Sweden’s crime epidemic has reached a shocking new level, as officials warn that gangs are now recruiting teenage girls as assassins and bombers. The Sweden gang crisis, detailed in a Telegraph investigation, shows that girls as young as 15 are being lured through social media and promised thousands of dollars to carry out murders, arson, and bomb attacks.
Prosecutor Lisa dos Santos explained that gangs exploit a blind spot in law enforcement: “Green Women,” as the girls are called, were initially overlooked by investigators. In some cases, bounties of up to $17,500 are offered for killings.
One case involved a 17-year-old named Olivia, who was caught on video delivering explosives for a petrol bomb attack. After the strike, she coolly texted her boyfriend that the job had gone “OK.” For her role, she received a one-year prison sentence.
The brutal reality is that many of these young recruits appear eager to prove themselves “as ruthless, if not more so, than their male equivalents.” Prosecutor Ida Arnell described a chilling moment when a 15-year-old girl was asked if she wanted to fire at a rival’s door or his head—she chose the head.
In 2023 alone, 280 girls between 15 and 17 were charged with violent crimes, including murder and manslaughter. Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer admitted the scale of the crisis: girls are now “much more widespread” in Sweden’s criminal networks than previously believed.
