by Although the number of detainees has been reduced by half compared to those on New Year’s Eve in 2023, this year the percentage of arrests increased due to sexist violence in Catalonia during the early hours of January 1, 2024. In its assessment of the New Year’s Eve device, which began on Sunday, December 31 at 10 p.m. and ended at 10 a.m. this Monday, the Mossos d’Esquadra They arrested 35 people, 12 of which were for crimes related to gender violence or in the domestic sphere.
On New Year’s Eve 2023, there were 74 arrests, of which 12 were for sexist violence while there were 40 for crimes against property. one year Later they have reduced the number of arrests, but sexist violence is the crime for which the police have acted the most. Thus, it represents 34% of the total of 35 detainees. The rest is distributed for crimes against property, such as robberies or thefts, (11), one for injuries, another for sexual assaultly 10 for various crimes.
Regarding traffic on New Year’s Eve, the agents have carried out 49 breathalyzer controls on the Catalan road network, with 1,401 breathalyzer readings. 51 drivers were reported by administrative means and 24 by criminal means. During the controls, 18 drug readings were also carried out, 14 of which were positive.
To ensure public order, security and mobility on the road network, the Mossos d’Esquadra deployed a device of 3,186 agents throughout Catalonia. Along with police actions, the Generalitat FirefightersThey set two chimney fires in a house in Puigcerdà and in another in Santa Coloma de Queralt. There were no injuries.
They also put out container fires in Lleida, El Prat de Llobregat, San Pedro de Ribes, Viladecans, Vilafranca del Penedès, Amposta and Ametlla de Mar; small fires in Esparreguera, in Sant Vicenç dels Horts or El Prat de Llobregat, where a piece of furniture burned and a fire in a brick factory in Castellet and la Gornal.
The 112 emergency telephone number received 5,943 calls during New Year’s Eve, which represents 1,060 more calls compared to a year ago. The 5,943 calls tonight were to alert of 4,166 incidents related to the celebration of the party. 32.48% of the calls (1,353) were to request healthcare assistance; followed by 18.72% (780 calls) for alerting about attacks; 13.27% (553 calls) for uncivil actions and 11.45% (477 calls) for security problems. 4.10% (171 calls) were to warn of fires and rescues of people and 6.29% (262 calls) were for robberies.
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By district, 77.68% of the calls have been made from Barcelona (4,583), followed by Tarragona (9.25% with 546 calls), Girona (8.73% with 515 calls) and Lleida (4.34% with 256 calls). By municipalitiesThe Catalan capital has concentrated 35.60% of the calls (2,116), sfollowed by Hospitalet de Llobregat (232) and Badalona (184 calls).
The Civil Protection emergency center monitored New Year’s Eve from the Barcelona and Reus rooms, and did not record any serious incidents.
