How did Sweden one of the safest countries on earth develop a huge gang problem?

[Anonymous]

[Soteris]

To put it simply, crime pays and there has been somewhat of a problem getting the poorest in society to start climbing the social ladder and become middle class. As long as gangs are big business then the cycle of violence will continue since it will both fund their criminal enterprise, motivate more poor people to join and also cause conflicts between different gangs over territory and profits.

The gang problem in Sweden is not exactly the same as for example in USA. In USA you have larger, more organized gangs which are better at coexisting and have fewer areas of conflict at the same time. In Sweden however there are a ton of small gangs who each struggle for power and wealth which makes it somewhat of a "thunder dome".

There are generally 3 things maintaining the current situation in Sweden. The shitty economy, which is partially thanks to the shitty worldwide economy and pushes people into the criminal underworld. The abundance of guns that enables a higher level of violence and finally the illegality of drugs which is funding the gangs. Solve those 3 problems and its all smooth sailing.

That said, its really not as bad as people make it out to be. As a civilian its not even something you think about in your daily life. Of course it would be good to solve it but its not at a stage where it actually threatens the stability of the country itself.

[Agagagagaga]

Because their men are cowards and weaklings, and they are so idiotic that they think they can open their doors to people who grew up in a war zone and expect them to integrate into their powder-puff culture.

[Soteris]

@Agagagagaga That makes absolutely no sense, which is no surprise coming from you. Please base your claims on actual facts next time.

[Effably]

We imported some problems.

It is worth remembering that Sweden is actually not as bad as news like to make it out and much of the attention is due to how Sweden has been a well behaved country for centuries. We're about middle-safety of Europe now. And as such of course a lot safer than say USA.

As for gangs though, it is currently about four gangs fighting each other. We do see weekly gant violence. It is unheard of in Swedish history, mostly because we never had to deal with gangs before. HA and a few others tried to establish themselves but were kicked out by our special forces. For the current ganga one just ran away to Turkey and bought safety there. Turkey of course is what it is, corrupt.

It is also important to note that we do not fudge our numbers like many countries do. And often we count in ways that hurt our statistics. Rape for example, we count every perpetrator as one instance of it. If we did not and counted as non-scandinavian countries do we'd instead of 'worst' be about the same as Germany. Slightly safer end of Europe.

[Agagagagaga]

Because their men are cowards and weaklings, and they are so idiotic that they think they can open their doors to people who grew up in a war zone and expect them to integrate into their powder-puff culture.