What Det Kriminalpræventive Råd does

Det Kriminalpræventive Råd (DKR) is a Danish government advisory council established in 1971 under the Danish Ministry of Justice, headquartered in Copenhagen with a staff of 45. It serves as the national coordinating body for crime prevention in Denmark, working to reduce the number of criminals, victims, and crime-prone situations while promoting public safety and societal resilience. The organization operates through a structural network of 12 police district councils (Kredsråd) and municipal local councils (Lokalråd) covering all Danish municipalities, and provides frameworks including the SSP cooperation model for school–social services–police coordination, the gang exit program, and urban planning guidance for safe cities.

DKR's core technology product is the Nabohjælp neighborhood crime prevention app, co-developed with TrygFonden and available free on Google Play and the App Store. The organization also publishes the 'Forebyg Forbrydelsen!' podcast series, the Tune Ind sexual consent campaign targeted at youth (using music, influencer content, and creative partners), and an extensive library of educational materials, fact sheets, teaching resources, and annual victim surveys in collaboration with Aalborg University, Copenhagen University, Kantar Gallup, and Statistics Denmark. Its underlying digital platform is dkr.dk, which serves as the central information hub across topics including burglary, IT crime, theft, violence, youth crime, gangs, and hate crimes.

DKR operates as a publicly funded membership association (sammenslutning) of trade associations, agencies, and stakeholders rather than a commercial enterprise. All information, materials, and the Nabohjælp app are provided free of charge to the public, and the organization generates no commercial revenue. Strategic partnerships with TrygFonden, Realdania, and Videncenter Bolius co-fund specific programs such as Nabohjælp and Bo Trygt, while the core operating budget is financed through government appropriations from the Danish Ministry of Justice.

Name

Det Kriminalpræventive Råd

Legal name

Det Kriminalpræventive Råd

Website

https://dkr.dk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Det Kriminalpræventive Råd is a Danish government advisory council under the Ministry of Justice that coordinates national crime prevention across police districts, municipalities, and the public, operating the Nabohjælp community app and publishing crime prevention research, campaigns, and educational materials free of charge.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Advisory Services

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Parole Offices and Probation Offices (922150)

akta.pro primary industry

Alternative Dispute Resolution & Restorative Justice Programs (BPAIAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Housing Policy, Standards & Fair Housing Enforcement (BPAIANAG)

Keywords

• Crime prevention advice
• Public safety education
• Neighborhood watch program
• Youth crime prevention
• Burglary prevention services

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: DKR is a publicly funded advisory body under the Danish Ministry of Justice. It operates as a membership association (sammenslutning) of trade associations, agencies, and other stakeholders with an interest in crime prevention. Its activities are financed through public appropriations rather than commercial revenue generation.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Det Kriminalpræventive Råd (DKR) is a Danish government advisory council that disseminates crime prevention advice, statistics, and educational materials to citizens and public-sector professionals. It operates the Nabohjælp neighborhood watch mobile application in partnership with TrygFonden, the Tune Ind consent-awareness campaign, the SSP collaboration framework for schools, social services, and police, and coordinates 12 police district councils (Kredsråd) plus municipal local councils (Lokalråd) across Denmark. All resources and services are provided free of charge.

Product overview

Det Kriminalpræventive Råd (DKR) is a Danish government crime prevention advisory body, not a traditional technology product company. DKR operates a portfolio of information services and community programs rather than a unified software platform. The core offerings include the Nabohjælp neighborhood crime prevention app (available on Google Play and App Store), the 'Forebyg Forbrydelsen!' podcast series, and the Tune Ind sexual consent awareness campaign with music and video content. DKR also provides extensive educational materials, reports, and teaching resources across crime prevention topics (burglary, IT crime, youth crime, violence, gangs). Supporting services include criminal record information guidance, the national gang exit program ('En vej ud'), and the SSP collaboration model for school-social-police cooperation. The organization focuses on distributing knowledge and facilitating partnerships rather than selling software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nabohjælp: A neighborhood crime prevention initiative operated by DKR and TrygFonden that helps prevent burglaries through neighbour cooperation.
• Tune Ind
• Forebyg Forbrydelsen!

