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Swedish broadcaster SVT reviewed all the 843 guilty verdicts in cases involving rape or attempted rape that occurred in the country since 2013 as part of its research.
Its journalists revealed that 58 percent of those convicted were born outside the country, while almost 40 percent were migrants from the Middle East and Africa.
Besides, over eight out of 10 men convicted of rape in cases where the perpetrator was unknown to the victim were born abroad, according to STV.
Asylum seekers from Afghanistan topped the chart of foreigners sentenced for rape crimes, as 45 of the 843 migrants from the country were convicted in Sweden.
The sexual assault convicts were also described as people with a low level of education, a third of whom had a pre-existing criminal history. According to the broadcaster, many of the perpetrators were under the influence of drugs or alcohol when they raped or attempted to rape their victims.
Since the peak of the migrant crisis in 2015 when Sweden took in around 160,000 asylum seekers, crime associated with the new arrivals and their inability to accept European values have been a hot topic in the country.
Following the release of the report, the anti-migrant Sweden Democrats Party said that foreigners guilty of rape should be swiftly deported. The party is currently polling at 19 percent, according to Ipsos, and is looking to record its best-ever result in the forthcoming election on September 9.
However, SVT pointed out that no conclusions could be made on the real scale of involvement of migrants in sexual assault, as the conviction rate in relation to rape in the country remains very low.
The survey still raises questions on the Sweden's ability to integrate immigrants.
I find the article choose words wrongly, to frame an entire country. Guilty for not having the ability to integrate migrants. Integration cannot be forced upon others, they must want to do so. And some migrants find that social welfare and subsidies allows them to live (survive) in districts in which no Swedish natives are present. So no incentive for integration. Which does not mean the entire society is to blame.
About crime it is curious how the open border policy plays. It means no background checks are done on the criminal history of migrants before they enter the country. First they enter, later on backgrounds checks can take place. It makes no sense to accept a person (refugee or asylum seeker) which has for instance: an international order of capture for crimes pending to be judged. I'll bet some middle-east countries would like to judge moderate freedom fighters for crimes pending justice. I believe Iraq deported a person for crimes committed in Germany (rape and murder of a child). The same could happen in reverse: send criminals back, if there is evidence of crimes they've commited.
Sweden has enjoyed peace and stability for decades. Now chaos handlers have something in mind for the near future. To experiment with multi-culturalism ideas and see how society crumble into a civil war. A model for others to follow. At least a military officer in Sweden already warned they must be prepared for the near future. To police the country and restore order [when chaos is unleashed]. Same idea floating around in other countries too. Europe is going to suffer big time.