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Bo trygt municipality partnerships in Denmark create. Source: Bo trygt.
Stakeholders are interviewed annually as to how in the 'anchoring process' they are supported by the Bo trygt approach.
The partnership currently consists of:
The Funders Group, which sets the overall strategic direction:
• The philanthropic agencies, TrygFonden and Realdania form the Funders Group.
• The action board, consisting of core partners, which runs ongoing activities:
• The Crime Prevention Council. Competent professional knowledge on crime prevention. Also runs Neighbourhood Watch, an effort to empower neighbours to be vigilant and help each other prevent burglary and insecurity.
• Police represented at chief inspector level.
• Selected Bo trygt municipalities.
• Insurance & Pension.
• Bolius Knowledge Centre.
Local municipality and police partnerships: The emphasis on safe living has made it possible to establish partnerships with a large number of municipalities. In the local Bo Tryg partnerships, the individual municipality and the local police district work together with inhabitants of the municipality to create security for the latter and to prevent burglaries. One way of doing this is by working closely with
Bo trygt municipality partnerships in Denmark
Neighbourhood Friends, who organise neighbourhood help in each neighbourhood. The first years showed that police-municipality cooperation is central to achieving results.
In addition, Bo trygt seeks to collaborate with and influence other partners who share the same vision. These include:
• Police districts.
• Ministries with relevant responsibilities, e.g. for stolen goods and planning work.
• Insurance companies. Pay out large sums in compensation to homeowners in the event of burglary, are in contact with people who experience burglary and can contribute to the dissemination of knowledge on the prevention of burglary and theft.
• Online trade forums (such as DBA and GulogGratis in Denmark), reflecting the sale of stolen goods to digital platforms.
• Advisory services. Disseminate crime prevention advice and Neighbourhood Watch, offer free advice to victims of burglary.
• Craftsmen and hardware stores. Knowledge and know-how on how ro secure buildings against burglary.
• Media; local newspapers are especially important because they cover burglaries and are read.
• Civil society in the form of e.g. landowner associations, village councils etc., because they set a hyperlocal agenda.
'At one point, we reached DKK 1 billion in compensation just for burglaries, and it was clear that we had to do something. But we can't do it alone. We are very happy that there were people willing to coordinate efforts and get something done. We've been behind it from the start, and with the broad cooperation now in place, we believe for the first time that we can succeed'. Tine
Aabye, Chief Engineer, Insurance & Pension
'The police district of North Zealand is without comparison the police district in Denmark where there are most burglaries in private homes. We have maybe 35 burglaries a week. So what has been important for us has been to set a common agenda and mobilise as many people as possible to prevent burglaries and ensure safety in local areas. So it's also a recognition that we can't do it all ourselves as police. We need to mobilise other agencies, municipalities and the general population if we are to succeed in our purpose of reducing burglary and increasing safety'. Lene
Sørensen, Chief Inspector, North Zealand Police District
Work process
The partners work on many levels. For example, by influencing relevant structural barriers that can reduce the level of burglary; and by disseminating professional practices such as promoting the use of crime prevention and safety principles in municipal planning strategies. Municipalities, police and civil society are currently building partnerships to ensure rapid response when there is a spate of burglaries. The Secretariat supports learning networks in which representatives of the partners meet regularly to strengthen and motivate the action plan and accelerate the dissemination of solutions that work in other municipalities and police districts.
In the context of developing the current Bo trygt Anchoring Strategy 2022-2026, the international consultancy with expertise in Collective Impact, FSG, carried out an analysis of the
