The Secretariat of Citizen Security of Baja California (SSCBC), led by its head, General Gilberto Landeros Briseño, presented this Sunday, February 20, the initiatives that Landeros has issued since taking charge, whose purpose is to reduce crime rates in the state.

The first act by the SSCBC was a restructuring of the agency, materializing concrete actions such as the creation of the State Security Council where municipalities will all participate. For that purpose, meetings between municipal presidents and heads of security agencies have been held.

A coordination agreement between state and municipal authorities is also being considered, which will help validated police criteria, systemic procedures, statistics, and diagnosis reports, under the pretext of article 14 of the State System Law of Citizen Security of Baja California.

One of the main preoccupations of both Baja Californians and the SSCBC is the reduction of violent crimes, especially those committed against women, children, and the youth, which is why the active gender alert is being given special attention in the state.

As a proposal to reduce these crime rates, there is the Violet Squad, which will be an organization with specific equipment and training to fight in coordination against gender violence in Baja California.

Moreover, regarding the more than 1,400 complaints that are submitted annually to the State Commission of Human Rights in Baja California, a Unique Police Certificate (CUP) will be given in state agencies in order to fortify the performance and training of Baja Californian agents.

Adding to this, the faculties of the Control and Trust Centers (C3) will be unified regarding their organic structure. This will increase their human resources to improve their operation and offer municipalities higher security levels.

Within SSCBC, there is an understanding that more police is needed, which is why their life and working conditions need to improve so that the job offer is more attractive. Proper budget studies will be carried out regarding this.

The use of technological tools makes the agents’ work more efficient, which is why a Validated Mobile Police Report (IPH Móvil) will be put into operation so that the police are equipped with electronic tablets that will connect with software that facilitates the creation of these documents.

A Video Surveillance State Network will be developed with at least 10,000 cameras that will be set up by the end of the state administration, considering the technological need for security in Baja California.

Regarding direct actions with the general public, sports and cultural development is being carried out as well as preventive programs with the establishment of Neighborhood Committees, in order to rebuild social structures and strengthening efforts to stop crime from harming homes’ harmony and safety.

When it comes to family violence, necessary immediacy actions will be carried out in order to eliminate it from all Baja Californian homes. It should be noted that this crime has had the highest rates in the last few months in the state.

In these proposals the State Surveillance Network will have at least 10,000 cameras at the end of this administration. 4,000 of these will be given by the government of Baja California and 6,000 will be given by private entities, guaranteeing and strengthening surveillance through the cameras.

Our commitment is the protection of journalists and communicators whose job is to inform the general public how authorities act, react, and what results they get. That is why we maintain that the protective measures of 15 journalists in Baja California, through random visits by FES agents, still need to be in place.

RESULTS

Even with the restructuring of the Secretariat of Citizen Security of Baja California, raids by State Force Security (FES) keep ongoing, getting the following results:

1. Detainment of 274 individuals for several crimes, with 10 of them classified as dangerous generators of violence.

2. The seizure of:
a) 106 kilograms of methamphetamine.
b) 49 kilograms of marihuana.
c) 589 kilograms of heroin.
d) 6 kilograms of fentanyl.

3. Recovery of 59 stolen vehicles

4. Recovery of 79 crime-related vehicles

5. Seizure of 15 long weapons, 32 short weapons, including 1 grenade launcher and a 50 caliber.

With these actions, SSCBC reports, comparing the month of December 2021 with January 2022, a decrease of general crime rate by 5%.

The reduction has occurred in the following crimes:

1. Victims of intentional homicide: From 292 in January 2021 to 218 in January 2022.
2. Battery: From 398 in December to 339 in January.
3. Vehicle robberies: From 1,120 in December 2021 to 1,190 in January 2022.
4. Business robberies. From 421 in December 2021 to 385 in January 2022.
5. Mugging of pedestrians in public streets. From 443 in December 2022 to 388 in January 2022.

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