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Survey on crime prevention work by municipalities The National Council for Crime Prevention and the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities conducted a survey to find out how crime prevention work is carried out in municipalities. On...

The program aims to improve local crime prevention.

The safety questionnaire directed to residents can be used in planning local crime prevention work.

Icehearts The Icehearts operating model aims to prevent the social exclusion of children and young people with the aid of sports. Background Social exclusion is expensive in both human and economic terms. It has been estimated that one socially ex...

The Council consists of a chairperson and deputy chairperson, and 16 members and their substitutes, who are nominated for three-year terms. The present term expires on September 30th, 2018.

MARAC A Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference, or a MARAC in short, is a tool to assess the risk of recurrent intimate partner violence. Background The MARAC method was originally developed in Cardiff, Great Britain, in 2003. The method has subs...

The National Council for Crime Prevention has a chairperson, a deputy chairperson and 16 members and their substitutes, appointed by the Government for a term of three years at a time.

Example of a safety questionnaire Below are the questions of the local safety questionnaire and their response alternatives as well as possible explanations for the questions for copying by the organisers in the municipality. So this is not an ong...

21.10.2025 | REPORTS AND GUIDELINES 55 2016 Working Together for Safer and More Secure Communities National Crime Prevention Programme Working Together for Safer and More Secure Communities National Crime Prevention Programme Reports and guidelines 55/2016 ISS...

21.10.2025 | REPORTS AND GUIDELINES 55 2016 Working Together for Safer and More Secure Communities National Crime Prevention Programme Working Together for Safer and More Secure Communities National Crime Prevention Programme Reports and guidelines 55/2016 ISS...

21.10.2025 | WORKING TOGETHER FOR A SAFE SOCIETY The National Crime Prevention Program Ministry of Justice The National Council for Crime Prevention Finland FOREWORD The Council of State of Finland took a decision in principle on a national crime prevention pr...

21.10.2025 | 1 Government Resolution on the action plan to prevent and tackle youth and gang-related crimes (2024–2027) Contents 1. GOVERNMENT PROGRAMME ENTRY AND PREPARATION OF THE ACTION PLAN ..................................... 1 2. YOUTH CRIME CONCERNS: V...

21.10.2025 | NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR REDUCING VIOLENCE IN FINLAND (Summary) 2 Contents 1. The Principles of the programme 2. Finnish Violence 2.1 The prevalence of violence in Finland – international comparisons 2.2 The development of violence in Finland 2.3 Al...

21.10.2025 | 1 Government Resolution on the action plan to prevent and tackle youth and gang-related crimes (2024–2027) Contents 1. GOVERNMENT PROGRAMME ENTRY AND PREPARATION OF THE ACTION PLAN ..................................... 1 2. YOUTH CRIME CONCERNS: V...

The Anchor model The Anchor (‘Ankkuri’) model is geared towards early intervention in juvenile delinquency and intimate partner violence, as well as preventive work within these areas. The model is based on multi-agency cooperation between differe...

1.11.2017 | The results of the survey on crime prevention work by municipalities in 2017 is now published.

16.4.2019 | A recent review drawn up by the National Council for Crime Prevention deals with the improvement of safety in the local environment and gives recommendations on how to take the crime prevention perspective into consideration in the planning and design of the built environment and how to engage residents in the planning process.

24.11.2016 | The National Crime Prevention Programme entitled Working Together for Safer and More Secure Communities, prepared by the National Council for Crime Prevention, aims to promote local cooperation to reduce and prevent crime and the harm caused by it as well as the risk of becoming a victim of crime. We can all take part in preventing crime and increasing safety and security in our communities.

14.11.2017 | Neighbourhood help working group & guidelines in a nutshell. 23.5.2014 European neighbours´day in Helsinki Juha in memoriam Increasing the good will decrease the bad Neighbourhood help working group (2012-2014) set up by the Council for Crime Prev...

7.7.2014 | A summary of the council's annual report 2013