Sweden recorded lowest number of homicides in a decade in 2024

Last year, 92 people were victims of deadly violence in Sweden, the lowest figure in ten years. Criminologist Manne Gerell believes that one reason for this may be a less violent gang environment. “The police have worked a lot against gang crime and this may be the work we see bringing results now,” he says.

In recent years, the country has faced attacks with guns and explosive devices linked to gang conflicts.

Sweden recorded lowest number of homicides in a decade in 2024

STOCKHOLM — Sweden's homicide and manslaughter rate dropped sharply last year as increased surveillance lessened gang crime that had pushed gun-related deaths to the highest level in the European Union.

Sweden sees lowest level of homicide in a decade

The number of people killed as a result of deadly violence in Sweden, which has struggled for years to rein in gang violence, in 2024 fell to its lowest level since 2014, a report showed on Monday.

Deadly violence decreased sharply last year, reports Brå. The politicians who are now quick to try to take credit for this development, however, are talking in

The number of cases of deadly violence in 2024 was the lowest level measured in 10 years, according to Brå.