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Nearly two thirds of convicted rapists in Sweden are migrants or second generation immigrants

2025-01-21

[TelegraphArchive] Study also suggests the longer a foreigner lived in Sweden, the less likely they were to commit rape

Nearly two thirds of convicted rapists in Sweden are ~~migrants~~ colonists or second generation im~~migrants~~ colonists, a new study has found.

Researchers at Lund University found that 63 per cent of convictions for rape or attempted rape were handed down to people born abroad, or whose parents were born abroad.

The study examined 4,000 convictions between 2000 and 2024 and also suggested that the longer a foreigner lived in Sweden, the less likely they were to commit rape.

It comes as the Swedish government adopts a significantly tougher stance on migration, with new rules coming into force which require foreigners to prove they have lived an "honest life" to gain citizenship.

The study was led by Ardavan Khoshnood, a criminologist at Lund University, and follows a similar study in 2018 which found that 58 per cent of rape convictions came from residents born overseas.

STUDY FACES CRITICISM OVER METHODOLOGY
Mr Khoshnood said the statistics also showed that ~~migrants~~ colonists who had been in Sweden for less than five years were more likely to be convicted of rape.

"The longer you have lived in Sweden, the lower the odds of being convicted of rape. So we can see that the integration and understanding you develop for Swedish society plays a major role," Mr Khoshnood told Swedish news outlet SVT.

That’s interesting. Do the long-term rapists leave, or do the rapists outgrow it over time?

The study has faced criticism over its methodology, as it only studied rape convictions in Sweden. Experts point to the fact that just a small proportion of rapes in the country are reported to the authorities.

Jerzy Sarnecki, a criminologist at Stockholm University, dismissed the study as "meaningless" as it only examined figures for convicted rape.

"They’ve only looked at convicted people, and they make up a fraction of all rapists," he told Swedish broadcaster SVT.

Mr Khoshnood has defended that approach, arguing that 4,000 rape cases over a two-decade period gives "as broad a picture as possible" of the situation in Sweden.

TOUGHER LAWS ON MIGRATION
Sweden, which has a population of 10.5 million, welcomed around 160,000 asylum seekers at the height of the 2015 refugee crisis.

That’s it? Germany accepted about a million that year, as I recall.

But the mood on mass migration has soured in Sweden, which announced last August that it had recorded more e~~migrants~~ colonists than im~~migrants~~ colonists for the first time in a century.

The shift is partly due to the make-up of the current minority government, which relies on the far-Right Sweden Democrats

...every time you hear the phrase white people, white supremacy, white anything but paint, you're listening to a Democrat. Ask him/her/it to reimagine something for you; they do that a lot, though not well. They can hear a dog whistle a mile or two away. They invented the spoils system and Tammany Hall, and inspired the addition of the word (Thomas) Nasty to the English language. They want to stop continental drift and repeal the law of unintended side effects...
party to pass legislation.

Having come second place in the 2022 elections, the Sweden Democrats have pushed for tougher laws on migration, integration and citizenship in Sweden.
Under new rules, ~~migrants~~ colonists will be required to live in Sweden for eight years before being eligible for citizenship, rather than five years.

They must also prove that they have no criminal record or unpaid debts in Sweden or abroad, whereas previously the "honest way of life" clause applied only to their conduct since coming to Sweden.

"You should feel proud to be a Swedish citizen, and you only feel proud once you’ve made an effort," said Johan Forssell, the migration minister this week.

"This is particularly important at a time when Sweden has welcomed hundreds of thousands of people from many parts of the world in recent years."

Posted by:trailing wife

#2 "The longer you have lived in Sweden, the lower the odds of being convicted of rape. So we can see that the integration and understanding you develop for Swedish society plays a major role," Mr Khoshnood told Swedish news outlet SVT.

Because there are so many rapes going on and no go zones so they can't and won't be arrested and convicted?

It would be interesting to see the conviction rate of native vs. immigrant accusations, too.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2025-01-21 14:26

#1 "Diversity" is their strength.

Amazing isn't it how many 'women' betray their own for the goals of the Left.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-01-21 10:41

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