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More than 1,000 sexual attacks happened in Alicante last year

There have been over 1,000 sexual crimes in the province of Alicante in just one year. This is the first time since records began that this has happened. Assaults and abuse like these keep happening and are getting worse every year. In the last 15 years, they have doubled.
The latest information from the Ministry of the Interior shows that this crime adds to Alicante’s list of criminal cases, bringing the total to 1,008 cases. This is 5.1% more than the 959 cases that were recorded in 2023.
There have been over 1,000 sexual crimes in the province of Alicante in just one year. This is the first time since records began that this has happened. Assaults and abuse like these keep happening and are getting worse every year. In the last 15 years, they have doubled.
The latest information from the Ministry of the Interior shows that this crime adds to Alicante’s list of criminal cases, bringing the total to 1,008 cases. This is 5.1% more than the 959 cases that were recorded in 2023.
Because the number has gone up by almost 100% in just 15 years, the trend is very scary. Since 2010, when 506 cases were reported, it has steadily increased, with only a few ups and downs, until it reached its all-time high in 2024.
This rise has not been straight up. For example, from 2015 to 2020, the number of sexual crimes rose by 25%. From 2020 to 2024, it rose by 76%, showing that the rate of abuse is rising more quickly.
In Alicante, crimes against sexual freedom can be broken down into two main groups. As for sexual assaults with penetration, there have been 222 reports, which is a small rise of 0.5%. Also, the number of “other crimes against sexual freedom” has gone up by 6.5%.
Crimes by cities and towns
Not all parts of the province have the same number of crimes against sexual freedom. Some cities and towns have seen worrying rises, while others have been able to stop the flow.
Out of the 141 towns, Sant Joan d’Alacant has the most problems. From 5 cases in 2023 to 14 cases in 2024, there was a scary 180% rise.
Almoradà is next. There have been 14 sexual crimes there, up from 7 cases before. Calp (+91.7%), L’Alfà s del Pi (+75%), and San Vicente del Raspeig (+72%) are the others.
On the bright side, there are places that have stopped these wrongdoings. Villena has cut sexual crimes by 60%, Altea by 46.2%, and Benidorm by 23.4%. These are the three towns with the best figures.
How Alicante stands
In Alicante, there were 0.7% fewer crimes last year than the year before, which is a small drop in crime overall. Not all signs are good, though. While property crimes and online crimes have stayed the same, some violent crimes have risen alarmingly, especially murders, which have almost doubled in just one year.
One of the most disturbing facts is that the number of killings and wilful homicides has gone up from 11 in 2023 to 20 in 2024. After this 81.8% rise, there have been all kinds of crimes, from violence against women to settling old scores, like the murder of a Russian pilot by Russian spies.
But thefts in homes and businesses have gone down by 7.8%, and break-ins to homes have gone down by 9.2%. However, crimes involving violence and fear have gone up by 10.5%.
In the area of hacking, which already makes up a big part of the whole, there is some good news. The province is still pretty stable, and there have even been small drops in computer fraud (-1.9%), which is a small win after the recent trend that couldn’t be stopped.
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Hospitality and recreation establishments in Elche receive 36 infringement reports from local police

The Elche Local Police conducted an operation that involved inspecting thirteen hospitality and leisure outlets in various neighbourhoods, resulting in one arrest and 36 violations. The data was made public on Friday, 28th March, mainly as a reminder of the work that is being done. Councilman Juan de Dios Navarro gave the police top for their efforts.
According to local police inspector José Antonio Corrales, the majority of the infractions included drug usage and possession, including four for cocaine possession and seven for hashish, as well as improper company documentation. Additionally, there were two reports for disturbing the peace or disrespecting law enforcement, four for not following the minimum hygienic standards for food storage, one serious infraction for conducting the activity after hours and behind closed doors, and seven for irregularities found on the property, including improper documentation.
Additionally, officers found six infractions for permitting smoking in unapproved indoor locations, three for type “B” slot machine identification guide deficiencies, and one major infraction for emergency escape and door flaws. Additionally, a report was made about the selling of illegal tobacco at a pub, where 20 packets were confiscated and one individual was detained on court order and imprisoned.
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Visitor to Catral cemetery locked inside

As nightfall approached on one of these soggy spring days in March, a young man decided it would be a good idea to visit a cousin or acquaintance’s grave and take a walk through the cemetery. Because the cemetery still closes its (automatic) gates at six o’clock at this time of year, but without the winter gloom that may discourage anyone from going.
However, the door was locked when he attempted to exit. The visitor didn’t seem to want to spend any more time among the cemeteries, despite the cemetery’s reputation as a particularly tranquil spot. Unaware of the placard bearing the mobile phone number for anyone needing help, he dashed out the gate. It was all on camera.
JoaquÃn Lucas, the mayor of Catral, maintains that this occurrence is unrelated to the privatisation of the cemetery works and feels that management by an outside company is an efficient approach to provide this service in a municipal office. He went on to say that the young man who who was locked in is from the nearby municipality of Dolores rather than Catral.
The local police took to social media and atacked the man’s “reckless” behaviour. He has been named in connection with “criminal proceedings for a crime against another’s property.” Nonetheless, the business will be liable for any damages brought on by the damaged door anchors.
In addition to clarifying that the business employs two workers—a gravedigger and a labourer who maintains the communal areas and restrooms—the Councillor for Services, Daniel Escudero, reaffirmed that the automatic door is an option offered by the company itself.
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Five arrested in Alicante and Murcia for shoplifting

Five individuals involved in grocery theft have been taken into custody by the Guardia Civil. In the regions of Alicante and Murcia, the thieves were stealing in a number of locations for a well-known supermarket company. The things that were stolen are worth over 8,000 euros in total.
The investigation started after the retail chain representative filed a complaint. The pattern was consistent across all cases: three or four people went into the store, and one of them loaded up a cart with expensive things like canned goods, extra virgin olive oil, sausages, or alcoholic drinks. The last one hurried out of the grocery without paying, and another diverted the attention of the staff.
It was discovered that the same people were responsible for the crimes in multiple towns in Alicante and Murcia after examining the security footage from the impacted businesses. Since the suspects did not live in the residences where they were registered and lacked a stable address, it was very difficult to find them.
Shortly after committing another theft at a store in a suburban neighbourhood of Rojales (Alicante), officers caught two of the suspects off guard and took them into custody. Many of the stolen goods were found at that time and brought back to the impacted business.
The other three were later taken into custody in the cities of Almoradà (Alicante) and Guardamar del Segura. The majority of the pilfered items were sold on. Additionally, the two cars that were utilised in the crimes were taken.
Eleven thefts have been resolved as a consequence of the investigation conducted by the Novelda Civil Guard’s investigation section. The cities of Novelda, Torrevieja, AlmoradÃ, Catral, and Rojales in Alicante as well as the municipalities of San Javier, Jumilla, San Pedro del Pinatar, Cartagena, Archena, and Caravaca de la Cruz in Murcia were the sites of these crimes.
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