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The Local Safety Board, chaired by the Government delegate and the mayor of the town, has established the safety device on the occasion of the fair and festivities of the municipality

Antonio Sanchez Solis, government delegate in the region of Murcia, has been confirmed this morning that the new station of the National Police will be completed in the first months of next year, serving well, "with the terms and timetable" has declared.

Sanchez Solis, accompanied by the local mayor, Francisco Jodar, and the Superior National Police chief in the region, Cirilo Durán, has visited the site of the new units, whose foundation stone laid Secretary of State for Security, Francisco Martinez, 25 July 2014. The new Commissioner will have a team of 152 agents in a 2,100 square meters facility budgeted at more than 3 million euros.

Local Safety Board

Previously, the government delegate chaired the local board of the municipality Security, which has established the safety device on the occasion of the fair and festivals of Lorca and after and valued stressed that coordination between delegation and City Hall.

"It is a satisfaction that my first attendance at a safety meeting is precisely in Lorca.

The coordination on these matters is vital and that is what is being done between National Police, Civil Guard and local police, "said the Commissioner.

During the holidays there will be over a thousand people serving, including the entire workforce of 392 Local Police 150 National Police and Civil Guard, which conducted more than 1,000 services.

Crime figures

Solís Sánchez highlighted the good figures of crime in the city, at a lower rate than the national average.

"For the past eight years has dropped from six complaints daily to three, and this is already a very difficult number to get.

And it has also increased police efficiency, an increase in crime solving, "he said.

Specifically, since 2007, the number of criminal offenses reported to the police station of Lorca has fallen by 40%.

Regarding Civil Guard, in charge of security in the rest of the municipality, the total number of criminal offenses between January and July 2015 have fallen by 12% over the same period of 2014.

Source: Delegación del Gobierno en Murcia