Abstract
ABSTRACTFirearm-related violence is common in our contemporary world and causes serious harm to humans as well as to the society. One of the countries in which firearm-related violence is increasing is Sweden and its most southern region, Skane, in which Malmo, Sweden's third largest city, is highly affected. If not contained and limited, Sweden risks becoming more and more violent.
Highlights
Firearm-related violence is a serious threat to mankind and a well-known public health issue [1]
In discussing criminality and firearm-related violence, a report by the Geneva Declaration [4] states that close to 60% of all global homicides are committed by a firearm, and that only 19% of all homicides in the western Europe is committed by a firearm, which makes it the lowest in the international community
The three largest cities in Sweden, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmo, are the ones most affected by crime and firearm-related violence
Summary
Firearm-related violence is a serious threat to mankind and a well-known public health issue [1]. In discussing criminality and firearm-related violence, a report by the Geneva Declaration [4] states that close to 60% of all global homicides are committed by a firearm, and that only 19% of all homicides in the western Europe is committed by a firearm, which makes it the lowest in the international community. One of the countries in the western Europe usually deemed safe and quite preserved from firearm-related violence and deadly violence has been Sweden. This is, no longer true, and even Sweden is today to a high degree affected by the increasing use of firearmrelated violence and criminality
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