The Undersecretary of Crime Prevention and Carabineros carried out an assessment of the results of the operational plans against crime. violent car theftcarried out in conjunction with highways, crime that so far this year totals 9,755 cases.
For Santiago, this implies a drop of 18.4% compared to 2022when the Carabineros’ preventive patrols were strengthened and a series of coordinated actions were deployed with the Vehicle Commissioning and Search Service (SEBV) of the uniformed police, detailed Undersecretary Eduardo Vergara.
Besides, 2,302 people linked to violent vehicle theft were arrested and 360 custom cars were recovered. The police, it was added in the balance, carried out more than 34,90 inspections and more than 61,500 identity checks.
«It is not a figure that we celebrate, but it shows a path to continue persevering. This is also an effort that we have carried out in the public-private task force with highways, which allows us to advance even further, where the role of private «It is part of the country’s efforts for greater security. More than 1,400 million pesos have been invested to improve highway infrastructure, as we have reported,» Vergara added.
According to the director of Drug Control and Investigation of Carabineros, General Jaime Velasco, lThe procedures also included more than 678 inspections of workshops and disassemblies.
At the national level, 6 regions reported a decrease in violent vehicle theft:
- Tarapaca (-45.6)
- Coquimbo (-24.3)
- Metropolitan (-18.4%)
- O’Higgins (-21.2%)
- Ñuble (-12.5%)
- Magellan (-100%)