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Disruptions to mobility in Barcelona for Catalan National Day 2024
Safety and prevention. People are advised to use the metro to get around in the city centre.
New operation to enhance passive safety in driving
Safety and prevention. This campaign is part of the Road Safety Strategy 2030, which aims for zero fatalities by 2050.
New officers join Barcelona's Guàrdia Urbana
Security and prevention. A total of 96 officers, including 22 women and 74 men, have been added to the force.
New City Police speed enforcement campaign
Safety and prevention. Speed is one of the most common contributing factors in road accidents.
Activation of preventative warning stage for high levels of PM10
Pollution. Municipal services are taking preventative measures, such as more intense watering down of streets and avoiding the use of air blowers.
Heat Plan alert stage activated
Social Services. As of Monday 9 August, the alert phase has been reinstated for both extreme daytime and night-time heat, with night-time temperatures of 26 degrees Celsius.
More human and material resources for the City Police
Safety and prevention. The ranks of the corps should grow to 3,500 officers in all in the summer of 2025. Nearly half the police fleet has been renewed and 23.7 million euros is being invested in facilities between 2023 and 2027.
Renewal of the City Police fleet completed with 84 new hybrid and electric vehicles
Safety and prevention. The new vehicles mean the corps now has 646 police vehicles to help serve the community.
Drop in crime and increase in police activity in the first half of 2024
Security. Thefts are down 5.1% compared to the same period in 2023, with muggings down by 8% and burglaries down by 4.5%.
Enforcement measures to increase safety for motorbikes and mopeds
Safety and prevention. The City Police start a new week-long campaign.