Police report assault, Gothenburg

The police in Västra Götaland report this:

During the afternoon, a man was arrested on suspicion of assault in a close relationship. The plaintiff woman has not been in need of emergency medical care.

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Info on Abuse crime

The number of reports of abuse has increased in Sweden by 2% between 2013-2021 *. Gothenburg is top 3 in Sweden this year in terms of assault.

The city with the highest number of assault crimes so far this year is Stockholm, followed by Malmö and Gothenburg. Short facts about Gothenburg

Gothenburg has 607,882 inhabitants and is located in Västra Götaland. “In the 19th century, Gothenburg was largely industrialized by British immigrants and during this time Gothenburg was nicknamed “Little London”, which the city is still called today”.

* The statistics come from the Crime Prevention Council

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