Sweden is the country with the highest murder rate

Sweden is the country with the highest murder rate Aol EN AOL EDITORIAL October 28, 2021, 0:58 PM. Sweden is considered a model Nordic country, but appearances are deceptive: the country has the highest murder rate in the EU. Firearms in particular are a major problem. While Sweden is not in first place in terms of total crimes (Ireland occupies that spot), the number of victims of lethal violence in Sweden is steadily rising, while it is falling in the rest of the EU. On average, eight out of every million people in EU countries are victims of deadly violence. In Sweden, the figure is now 12 in one million. One prominent victim of deadly violence is 19-year-old rapper Einar, who was shot dead outside his home in a Stockholm suburb this week. A link to gang crime is suspected. Firearms are a major problem The Swedish Advisory Council for Crime Prevention released a report in May describing the extent of the problem. Both lethal violence overall and firearm violence are steadily declining in all countries in Europe, it said; only in Sweden is it increasing. Gun violence in particular is a major problem, the researchers said. Since 2011, homicides by firearms have tripled in Sweden. The reasons are many The report cites drug trafficking, gangs and a lack of trust in the police as possible reasons. There is also talk of a 'contagion effect', the more murders committed with firearms, the more normal the violence becomes, appearing as an alternative to solving problems. According to the report, the violence mainly affects young men. In the 20-29 age group, the murder rate in Sweden is more than 4 times higher than in the rest of the EU.