Crime prevention work in Sweden
Current status and development needs 2023. English Summary
This report aims to provide a broad picture of how crime prevention work has been conducted and developed locally, regionally and nationally in relation to the objectives described in Sweden’s national crime prevention programme.
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Summary
ince 2017, Brå has been commissioned by the Swedish government to produce an annual report on crime prevention work in Sweden. This report is part of a series of annual reports that aims to provide a broad picture of how crime prevention work has been conducted and developed locally, regionally and nationally in relation to the objectives described in Sweden’s national crime prevention programme Combating Crime Together – A National Crime Prevention Programme (Tillsammans mot brott – ett nationellt brotts förebyggande program, government communication 2016/17:126). The report, like the crime prevention programme, focuses on actors who use different types of measures to prevent crime and criminality at various levels. The report is based primarily on data from surveys, interviews and document studies conducted by Brå, although it also describes matters identified through Brå’s national monitoring, networking and other ongoing work.
This year’s report focuses in particular on the work of crime prevention actors in relation to forthcoming legislation (SOU 2021:49 and government bill 2022/23:43) and the most pressing development needs in preparation for this new legislation. This year’s report also specifically highlights how local and regional actors incorporate gender equality and age perspectives in their crime prevention work. To better describe crime prevention work in Sweden, the report is divided into five chapters:
- Local crime prevention work
- Regional crime prevention work
- National crime prevention work
- Brå’s development work
- Conclusions and closing discussion