El PP promises more resources for the Guardia Civil in Almería

The PP of Almería wants to strengthen the staffing and material resources of the Guardia Civil and the Policía Nacional in the province. It conveyed this at a meeting with members and supporters in Vícar, where its candidates for Congress, Rafael Hernando and Maribel S. Torregrosa, addressed security as the main concern. According to the Ministry of the Interior data they cited, the province recorded 17,724 criminal offences in the first half of 2026, compared with 13,893 in the same period of 2018. That is 3,831 more, a 27.5% increase. Hernando contrasted that growth with the population increase. Among the crimes they detailed, robberies with violence and intimidation rose from 306 to 410 in the first half of 2026 compared with the first half of 2025, 34% more. In Andalusia they fell 3.9% and in Spain 0.8%. Vehicle thefts rose from 135 to 178, 31.9%, compared with 3.9% in Andalusia and 3.6% nationally. Drug trafficking added 240 offences compared with 212, 13.2% more, and sexual assaults with penetration rose 6.9%. Torregrosa noted that Almería is short 106 Guardia Civil officers in proportion to population growth since 2018. "We cannot ask them to do more with fewer resources," said the candidate, who defended a migration policy of border control and cooperation with countries of origin. Hernando attacked the solo sí es sí law, which in his view reduced sentences for sexual offenders and allowed early releases from prison. The PP proposes a security policy based on prevention, police presence and coordination against drug trafficking and coastal mafias.