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Crime became Sweden's top worry, but refugee opposition stopped rising
Ten years transformed the public agenda, while resistance to refugee reception levelled off after a post-2015 jump.
Where shootings rose, refugee attitudes hardened slightly, and more among heavy news users. The Swedish study does not prove cause and effect, but it shows how crime coverage can widen into migration politics.
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