Sweden and Denmark will summon tech companies over ads on their platforms that are posted by gangs to recruit young Swedes to commit violent crimes in the Nordics, the justice ministers of the two ...

(CN) — Sweden has been grappling with an uptick in gang violence for years, and fresh statistics for shootings, explosions and gun-related killings show no sign of flatlining.. This year, 34 people ...

STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s national police chief said Tuesday that an escalation in gang violence this year — with almost daily shootings and bombings that have claimed dozens of lives, including ...

Sweden Sweden vows to crack down on organized crime as gangs grow to 'breathtaking' numbers About 30,000 out of Sweden’s 10 million people are involved in criminal networks ...

Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he will meet the national army and police chiefs on Friday to combat a surge in gang violence, as the country reels from record shooting deaths this ...

25 people were lightly injured in the biggest explosion this year, in Linköping. Photo: Jeppe Gustafsson / TT As the Swedish government and police grapple with how to deal with a growing use of ...

In 2018, Sweden had the highest gun deaths in Europe, surpassing Italy and eastern Europe, due to increased criminal gang activities, the Guardian said. Deaths involving guns tripled in that ...

Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, left, and Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer attend a press conference after a meeting with National Police Chief Anders Thornberg, and Commander-in ...

Sweden has grappled with gang violence for years, while in Denmark, police have also seen violence between gangs but on a lesser scale. Last year, Swedish police noted an increase in the number of ...

Though it isn't known yet if this is gang-related violence, what is sure is there has been a record increase in gang wars and attacks. In the first month of 2025, Sweden recorded 31 explosions ...

Sweden's leader turns to the military for help as gang violence escalates Police stand on the site of a powerful explosion that occurred early Thursday morning Sept. 28, 2023, in a housing area in ...

Sweden's government said on Friday it would look at extending national security laws to allow police to spy on suspected gangs, as authorities try to halt a surge in shootings that have led to ...