The Crime Observatory of the Ministry of the Interior recorded 17.3% fewer homicides, 24.3% fewer robberies, and 9.3% fewer thefts.
He Ministry of Interior released the figures of crimes in Uruguay corresponding to the first quarter of the year, which confirmed the downward trend reported by the government regarding the end of 2023. “Crime continues to decrease,” stated the head of the portfolio, Nicolas Martinelli, about.
The homicides fell by 17.3%, plunders 24.3% and thefts, 9.3%, during the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year, according to the most recent figures from the Crime Observatory of the Ministry of the Interior. For Martinelli, the figures “confirm that crime continues to decline,” in a context in which the unsafety It is the main issue of concern for Uruguayans, as well as a central issue in the electoral campaign.
According to official data, during the first three months of the year there were 81 homicides, compared to the 98 that occurred in the same period of 2023; while thefts fell from 30,778 to 27,913, and thefts, from 6,640 to 5,024. Cases of domestic violence also presented fewer complaints – which is the data that the Ministry uses as a source of measurement – in the year-on-year comparison: from 10,989 registered in the first quarter of 2023, they fell to 10,627. In any case, the final report will be presented in mid-April, when the Crime Observatory finishes processing 100% of the data.
“He police workgood management of resources and investment in applied technology to security, explain a large part of these results,” said the minister on his social networks, who completed his first full quarter at the head of the Interior portfolio after having taken office in November of last year, after the departure of Luis Alberto Heber in the middle of Marset scandal —and worn down by the poor results of his management in terms of security.
However, the government’s discursive line, despite the apparent improvements in terms of security figures, continues to be one of disagreement with the permanence of certain crimes, their level of seriousness and, even, the involvement of children in situations. of extreme violence.
Criticism of Cabildo Abierto
The government’s speech has been, for the most part, highlighting the achievements in terms of security, although with the exception of disagreement despite the drop in crime figures. The outright criticism, meanwhile, comes from the opposition, especially in the context of the electoral campaign that is increasingly notable. However, also Town meeting joined the direct questions towards the coalition that they themselves make up.
In this regard, the senator and presidential candidate of Cabildo Abierto, Guido Manini Ríoswarned that the current figures regarding public security are “unacceptable” and charged against the Ministry of Interior for ignoring the proposals that were presented by his party throughout the current government administration.
In an interview with Channel 10, the lobby leader stated that many changes are needed in the strategies to combat crime that are being carried out in order to put an end to “the recreation of mischief” in the country.
“Recess is not completely over, there are still facts that allow us to say that recess is not over,” said the candidate in a reference to “recess is over”, a CA slogan used throughout the 2019 electoral campaign.
Manini Ríos explained that for his party, “in public security there are still unacceptable numbers for Uruguayans” and that they “deserve to live much better.” Along the same lines, he pointed out against the Ministry of the Interior: “We have made clear proposals on public security that have not been executed, that have not been considered.”
Source: Ambito
