People sometimes ask how safe Stockholm is to visit. Decades ago I would have said that it's absolutely safe, and that Sweden is one of the safest countries in the world. But things are changing these days...
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I decided to visit Rinkeby, a suburb of Stockholm that's infamous for having many low-income families and immigrants. It's been an area plagued with crime and unemployment - and it's one of the areas of Stockholm that foreign media sometimes calls a no-go zone.
But how dangerous is Rinkeby? And how dangerous is Stockholm - or Sweden - in general? In this video I dive into some statistics as well as anecdotal evidence, and I sprinkle it all with my personal thoughts on the matter.
Another reason I had to go to Rinkeby is that this day was Rinkebyfestivalen - a festival to celebrate the local community, and to build bridges across people and prejudices. Bands and artists were performing, food was served, and people were having a splendid time in the sun.
But how did my visit end? Spoiler: I didn't get shot when I was in Rinkeby. And I didn't get into any trouble at all. In my view there's no place in Sweden that's an actual no-go zone - but we do have areas with high crime rate, violence, and problems in general. But there's no place that deserves to term no-go zone as far as I'm concerned.
That said, Sweden has horrible problems with violent crime, gangs, assaults, and other incidents - especially compared to the rest of the Nordics. Sweden is still a safe country...but the question is for how long, if things continue along this line.