Ranelid cites car fires which were previously unknown but have now become commonplace across the country along with an explosion in shootings.

The author said that blaming the "frustrations" of young people for the crime wave was a cop out since his generation had it just as touch but didn't turn to criminality.

"They lived crowded in outdated apartments and the economy of many families was poor, but none of my hundreds of acquaintances, friends and playmates burned cars, robbed old people or wore weapons," he wrote.