More than ever the topic of crime prevention is of highest significance, therefore requiring an in-depth exploration of how it is practically implemented and understood with in the local Swedish police agencies. This study aims to explore the current methods used and what kind of knowledge framework they rely upon. Adding in the dimension off how police priorities effect crime prevention. Through qualitive interviews with police chiefs in charge of the community police, this study examine how they look on crime prevention, how evidence-based approaches are applied and the challenges in prioritizing crime prevention in the police organization. This study sheds light on how the Swedish police work with preventing crime, the complexity of implementation of new methods and strategies based on knowledge and evidence and how priorities and recourses play a big part in the everyday practices of crime prevention.