2010 Rinkeby riots

2010 Rinkeby riots
Date 2010 (2010)
Location Rinkeby, Stockholm, Sweden
59°23′17″N 17°55′43″E / 59.38806°N 17.92861°E / 59.38806; 17.92861
Methods
Parties to the civil conflict

Rioters:

Number
100[1]

For two nights in a row in 2010, youth riots broke out in Rinkeby, a suburb dominated by immigrant residents, in northern Stockholm, Sweden. Up to 100 youths threw bricks, set fires and attacked the local police station in Rinkeby.[1]

Background

Rinkeby is noted for its high concentration of immigrants and people with immigrant ancestry. 89.1% of the population of Rinkeby had a first- or second-generation immigrant background as of 31 December 2007.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sweden riots revive immigration debate". The Australian. 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  2. "Områdesfakta Rinkeby stadsdel". Stockholms stads utrednings- och statistikkontor AB. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
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