City Rejects New Crime Fighting Team, Cites Existing Efforts

The Centre Party proposed that Stockholm establish a cross-municipal supervisory team, similar to Botkyrka's "OTTO-team," to more effectively combat organised crime, welfare fraud, environmental crime, work-related crime, and human trafficking, with social services playing a clear role in identifying and assisting victims. The City Executive Board rejected the motion, stating that the city already has an established and effective "Coordinated Supervision" collaboration that addresses these concerns, and therefore prefers to further develop existing work rather than introduce a new parallel structure.