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Marbella 2011 is enjoying the safest summer on record and it is thanks to the police

Marbella is having one of its safest summers ever, according to council spokesman and the council of Public Safety, Felix Romero. Only 36 people were arrested in the munipality during the month of July and it looks like the figures for August will be similarly positive.

Felix Romero is very satisfied with these low figures and he attributes them to the efficiency of the Local Police force. Marbella is such a popular tourist destination that its population during the summer months rises to over 50,000 and this makes the job of the police even harder, as he points out.

The 36 arrests in July make 2011 “one of the quietes summers we can remember”, says the councillor, who also takes the opportunity to stress that the Local Police provide a first class service. In just that one month, officers removed 767 badly parked vehicles from the streets to ensure that traffic could flow freely and there was no congestion, and they are issuing fines against 76 people for contravenng municipal regulations in one way or another.

Thousands of calls

During the month of July figures show that the 092 police command centre in Marbella responded to 8,194 calls. Although it will not be possible to compare overall figures for the different police forces until September. Felix Romero is extremely pleased with the situation so far and is convinced that a strong police presence acted as a deterrent against much more serious crimes.

On a different subject, one of the last council meetings recently approved 15 Town Planning proposals which will provide Marbella with better infra structure and will make it even more attractive for tourist and local residents. “The council services have worked really well during the summer” stresses the councillor for Publice Safety.

Source: Sur in English

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