Caravaca City Council has strengthened the local police service provided in the various districts caravaqueñas.
Thus, from the month of January are three agents who are permanently shifts morning, afternoon and night, performing various tasks related to public safety and traffic control in the various districts.
From the Department of Public Safety explained that the service has been strengthened with the intention of strengthening checks at entrances to schools, the weekly market surveillance, control of parked vehicles and detect violations, speed for not respecting traffic lights.
Local police Balance 2009
According to statistics compiled by the city of Caravaca in terms of traffic and public safety, in 2009 Caravaca Local Police has conducted a total of 7,569 interventions, compared with 5,882 in 2008, representing an increase of 28.7% .
Weighted, these interventions are for accidents by 5%, inconvenience to the neighbors about noise at 4%, permanent fords 6% of 112 calls received by 10%, traffic regulations by 9%, signaling 7% roads, transfers of detainees to court by 3% and other services 26%.
For the 190 detainees passed municipal arrest, compared to 160 in 2008.
Of total arrests, 179 were men and 11 women.
Among the types of crimes are most often repeated abuse, theft and escape from prison.
Moreover, the local police intervened last year in 183 accidents, 14 fewer than in 2008.
The causes of these accidents were collision (24%), alcohol (15%) and extent (7%).
Was also provided help with food vouchers and overnight at a total of 156 people.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz