Crime rose almost 28 percent in the first three months of the year Compared to the same period in 2021, an increase that puts the crime rate at 43.8 criminal offenses per thousand inhabitants is partly a Significant increase in computer fraud.
According to the first quarter crime balance sheet released to the public this Thursday by the Ministry of Interior, all kinds of crimes, especially crimes, increased in that period. Injury and fight offenses increased by 57 percentand theft, up 51.4 percent.
However, there was an increase in violent robberies (35.3%), car theft (24%), rape complaints (27.7%), house robberies (27%) and murders (21.3%).
Interior highlights the significant increase in computer fraud that has continued in recent years. In fact, the increase in the last 12 months has been 60.5% compared to 2019 (pre-pandemic reference year), which already accounts for almost 14% of all criminal offenses.
Increase in sexual crimes
complaints for Sexual crimes increased by 21.6% in the first quarter Compared to the same period in 2021, an even higher increase in rape cases (27.7%) Between January and March, different police forces recorded a total of 4,191 crimes against sexual compensation, compared to 3,446. same period of 2021 when the alert status is still in effect. Violations in the first quarter increased from 426 in 2021 to 544 this year.
The increase in sexual crimes is partly responding to public awareness policies, according to the Interior. Victims more willing to report these attacks and exploits. In this way, the high degree of under-reporting, which is the weight of sexual crimes and highlighted by various studies, is reduced.
While the rate of disclosure of crimes against sexual freedom and compensation (percentage of cases where perpetrators were found and arrested) was 80.7% in the first quarter, it was even higher in rape cases: 84.4%.
The increase in complaints of sexual offenses reported by autonomous communities to different bodies and security forces was greater in Navarra (89.5%), Extremadura (82.5%) and Castilla y León (61.5%). In contrast, the Balearic Islands decreased in Murcia, and there were minimal increases in Asturias and Castilla-La Mancha.
Source: Informacion
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