HE jupol union, majority National Policecondemned this Wednesday job catalogs are out of date and agents’ staff, both Alicante As in the rest of the country, it falls short of meeting the security needs of its citizens. increase in crime About 20 percent were recorded in the state of Alicante last year, they disclosed at a press conference. Jupol Secretary General and Provincial Secretary, respectively Aarón Rivero and David García.
Rivero met with state union representatives in Alicante to analyze the situation. material and human resource needs and in Spain Average of 30 representatives per 10,000 people and still lower than the national rate in the province of Alicante. Rivero and Garcia emphasized that: agency rate “insufficient” and they guaranteed that the business catalog has not been updated since 2008.
David Garcia warned increase in crimes against sexual freedom and injuries and fights and described the situation in Benidorm as “worrying”. In this city, injuries increased by 158% and rapes by 216% last year, from 6 to 19.
attacks on agents
The head of state of Jupol also warned Increase in attacks on law enforcement He explained that ten police officers were injured in three interventions in Benidorm in ten days. “There’s more and more violence and the principle of authority in the street is disappearing, that’s what’s worrying,” García said.
In addition to the urgent need increase the staffing of police stations Jupol from Alicante province also demands that the Ministry of the Interior provide agents with material tools such as bulletproof vests. Noting that one hundred percent of the police should have them, David García announced that one of the cases Jupol brought to the Police Headquarters for not giving vests to all agents will be held for the first time in Alicante next May. He added that they claimed. Compensation between 5,000 and 40,000 euros for the risk he took the cops.
On the other hand, Aaron Rivero Accused Internal Affairs of fabricating crime statistics demanded an update of the job catalogues, as the reality of crime was very different from 2008.
The union also says that new units should be built as soon as possible. Benidorm and Dénia outposts.