Salobreña Town Hall held a Citizen security meeting with police-force representatives and the provincial representative of the Central Government to discuss recent events.
The meeting was held because of the number of break-ins since November and to put residents’ minds at rest after the protest outside the Town Hall last month during which they demanded to know what steps were being taken to counter this situation.
During the meeting, an analysis was made of citizen safety and the report was presented about what action has been taken to date by the Guardia Civil in pursuit of those responsible. Other measures were also discussed to increase security, amongst them the installation of security cameras around the municipality or an application that would improve collaboration between citizens and the police forces present in Salobreña.
The Mayor of Salobreña, Javier Ortega, has called for collaboration from other administrations to control street hawkers selling false clothing & accessories, brand names, uncontrolled camper-van parking, vehicle access to the old town and the spate of fires in the vega.
However, the Mayor claimed, “The figures that we have here show that Salobreña has mechanisms to guaranteed safety/security and that a permanent coordination with the Subdelegación del Gobierno and police forces exists.”
The Provincial Sub-Delegate, José Antonio Montilla, announced his disposition to collaborating with the Town Hall and pointed out that the crime rate in Salobreña during 2023 was 4.5% lower than 2022, although he recognised that there has been “a certain amount of alarm” within the population.”
Editorial comment: Well, that wasn’t exactly convincing, was it?
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Where there are tourists, there will always be a certain amount of crime. That’s how some people live. Through choice or desperation, casas empty for the week, used only at the weekend, so they are prime targets. Fields of fruits too. But it seems punishment is a bit slack.
To be honest, I’m not certain what the Guardia Rural do, other then looking good in there four wheel drive cars.
Some things can be addressed more easily than others. The pavement areas of Salobreña are swamped with dodgy goods. Round them up! The cars and people selling goods; check all goods and licences for selling. Deport those that are illegal. They are only taking monies away from local businesses that pay taxes and should be supported. Not very fair of me to say round all up. But how else do you police such things. ??