Director Guldbagge award for Triangle of Sadness in 2023. The 2024 Guldbagge awards will take place on January 15th. Photo: Anders Wiklund/TT. New laws coming into force, changes to migration rules and awards season are all on the agenda in January 2024. Will Sweden’s Nato application finally be approved ...