Based on statistics from Brå (Council for prevention of crime) we extracted the annual average for each decennium since 1950 concerning the category "Assault and grave assault". The result shows a nearly 6-fold increase:
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The 10-yearperiod 1990-99 shows a continued increase of reported cases of assault - from 40.700 to 57.600:
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