The government delegate in Extremadura, José Luis Quintana, participated today in the inauguration of the Commissioner, Gregorio Valverde Verdugo, as head of the Provincial Commissariat of Cáceres, in the San Francisco Cultural Complex, where he has opted to turn cities into spaces for safe coexistence. “Security is everyone’s responsibility, each with its own competences, but with a common objective,” said the government delegate, who recalled that Extremadura is the safest Spanish autonomous community; and Cáceres, one of the provinces with the lowest crime rate in our country.
“These data are very good, you know; but sometimes, when some extraordinary events occur, a sense of insecurity is generated in the citizens. It is normal, because here the crimes are an exception; the Extremeños, the Cacereños are used to security” he said.
During his speech, the government delegate explained that crime is measured by the number of known crimes, and the complete data from the last year 2022, says that the crime rate in the province of Cáceres is 27.7 crimes per thousand inhabitants; if we compare it - he said - this figure represents practically half of the crimes that occur on average throughout Spain, which is 49 per thousand inhabitants and a third of those that are commented on in other communities such as the Balearic Islands, which stands at 64.5 crimes per thousand inhabitants in one year.
Quintana has insisted on the new types of crimes such as cybercrime, human trafficking networks or organized crime, where he has indicated that the total number of crimes in the province of Cáceres has barely risen by 9 percent and cybercrimes have increased by about 800 percent; that is, they have multiplied by eight. “We are clearly facing a new type of crime and delinquency. I have no doubt that, as the National Police has always done, you will be able to adapt to the new criminal realities and continue to offer that protection and protection to citizens.”
The government delegate has also explained that we must be very alert to crimes that attack the most sensitive groups in our society, such as bulling, child harassment, the fight against crimes against sexual freedom and, above all, we must pay special attention to this unbearable violence that is gender violence. “Our society cannot endure one more murder or aggression, and we must all commit ourselves to ending this indecent scourge.”
Finally, Quintana has claimed that the citizen has to feel safe in his city, in his neighborhood, in his street, “because if he feels safe, society improves, it is more supportive, more street, more sharing, as we Extremadura are.”
Commissioner Gregorio Valverde
Gregorio began his professional career in the Police in 1995, as an inspector in practices in Navarre. He served as inspector of judicial police in the Canary Islands and remained for six years in the Central Information Unit linked to the investigation against terrorism. He has also been a teacher at the National Police School, head of the immigration and information brigades in Ávila; local commissioner in Avilés and has also worked in the Secretary of State for Security as head of personnel inspection team and security services; until he has been appointed Provincial Commissioner of Cáceres by the Minister of the Interior. He holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Criminology and Police Research and has numerous public awards and recognitions for his good work.