No. 1,182 in Swedish

brottsförebyggande

Crime prevention.

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Brottsförebyggande arbete är viktigt för att skapa trygghet i samhället.
Preventive efforts against crime are important to create safety in society.
Here, 'brottsförebyggande' is used as an adjective to describe 'arbete', meaning this work is oriented towards preventing crime.
Polisen fokuserar på brottsförebyggande åtgärder som utbildning och patrullering.
The police focus on preventive measures against crime such as education and patrolling.
In this sentence, 'brottsförebyggande' qualifies 'åtgärder', showcasing its application in describing actions aimed at crime prevention.
En brottsförebyggande instans kan hjälpa till att minska antalet brott genom samarbete.
A crime-preventing agency can help reduce the number of crimes through cooperation.
The word 'brottsförebyggande' is used attributively here to characterize the agency's primary function of preventing crimes.

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