On Tuesday the monthly Security meeting was held in the plenary hall of the town Council. It was attended by the Government’s subdelegate in Alicante, Carlos Sánchez Heras.
Following the meeting, the mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, issued a press release in which he once again requested “an increase in the number of Civil Guard agents permanently stationed in Torrevieja to offer a better service in terms of public security.”
The Torrevieja post is currently staffed with 194 officers, a number that has remained unchanged in the last decade.
Whilst there has been a decrease in the most common crimes, such as robbery and burglary in homes, there is a clear and significant increase in complaints related to cybercrime. A larger number is recorded in Torrevieja because complainants from other municipalities use to the main Torrevieja post to make their complaints as it has a better translation service for foreign citizens.
Dolón said that he will provide the Government subdelegate with figures on water consumption and urban solid waste collection, which show that the city of Torrevieja has more than twice the population on average annually than the numbers registered in its municipal register. More than 200,000 people reside in the town throughout the year, not counting the more than 500,000 visitors that it attracts during the summer season.
He added that in the Viogen program the Civil Guard and Local Police of are monitoring 273 female victims of violence – 15% more this year – and the town also has a major problem with the street sale of counterfeit products, referring to the sale on promenades of products without a municipal license in the top manta.
This affects the enjoyment of people being unable to walk along public spaces such as Paseo de Juan Aparicio and Playa del Cura because of such street vendors as the police are unable to attend because of other more urgent cases in regard to public security.