Across the nation, reported home burglaries fell by 3 percent last year, according to preliminary figures from the Crime Prevention Council, Brå. In the East in total, the number decreased by 5 percent and in Östergötland specifically, the number of home burglaries decreased by 3 percent.
Jönköping accounted for the largest reduction in the police region in the East, but in Södermanland it has increased by almost 12 percent according to statistics.
According to the police, neighborhood cooperation is an effective way to reduce housing burglary. According to a review of international research carried out by Brå, crime in an area where there is neighborly cooperation is reduced by about a quarter.