RGP received over 4,200 crime reports in 2023/24 as Policing Plan sets out priorities for year ahead

The RGP received over 4,200 crime reports over the past year, with the most frequently arrested group in their mid 30's.

The annual policing plan for 2023 to 2024 provides the latest statistics as well as a strategic outlook for the next three years.

The RGP's vision is to deliver a safer Gibraltar through excellence in policing.

It says it has listened to the public's concerns and has ensured its policing plan priorities address them.

Among them, safeguarding the vulnerable, reducing the harm caused by drugs, reducing financial and acquisitive crime, and transforming and developing the RGP's service.

Over the past year, there were a total of 11,768 calls to the police Command and Dispatch teams. That's an average of 32 a day. 66% of these required an emergency or priority response.

The past year has also seen more people were arrested for driving under the influence of drink or drugs: 132 compared to 83 the previous year.

But traffic offences were down by 20% with 1,547 Fixed Penalty Notices issued.

In his final forward as Chair of the Police Authority, Joey Britto highlighted the public's desire for there to be more 'visible' policing.

The Police Commissioner Richard Ullger, said he expected the next year to be no different to other years, and said whatever the outcome of Treaty negotiations, there will be challenges and risks to mitigate.

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