Why can’t Sweden get Gang Violence under Control? | Focus on Europe December 12, 2023 Geraldine Top International News </p> <h2>Why can’t Sweden get gang violence under control?</h2> <p> This has never happened before in Sweden: The government has called in the army to help combat rampant gang violence in the cities. The police seem overwhelmed, the politicians helpless. In 2022, 62 people were killed in shootings. And both perpetrators and victims are getting younger. During his research in Stockholm and Uppsala, our reporter wants to find out: Why is this wave of violence hitting ‘tranquil’ Sweden of all places…Why can’t the authorities get it under control? Is the situation partly due to a failed integration policy? And: What are the ways out of the violence? Our reporter meets ex-gangsters, survivors, police officers and social workers.<br /> Credit to : DW News</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here :
