Einar H. Dyvik
Research expert covering Nordics and global data for society, economy, and politics
Get in touch with us nowThrough the past 10 years, a knife or another stab weapon was the most common murder weapons used in homicides. In 2023, in 16 of the 35 homicides registered, a knife or another stab weapon was the murder weapon. By comparison, the number of people murdered by firearms was lower.
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