Södra Sofielund is a neighbourhood of Malmö, situated in the Borough of Södra Innerstaden, Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. In 2015, the area was reported by daily newspaper Sydsvenskan to be a socially deprived area where drugs were sold openly and heavy violence involving the use of hand grenades and assault rifles occurred.[2]
Södra Sofielund | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Skåne |
County | Skåne County |
Municipality | Malmö Municipality |
Borough of Malmö | Södra Innerstaden |
Population (1 January 2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,478 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
In the 2011–13 period, about 35% of the population originated outside the EU and the Nordic countries.[3]
In its December 2015 report, Police in Sweden placed the district in the most severe category of urban areas with high crime rates.[4]
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