The crime rate in the Region of Murcia (38.4) is almost nine points below the national rate (47)
Tomorrow Friday, October 11, at 11:00 am, Secretary of State for Security preside over the celebrations of the festival of the Virgen del Pilar, patroness of the Civil Guard, which will take place in the Plaza Cardenal Belluga of Murcia
The Secretary of State for Security, Francisco Martinez, visited this afternoon the Local Security Center Towers Cotillas (Murcia) during the inauguration of a new Main Post Civil Guard located on site.
The Secretary of State for Security unveiled a plaque commemorating his visit, and has toured the new Civil Guard units accompanied by the President of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, the government delegate in Murcia, Joaquin Bascuñana, Colonel Chief of the area of ​​the Guardia Civil in Murcia, José Ortega, and the mayor of Las Torres de Cotillas, Domingo Coronado.
The commissioning of the Main Since Cotillas Towers supposed to improve the territorial distribution of the staff of the Civil Guard Zone in Murcia as well as a major breakthrough in terms of logistics modernization.
The Civil Guard facilities occupy half of the newly opened Local Security Center, funded entirely by the city of Murcia town and situated at Oltra Molto, and have, exclusively, with a total of 590.20 meters square.
Speaking to the media, Secretary of State for Security has stressed that it is a "magnificent facility which ensures the fight against crime in the area".
In addition, Martinez noted that by sharing the building with the local police, "intelligently exploit the resources."
"This is a smart investment that optimizes resources of the Administration," he concluded.
The units include a detention center, a laboratory, a research area, an area of ​​Citizen and a media room, among others.
In addition, the facility has several rooms sharing with the local police, which occupies half of the building.
The quartering template Cotillas Towers consists of 43 civil guards over five crew members of the Judicial Police.
Crime Rate in the Region of Murcia
Crime figures observed in the Murcia region along the first eight months of this year have seen a decrease of 760 offenses compared to those recorded in the same period of 2012, bringing the crime rate of the Autonomous Community (38.4) nearly nine points below the national rate (47).
Source: Delegación del Gobierno en Murcia