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Murders during 2025 fell to their lowest level in Sweden, here are the methods that worked!

2026-03-31 11:22:39Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Murders during 2025 fell to their lowest level in Sweden, here are the methods

Sweden's homicide rate fell to its lowest level in more than a decade in 2025, official statistics showed on Tuesday, as new tools and methods helped police crack down on gang violence that has plagued the country for the past 20 years.

The Swedish National Board for Crime Prevention (BRA) said 84 people were murdered last year, down from 92 in 2024 and well below the record of 124 murders in 2020.

"The development of the number of homicides in 2025 represents the second consecutive year of decline and was the lowest level since 2012," the BRA said in a statement.

The figures are a welcome boost for the right-wing government, which won the 2022 election partly thanks to a promise to combat gang violence that had driven gun deaths to the highest level in the European Union.

The BRA added that the deadliest non-gang-related shooting in Sweden in February last year, in which 10 people were killed, had a significant impact on the 2025 figures, accounting for almost a quarter of all deaths attributed to gun violence.

Sweden holds elections this September and crime is a key issue for voters, even though the number of incidents of gun violence in Sweden has more than halved since 2022.

Police and politicians cite new methods, additional resources and increased powers as reasons for the decline in crime. The changes include anonymity for some witnesses in court, increased electronic surveillance, tougher sentences and so-called safe zones, where police can stop people even if they are not suspected of a crime.

Police say the measures have allowed them to seize gang assets and have become more effective in preventing gun violence.

Gun violence remained the most common cause of violent death, claiming the lives of 42 people in 2025, three fewer than the year before.


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