Exaggerated rape statistics for Sweden in 2013 that have been used to suggest that migrants have driven an increase in assaults are false. Although Swedish crime data show an increase in such offences between 1990 and 2011, there is no evidence migration was a cause, an expert said. One Facebook user (here) uploaded a screenshot of a Jan. 2013 webpage (archived: here) with the headline: “1 in 4 Swedish women will be raped as sexual assaults increase 500%”. In addition, Swedish crime data published in 2021 show no evidence of increased sexual assaults led by immigrants or the children of immigrant parents. There is no proof migration has led to an increase in the incidence of rape in Sweden, which has been exaggerated in social media posts online.

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Persons: SWEDEN Lars Lewenhagen, Brottsförebyggande, ”, “, Lewenhagen, ” Lewenhagen, Read Organizations: Facebook, Twitter, EU’s European Institute for Gender Equality, Reuters Locations: Sweden, SWEDEN, Swedish