Sollentuna Aims to Erase Itself from Sweden's Vulnerable Areas List
Sollentuna Municipality has nearly cleared all its neighborhoods from Sweden's vulnerable areas list. Only Tureberg remains as the community works toward complete removal by 2030. Their safety methods could serve as a model for other Swedish municipalities.
Sollentuna Municipality has worked for years to remove all its districts from police lists of vulnerable areas. Only Tureberg remains on the list now. Their methods could help improve safety in other Swedish municipalities.
Henrik Thunes, the municipal council chairman, said in a statement that cooperation with police is the first step. Sollentuna wants to disappear from police lists by 2030. They have five years left to achieve this goal.
The municipality began its safety push in 2020. Edsberg stopped being a vulnerable area in 2023. Police will release their updated list later this year.
Thunes stated they are moving in the right direction. Recent police safety measurements show progress in Sollentuna. In 2024, 20 percent of residents felt unsafe in their neighborhoods at night. This year the number dropped to 17 percent.
The current figure sits just below the regional average. Since 2020, the insecurity rate has fallen by 11 percentage points. Municipal officials clearly view this as a political priority with elections always looming. Their systematic approach shows how local governments can drive concrete safety improvements when they make it a measured objective.