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Sweden Unveils National Strategy to Strengthen Crime Prevention Efforts

A New Approach to Combat Growing Concerns Over Crime and Insecurity

March 27, 2024 - Sweden’s government has launched a national strategy to combat growing concerns over crime and insecurity. The new approach prioritizes social crime prevention measures, focusing on preventing children and young people from becoming involved in criminal networks and other types of crime.

Four Key Areas of Focus

  • Effective and Knowledge-Based Crime Prevention Efforts: The strategy emphasizes the need for broad preventive efforts, breaking down barriers to crime at an early stage, and providing support to individuals involved in criminal activity.
  • Reversing the Trend of Gang Crime: Sweden aims to combat gang crime by identifying children and young people with risk behavior or norm-breaking behavior at an early stage and providing them with adequate support to prevent recruitment into criminal gangs.
  • Combating Other Types of Crime: The strategy also focuses on combating other types of crime, investing in judicial system, criminal law measures, and effective crime prevention efforts.
  • Stopping Negative Trends Early: Sweden aims to break down barriers to crime at an early stage, providing support to individuals involved in criminal activity and reversing the trend of gang crime.

Ministerial Meeting Highlights Importance of Supporting Children and Young People

Minister for Social Services Camilla Waltersson Grönvall hosted a Nordic ministerial meeting on children and young people involved in crime. The meeting brought together ministers from across the region to share knowledge-based methods and best practices for preventing child involvement in criminal activity.

Strengthening Crime Prevention Measures

The new national strategy is part of Sweden’s efforts to strengthen its crime prevention measures and ensure a safer society for all citizens. By prioritizing social crime prevention, the government aims to:

  • Reverse the trend of gang crime
  • Combat other types of crime
  • Break down barriers to crime at an early stage
  • Provide support to individuals involved in criminal activity

Conclusion

Sweden’s new national strategy is a crucial step towards creating a safer society for all citizens. By prioritizing social crime prevention, Sweden aims to combat growing concerns over crime and insecurity, ensuring that the country remains a wonderful place to live.