Sweden and domestic violence

Sweden is one of the most atheistic countries in the world.[1] In Sweden, 81 percent of women said they had been harassed at some point after the age of 15 - compared to the EU average of 55 percent.[2]

In March 2014, the Swedish news website The Local published an article entitled Sweden stands out in domestic violence study which declared:

“  |  A new EU review of violence against women has revealed that one in three European women has been assaulted, and one in twenty has been raped, with the Scandinavian countries at the top of the league tables.

In the Scandinavian countries, in contrast, around half of the women reported physical or sexual violence, which researchers at the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights said could have several explanations...

In Sweden, 81 percent of women said they had been harassed at some point after the age of 15 - compared to the EU average of 55 percent. After Sweden, which had the highest rate, Denmark, France, the Netherland and Finland all saw rates above 70 percent. The EU member state with the lowest rate - 24 percent - was Bulgaria.[3]

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Sweden is one of the most atheistic countries in the world and the website adherents.com reported that in 2005 46 - 85% of Swedes were agnostics/atheists/non-believers in God.[4] Sweden also has the 3rd highest rate of belief in evolution as far as Western World nations.[5]

## See also[edit]

* Irreligion and domestic violence
* Sexual immorality and Sweden
* Bestiality and Sweden
* Atheism and morality
* Atheism and women
* Atheism and sexism
* Atheism and rape
* Evolutionary belief and sexual immorality
* European migrant crisis#The rape jihad

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics(Zuckerman, 2005)
2. ↑ Sweden stands out in domestic violence study Published: 05 Mar 2014 08:3
3. ↑ Sweden stands out in domestic violence study Published: 05 Mar 2014 08:3
4. ↑ Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics(Zuckerman, 2005)
5. ↑ Photo: Evolution Less Accepted in U.S. Than Other Western Countries, Study Finds