Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TTPolice are stepping up efforts to crack down on gang crime after 81 shooting incidents this summer. Between January and August 202 shootings occurred across the country, with 31 fatalities. Most of the shootings took place in Stockholm (79) and the southern police region which includes Malmö (61), followed by the western region which includes Gothenburg with 21 shootings. READ ALSO: Why Sweden has more fatal shootings per capita than NorwayAs The Local has previously reported, the number of young males aged 15-29 who die in shootings has increased sharply in recent years, although the figure fell to 19 in 2016 compared to 23 in 2015. “I think that tougher new laws, like automatically charging a person carrying a firearm, is the right way to go.”

Source: The Local September 11, 2017 06:00 UTC