The Local Police of Calpe has published a report that collects the statistics of interventions carried out within their respective competences throughout 2022. According to this document, the police officers carried out a total of 20,538 actions distributed in public safety, road safety, complaints, municipal vehicle impoundment and Administrative Police.
Of particular note are the interventions in the area of Public Safety, a total of 4,527, which include the intervention of officers in rescues and aid (710), actions of the Gender Violence unit including surveillance and checks (703), the intervention of the Local Police in altercations and fights (219), in cases of domestic violence, minors, etc. (92), in robberies and thefts (86), in forest and house fires (82), in acts of vandalism (47) or arrests (41), among others.
In terms of Road Safety, the Local Police intervened in 311 accidents with material damage, 198 preventive controls, 61 accidents with injuries and 36 alcohol tests with positive results.
In terms of reports made over the past year, 3,326 reports were registered for traffic offences, 26 reports for environmental offences, 14 for unauthorized non-sedentary sales, 35 reports to animal owners, 240 reports for infringements of municipal by-laws and 45 reports for the deposit of merchandise.
The document also includes the activity of the vehicle depot, which recorded the entry of 1,037 vehicles, most of them for traffic offences or involvement in accidents, but also for abandonment on public roads or for their recovery after having been stolen.
The statistics also show a significant increase in actions relating to the Administrative Police with 10,400 actions ranging from document registration to cohabitation and residency checks, responses to occupations or road closures, surveillance of works, etc. Curiously, out of 289 receptions of lost objects, 169 were returned to their owners.
The mayoress, Ana Sala, pointed out that "we have worked hard and well, those in charge of security in the municipality have tried to be at the side of the citizens and with a firm intention to improve their lives, Calp is a safe place thanks to the hard work, effort and dedication of the whole body". This balance is of great importance to continue improving and providing a more effective public service, oriented to serve and meet the needs of citizens in terms of security".