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Bridge jump as a suicide method is a relatively rare phenomenon, but a very deadly method. After a relatively short period, for less than one year, with several suicides from the Tromsø Bridge, it was decided that the bridge should be secured with an elevated railing. RVTS Nord, in cooperation with the police in Tromsø, has collected records of activity on the bridge and has evaluated the measure. Since there are two bridges close to Tromsø, it was also interesting to follow developments on the Sandnessund Bridge to see if the suicide activity moved to this bridge. The evaluation of the security measure is based on police records of messages and calls to the bridges in Tromsø, from 01.01.04 to 31.12.14, two years before and nine years after the security measure was implemented. The registrations include all activity related to the Tromsø and Sandnessund bridges, where someone has experienced the situation severe enough to contact the police. The article answers the question: “Has the safety barriers on the Tromsø Bridge prevented suicide?” Suicide due to jumping is a rare suicide method; therefore, we operate with small numbers when we only look at those who have jumped. However, the evaluation of the safety barriers on the Tromsø Bridge provide some indication of the effect of the safety measures and thus more knowledge on what restriction to suicide means as a suicide preventive measure in Tromsø. One of the concerns ahead of the safety barriers was the young age of the people who died by jumping off the bridge. Most of them were under 20 years old. We cannot find the same age group among those who jumped from the Sandnessund Bridge after securing the Tromsø Bridge. Our data shows that there has not been an increase in deaths from the Sandnessund Bridge after the securing of the Tromsø Bridge. There has been no deaths by jumping off the Tromsø Bridge after securing it. In spite of small numbers, which means we have to be careful in drawing conclusions, we may say that the security railing has had a preventive effect. Both generally and specifically on the young people dying by jumping off the bridge before securing it.

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