Sweden: the gun violence capital of Europe

[Your Old Comrade]

Dateline investigates how Sweden has become the unlikely gun violence capital of Europe. With gangs and drugs driving the bloodshed, we explore the radical solutions proposed that could change Sweden forever.

[Your Old Comrade]

This has never happened before in Sweden: The government has called in the army to help combat rampant gang violence in the cities. The police seem overwhelmed, the politicians helpless. In 2022, 62 people were killed in shootings. And both perpetrators and victims are getting younger. During his research in Stockholm and Uppsala, our reporter wants to find out: Why is this wave of violence hitting 'tranquil' Sweden of all places...Why can't the authorities get it under control? Is the situation partly due to a failed integration policy? And: What are the ways out of the violence? Our reporter meets ex-gangsters, survivors, police officers and social workers.

Report: Gunnar Köhne