He says that the police's assessment is that there is a weak but tangible development in the right direction. The police point out, among other things, that the open drug trade has decreased and that the police are not being attacked in the same way as before in the vulnerable areas.
Isn't that quite a bit of progress?
You have to put it in a broader context. For example, the total number of shootings has been halved over a three-year period, says Strömmer, who believes that this is an important success for the vulnerable areas that are greatly affected by serious gang violence.
The Minister of Justice believes that new tools, working methods and resources are needed. But he also admits that the government is far from done.
For me, it also becomes a clear signal that it is extremely important not to deviate an inch from the course we have chosen.
One area has been added to the police's situational picture of vulnerable areas in Sweden, and one has disappeared, compared to how it looked two years ago. Strömmer does not have a target for when the number of vulnerable areas will decrease significantly.
I see the situation as a basis for different actors in society to work more effectively together to push back on crime.
