Sweden will do whatever it takes, including sending in the army, to end a wave of violence that has seen a string of deadly shootings, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said in Wednesday.
Sweden's murder rate is relatively low in international terms, but gang violence has surged in recent years and Swedes are worried that the police are unable to cope.
In 2016, the latest year for which official statistics are available, 106 people were murdered in Sweden, a country of 10 million.
But Swedish TV reported there were over 300 shootings, mostly in turf battles between gangs over drugs, protection rackets and prostitution.
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 26 2018, @09:05PM
Replying to myself but I know Ari will appreciate this:
You'll find the Gini coefficient used extensively by the World Bank to the IMF. Here is something to understand; the successful anti-social males become relatively wealthy and then attract anti-social behaviour. It folds in on itself and we end up with places like Baltimore, Chicago and Malmo. It was inevitable in Malmo because the recent immigrants lack skills that would attract a decent wage and this mechanism is entirely irrespective of skin color.