I submitted this link to a couple of my Swedish friends. One of them just came back from Malmo, Sweden. They believe this article to be TRASH! They said that the author has engaged in cherry picking of news stories in order to paint a bleak picture. The problem is limited to a few neighborhoods and is similar to what would one expect in New York or Chicago.
I travel to Europe frequently. I have been in Scotland, Oslo, Sweden, and France, just this year on separate trips. I noted no problems. I was told while I was there that in the late '90s that Brussels has succumbed to "white flight" to the suburbs.
One of my friends was concerned because his apartment was next to a synagogue in Paris. Nothing happened.
I don't know if things are getting worse. I observed more crime in southern France in the 1980's than now. It's hard for Americans to assess. It's clearly different to walk through the streets of Paris after dark, but I still feel safe.
There have been many reports of Muslims gangraping French Christian girls, calling them whores and worse. If this happened to men instead of young girls...would the French pay more attention? Just a thought.
"The problem is limited to a few neighborhoods."
Isn't that enough? How many neighborhoods have to be brutalized before it is a problem? This is an example of denial in action.
"I noted no problems. I was told while I was there that in the late '90s that Brussels has succumbed to "white flight" to the suburbs."
Apparently the Belgians "noted" some problems. You might consider visiting the exclusively moslem "neighborhoods" next time you're in Paris and let us know what you note.
I haven't been there so all I know is what I read here and other venues. I'd really like to read first-hand observations.