Https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/30/how-gang-violence-took-hold-of-sweden-in-five-charts --this 2023 Guardian newspaper article says Sweden hadnthe second highest gun violence rate in Europe. Was it true?
Google AI:
"Based on my research, the claim in the Guardian article that Sweden had the second-highest gun violence rate in Europe in 2023 is substantiated by the available data.
The Guardian article you cited, "How gang violence took hold of Sweden in five charts," states that based on United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) data, Sweden has the second-highest rate of gun-related deaths per capita among European countries with a population over one million, second only to Albania.
My search of various sources, including reports from the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå) and academic studies, corroborates this finding. These sources confirm that while most European countries have seen a decline in gun homicides, Sweden is an outlier with a significant and continuous increase since the mid-2000s. The violence is often concentrated among young men in criminal milieus, which sets Sweden apart from its neighbors. For example, a 2021 study found Sweden had the second-highest gun homicide rate among 22 surveyed European countries, and other sources note that Sweden's gun homicide rate is significantly higher than the European average."
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