Deadly Shootings in Sweden 9 Times Higher Than Norway, Finland, and Denmark Combined

Fatal shootings in Sweden are nine times higher than in all its neighboring countries combined, and the number of attacks involving explosives has reached a record high, according to a Swedish minister. Sweden saw 62 deadly shootings in 2022, Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer said during a media conference on Friday, according to Reuters. “In 2023, although the number of deadly shootings fell slightly, preliminary figures show Sweden had nine times more deadly shootings than Norway, Denmark, and Finland together,” he said. Over the past decade, deadly shootings have more than tripled in the country of 10 million people. The number of attacks involving explosives is now at a record level, Mr. Strommer noted. “We are talking about system-threatening crime with a high propensity to violence that silences witnesses, threatens social workers, infiltrates authorities and political parties, that deals in drugs, cons elderly and our welfare systems.”...