Through “efforts in priority areas” (IPO), the Oslo police will reduce perceived insecurity in priority areas of the capital. This is what the Oslo Police District writes in a recent report which will be presented on Tuesday morning.
“The short-term goals of the effort are to prevent violence in public spaces and reduce the extent of and recruitment to criminal networks,” it says.
The police district’s long-term goals include increased security in the local community and increased trust in the police in priority areas.
– After several years of a decline in crime, we now see that things are going in the wrong direction. We are concerned about the increase we have seen in youth crime in the past year, and we are particularly concerned about the development in the use of violence and the carrying of knives, says police chief in Oslo, Ida Melbo Øystese, during a press conference at 09:00 on Tuesday morning.
In the Oslo police district, 32 areas were the subject of an extended area analysis.
Based on this, it has been decided that the priority areas in the Oslo police district are Asker centre, Bjørndal, Furuset, Grønland, Majorstuen, Mortensrud/Bjørnerud, Sandvika centre, Tøyen and Veitvet.
SHOOTING: The police moved out with extensive resources after a report of a shooting in the center of Oslo on the night of 15 January last year. Photo: Annika Byrde / NTB
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Violence and drugs
The police point out that several areas in Old Oslo are characterized by a high proportion of street crime such as violence, disorderly conduct and drug dealing.
It is pointed out that Greenland had a very high proportion of crime believed to create insecurity compared to the other areas in the central unit.
“The main weight of the cases were violent offences, including several attempted murders outdoors in a public place. During one of them, shots were fired,” the area analysis says.
In addition, both the proportion of youth cases that create insecurity and the proportion of police assignments are very high in Greenland compared to the other areas in the central unit, the Oslo police point out.
“The area is characterized by a visible criminal network. The network deals in drugs and commits violence, and mainly commits crime in the Greenland/Tøyen area,” it says.
The police are hunting this man after a drug deal ended in violence in central Oslo on 23 April. Reporter: Mia Engenes Bratlie. Video: Åsted Norway
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The clothes are contagious
In the security survey, Greenland stands out negatively compared to the other areas in the central unit and in the rest of the Oslo police district.
22 per cent have answered that they feel very or rather unsafe in their local environment.
The police’s experience suggests that the problems in Greenland are also Tøyen’s main problem.
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There is some insecurity on Tøyen, and this is linked to youth crime, visible drug dealing and criminal actors who stay in the area.
In unit west, Majorstua, Sandvika and Asker center have a high proportion of crime that creates insecurity, a high proportion of youth cases and a high proportion of police assignments compared to the other areas in the unit.
MINISTER OF JUSTICE: Emilie Enger Mehl. Photo: Lars Eivind Bones / Dagbladet
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Attempted murder
In Unit East, the police’s priority areas are Furuset, Veitvet, Bjørnerud/Mortensrud and Bjørndal, all of which have a high proportion of crime believed to create insecurity.
For Furuset, it is pointed out that the majority of the cases the police have seen deal with violent offences, including four attempted murders.
At Bjørnerud and Mortensrud, the majority of the cases were violent offenses and several of the cases were serious violence.
“Furthermore, the areas are characterized by violence against public servants and illegal arming with knives in public places,” writes the Oslo police.
