US EditionSweden Registers Plunge in Shootings in 2025
Sweden's right-wing government credits new policing and legal measures for a 63% reduction in shootings despite steady fatalities of 43 in 2025, including 11 in a school attack.
- This year, Sweden recorded 147 shooting incidents, a 63% decrease from 2022's 390 and a 49% drop from 2024, Reuters analysis found.
- New legislation introduced changes that included anonymity for some court witnesses, increased surveillance, tougher sentences, and safety zones, enabling police to seize gangs' assets more efficiently under the right‑wing government.
- Among victims this year were 43 fatalities, unchanged from last year, including 11 in a non–gang-related school shooting in February.
- With the election next year, polling shows the government trails the opposition, though the gap has narrowed.
- Authorities warn recruitment and membership remain high, with `New tools, resources and methods are starting to hit the criminal networks`, Sweden's Minister of Justice Gunnar Strommer told Reuters, but online recruitment remains a challenge with around 17,500 active gang members.
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Shootings in Sweden halved in 2025 as police tackle gang crime
The number of shootings in Sweden has more than halved since hitting a peak in 2022, reflecting new policing approaches introduced by the right-wing government, which is readying for parliamentary elections next year.
Until very recently, the purpose of Swedish criminal policy was to reduce crime. That is no longer the case.
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kt-kuriren.seShootings are decreasing dramatically for the third year in a row. At the same time, the number of children suspected of involvement in murder plots is reaching new record levels. “Every 13-year-old walks around with a computer in their pocket and is accessible to serious criminals around the world,” says Sven Granath, PhD in criminology.
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