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Are these raped committed by refugees?

  The search results provide mixed information on whether the rapes committed in Sweden are by refugees or immigrants. Here are some key findings: A previous report from Brå showed that rapes overall increased by ten percent in 2017 alone. While the percentage of those reporting violent crimes who were foreign-born increased from 33% to 43% between 2016 and 2017, the percentage of those reporting sexual crimes who were foreign-born decreased from 40% to 38% 1 . About 58% of men convicted in Sweden of rape and attempted rape over the past five years were born abroad, according to data from Swedish national TV 2 . According to the researchers, Swedish-born offenders with Swedish-born parents accounted for 40.8% of the offenders 3 . The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brå) released an extensive report commissioned by the government to analyze all available statistics, including whether this upswing could be connected to the 2015 Syrian immigration wave. Collecting infor...