Editing Gang rape (section)

===Sweden===
{{Main|Rape in Sweden}}
{{See also|Immigration and crime#Sweden}}
In 2013, ''Forskning & Framsteg'' ''(FoF)'', a Swedish popular science magazine, published an article reporting that "The evidence suggests that gang rapes in [[Sweden]] is increasing - despite the decline in violent crime in general."<ref name="Dramatic increase in the number of reported gang rape. Author: Henrik Hojer">[http://fof.se/tidning/2013/10/artikel/dramatisk-okning-av-antalet-anmalda-gruppvaldtakter Dramatisk ökning av antalet anmälda gruppvåldtäkter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113003946/https://fof.se/tidning/2013/10/artikel/dramatisk-okning-av-antalet-anmalda-gruppvaldtakter |date=2019-01-13 }}. ''Forskning & Framsteg'' (2013-10-09). Retrieved on 2017-01-25.</ref> ''FoF'' went on to report that, "The increase, which primarily occurred in the 2000s, may have to do with "rape with multiple perpetrators" from 2004, classified as "serious crime", which means that more obscure cases fall into this category." ''FoF'' further reports that "National Council's investigator, Klara Hradilova-Selin, said that "developments could at least partly be interpreted in terms of an actual increase."<ref name="Dramatic increase in the number of reported gang rape. Author: Henrik Hojer"/> Although there are a number of other important reasons why we are seeing more reports, such as, Klara Hradilova-Selin goes on to say, "more women dare to go the police" and an "increased alcohol consumption".<ref name="Dramatic increase in the number of reported gang rape. Author: Henrik Hojer"/> Finally ''FoF'' goes on to report that in the 1990s "In the gang rape of three or more perpetrators 39 percent are foreign born."<ref name="Dramatic increase in the number of reported gang rape. Author: Henrik Hojer"/> The statistics for gang rapes were not investigated by Swedish authorities after 2006.<ref name="Dramatic increase in the number of reported gang rape. Author: Henrik Hojer"/>

On 21 January 2017, in [[Uppsala]], [[Sweden]], a group of Arab Facebook users allegedly [[2017 Uppsala rape|gang-raped an unconscious woman]] for several hours.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38717186 |title=Facebook Live 'broadcasts gang rape' of woman in Sweden |work=BBC |date=23 January 2017 |access-date=24 January 2017 |archive-date=25 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125023059/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38717186 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thelocal.se/20170122/three-in-sweden-live-streamed-gang-rape-on-facebook |title=Man in Sweden 'live-streamed gang rape on Facebook' |publisher=The Local Europe AB |date=22 January 2017 |access-date=24 January 2017 |archive-date=23 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123150041/http://www.thelocal.se/20170122/three-in-sweden-live-streamed-gang-rape-on-facebook |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/23/three-men-arrested-sweden-facebook-live-gang-rape-uppsala |title=Three men arrested in Sweden after Facebook Live 'gang-rape' |website=The Guardian |date=2017-01-23 |access-date=2018-04-08 |archive-date=2018-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408210339/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/23/three-men-arrested-sweden-facebook-live-gang-rape-uppsala |url-status=live }}</ref> The crime was stopped when viewers of the Facebook live feed realized what was happening and phoned the police, who entered the apartment and interrupted the crime still in progress.<ref name="UppsalaLiveRape">{{cite news|title=Swedish police arrest 3 for broadcasting rape live to Facebook|url=http://www.dw.com/en/swedish-police-arrest-3-for-broadcasting-rape-live-to-facebook/a-37246056|access-date=29 January 2017|agency=Reuters|publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]]|date=23 January 2017|archive-date=26 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126203249/http://www.dw.com/en/swedish-police-arrest-3-for-broadcasting-rape-live-to-facebook/a-37246056|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/sweden-uppsala-gang-rape-live-streamed-facebook-social-media-three-arrested-a7540176.html |title=Sweden gang rape 'live-streamed on Facebook' |last=Sharman |first=Jon |website=[[The Independent]] |date=2017-01-23 |access-date=2018-04-08 |archive-date=2018-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409043051/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/sweden-uppsala-gang-rape-live-streamed-facebook-social-media-three-arrested-a7540176.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2018, newspaper ''[[Expressen]]'' investigated gang rape court cases from the two preceding years and found that there were 43 men having been convicted. Their average age was 21 and 13 were under the age of 18 when the crime was committed. Of the convicted, 40 out of the 43 [[Immigration to Sweden|were either immigrants (born abroad) or born in Sweden to immigrant parents]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/brottscentralen/qs/de-ar-mannen-som-valdtar-tillsammans/|title=De är män som våldtar kvinnor tillsammans: "Jag tyckte det var en rolig grej att filma"|work=Expressen|access-date=2018-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320113923/https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/brottscentralen/qs/de-ar-mannen-som-valdtar-tillsammans/|archive-date=20 March 2018|language=sv-SE}}</ref> Another investigation by newspaper [[Aftonbladet]] found that of 112 men and boys convicted for gang rape since July 2012, 82 were born outside Europe. The median age of the victims was 15, while 7 out of 10 perpetrators were between 15 and 20.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/rLKwKR/unik-granskning-112-pojkar-och-man-domda-for-gruppvaldtakt|title=112 pojkar och män dömda för gruppvåldtäkt|work=Aftonbladet|access-date=2018-05-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507070557/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/rLKwKR/unik-granskning-112-pojkar-och-man-domda-for-gruppvaldtakt|archive-date=7 May 2018|language=sv}}</ref>