Riot Erupts in Malmö, Sweden

It looks like Malmö, Sweden is making the news for the wrong reasons. I last wrote about Malmö on November 12, 2019 and the violence that was occuring in the city. In fact, there was so much violence that Denmark was putting up border checks. Here's the most recent unfortunate events. Reuters via the New York Times (Aug 28) reported:

A riot broke out on Friday [Aug 28] in the southern Swedish town of Malmo, where at least 300 people had gathered to protest against anti-Islam activities, police said. 

Protesters were throwing objects at police officers and car tyres had been set on fire, a police spokesman said. Earlier in the day, a copy of the Quran had been burned in Malmo by right-wing extremists.

The anti-Islam protests occurred after Rasmus Paludan, leader of Danish far-right political party Hard Line, had been denied permission to have a meeting in Malmo and was stopped at the Swedish border, according to the newspaper.
Daily Mail (Aug 28) added about Paludan:

Mr Paludan, who is known for his anti-Muslim rhetoric, had been banned from Sweden for two years, authorities said Friday.

Calle Persson, spokesperson for the police in Malmo, said the force suspected Mr Paludan was 'going to break the law in Sweden'.

'There was also a risk that his behaviour... would pose a threat to society,' he added.

Paludan was arrested on Friday near Malmo, where he was supposed to take part in an anti-Muslim rally where he had asked people to burn the Koran.

More of a technicality, but Reuters states that Paludan was stopped at the Swedish border while the Daily Mail mentions that Paludan was arrested near Malmö. 

Based on the following article, it looks like the city had gotten a solid handle on gang violence.

The Local (Aug 10):

In October 2018, fed up with years of shootings and explosions connected with the city's gangs, Malmö's police force launched a new strategy based on the Group Violence Intervention (GVI) technique pioneered in US cities such as Boston, Baltimore and Minneapolis. 

 . . . So far this year, Malmö has seen just nine shootings, down from 34 last year, 47 in 2018 and 65 in 2017. 

 . . . Nonetheless, Landgren said that local police had notched up successes, with about ten "really hardcore types" within Malmö's crime gangs agreeing to be "relocated to other parts of Sweden, where they are trying then to start a new life".

First, let's just notice that Sweden took some ideas from America. 

Second, did the city just shift the violence out to other cities in Sweden? I'm not sure relocating hardcore types will result in those individuals committing less crime. Maybe. 

Third, it is uncool that people are out attacking the police, but it is even worse that anti-Muslim protesters would purposely do something that they know will result in violence. Will the efforts the city made to reduce violence go in reverse?