As a scientific collaborator at the Ministry of Justice and Security I tried to build a bridge between policy and science on topics related to the police and safety regions. Consequently, I constantly worked back and forth between these two worlds: If we need answers to these questions for policy, how does that translate to exact research questions for science? If we have found these research outcomes, what does this mean for policy? In this year, I have worked on a wide variety of projects, e.g., ethnic profiling, the effectiveness of the FIOD team, updating the safety monitor, the strategic research agenda of the police and the use of science in policy making. I was responsible for WODC research, which consisted of fine-tuning research questions and monitoring research projects. Lastly, I have organized lunch meetings with relevant academics and practitioners for my colleagues and updated them on the latest research on the police and safety regions.