Completely unreported in the American media, Sweden has quietly closed its border for further “migrants” and “asylum seekers.” The Inquisitive Bird substack tells much of the story:
The number of immigrants in Sweden have greatly increased over the last few decades. Between 2002 and 2023, the share of the Swedish population that was either foreign-born or had at least one foreign-born parent increased from 21% to 35% (SCB). This has led to a natural question whether immigration has contributed to the worrying crime trends in the country. As we will see, data confirms this suspicion. The police have also spoken openly about the challenges arising from gang activity related to the immigrant influx. As a consequence, the public attitude about immigration and crime has shifted. . .
Now in 2024, Sweden’s borders are relatively closed. Projections indicate that in this year, Sweden will receive the lowest number of asylum seekers since 1997. The number of residence permits have also greatly decreased. For the first time in 50 years, Sweden is now experiencing net emigration (i.e., more leave than arrive).
Here are a couple of graphic displays of Sweden’s immigrant problem:
Chaser, from Inquisitive Bird:
Sweden is the only European country that has seen a continuous increase in firearm homicides against men and young adults since 2005, and this firearm homicide rate is now very high by European standards (Selin et al., 2024). Not only that, Sweden has seen a worrying increase in hand grenade detonations (Sturup et al., 2020). Very recently, these developments have also started to bleed into the neighboring country of Denmark, where organized criminals cross the Øresund bridge and commit serious crime. A “scary phenomenon”, says the Danish Minister of Justice.
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