Products and services

• Nabohjælp (Neighborhood Help) Mobile Application

Quantifiable outcome

• Nabohjælp can prevent up to every fourth burglary (25%) while strengthening community bonds among neighbours.
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AntropologerneminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Antropologerne conducted research in 2017 on young people's experiences, perceptions, and norms regarding consent in sexual relationships, commissioned by DKR. The study titled 'Samtykke – viden om det, de unge oplever, gør og påvirkes af på vejen til sex' was published as a 47-page report.
• The National Exit Contact Point (Det Nationale Exitkontaktpunkt)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015The National Exit Contact Point was established in 2015 to coordinate the national exit strategy for helping rocker and gang members leave criminal environments. DKR publishes information and guidance about the exit programme on its website as part of its coordination role. The programme involves cooperation between police, municipalities, and the Prison and Probation Service.
• TrygFondencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrygFonden is DKR's key co-development partner for the Nabohjælp (Neighbourhood Help) initiative, which DKR states can prevent up to one in four burglaries. TrygFonden also co-funds the broader Bo Trygt (Safe Home) initiative together with Realdania and Videncenter Bolius, aimed at reducing the number of burglaries in Denmark.
• RealdaniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRealdania co-funds the Bo Trygt (Safe Home) initiative together with TrygFonden and Videncenter Bolius, focused on reducing the number of burglaries through improved housing security and urban planning.
• Videncenter BoliuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVidencenter Bolius co-funds the Bo Trygt initiative with TrygFonden and Realdania, providing expertise on housing and urban planning to reduce burglary rates.
• Drum Copenhagen, PhD Media, Kompas, SplayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Tune Ind campaign, which addresses sexual consent among young people, was developed with the support of marketing and creative partners Drum Copenhagen, PhD Media, Kompas, and Splay. These partners contributed to the campaign's creative development, media strategy, and digital distribution.
• Aalborg Universitet, Københavns Universitet, Kantar GallupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDKR commissioned a major study on the scope and nature of sexual offences in Denmark, conducted by Aalborg Universitet, Københavns Universitet, and Kantar Gallup. The study found that 6% of Danes have been subjected to forced sex and 4% to attempted forced sex during their lifetime.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• COPS Office (Community Oriented Policing Services): The U.S. Department of Justice COPS Office funds community policing and crime prevention programmes, including research and training resources. Comparable as a federally funded prevention entity, though larger and operating within a different jurisdictional model.
• National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC): The UK NPCC coordinates policing strategy and crime prevention guidance across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It is a broader policing body but plays a similar national advisory and coordination function on crime prevention to DKR in Denmark.

Direct peers

• Det Kriminalitetsforebyggende råd (KRÅD): Norway's Crime Prevention Council operates under the Norwegian Ministry of Justice with a similar mandate of advising government and municipalities on crime prevention strategies. Comparable advisory function, government funding model, and national coordinating role.
• Deutscher Präventionstag: The German Annual Congress on Crime Prevention and the associated national council convene practitioners across federal, state, and municipal levels to advance evidence-based prevention. Directly comparable as a coordinating body in another major European country.
• National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) Ireland: Ireland's NCPC is a government-supported body that promotes crime prevention through community education, training, and awareness. Directly comparable as a national entity delivering citizen-facing prevention programmes with public funding.
• Brottsförebyggande rådet (Brå): The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention is the closest functional analogue to DKR - a government-funded body that produces crime statistics, prevention research, and policy advice for municipalities and national agencies. Both organizations share an evidence-based approach, victim surveys, and national coordination role.

Regional players

• Scottish Violence Reduction Unit (SVRU): SVRU operates as a Scotland-wide violence prevention unit using public health approaches to reduce violence. Comparable in its evidence-based and intervention-focused methodology, but geographically restricted and violence-specific rather than a broader crime prevention mandate.
• WODC (Research and Documentation Centre): The Netherlands' WODC conducts research on crime, criminal justice, and prevention for the Dutch Ministry of Justice. Comparable as a research-driven, government-funded prevention advisory body, though focused more on research and less on community programmes than DKR.

Others

• Crimestoppers: Crimestoppers is a UK charity enabling anonymous crime reporting and community safety awareness. Related as a public-facing crime prevention intermediary, though operating as a non-profit rather than a government advisory body.
• Europol: The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation provides cross-border crime intelligence and prevention-related outputs for member states. Comparable in its public-sector crime prevention role, though international and law-enforcement-focused rather than nationally community-focused like DKR.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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