But they have socialism and chocolate so let's not pay attention to the homicide rates.

Haha nah but jokes aside I think this has less to do with Sweden having a rash of violent crimes than El Salvador drastically reducing violent crime, as Sweden had record low murder numbers last year.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/sweden-recorded-lowest-number-homicides-decade-2024-2025-03-31/

https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-homicides-gangs-bukele-69384a8705267eaddd18dcd28a53465b