Security Minister Nilda Garré today denied that there was an increase in the crime rate in the capital.
“There is no such thing as a crime rate increase in Buenos Aires,” declared Garré to press this morning outside a downtown city hotel. The government official went on to affirm that certain areas of crime were in fact “decreasing” and pointed to her recent initiative Plan Unidad Cinturon Sur as being a key factor in the decline of crime in the South of the city. The project was launched on 4th July 2011 and involved the deployment of 2,500 troops from the gendarmerie and national coast guard to Southern parts of the city of Buenos Aires.
Garré also highlighted the need for “more participation and organisation” from the local communities in order to further tackle crime rates and assured the press that she will continue in her mission “to purify” the police force.
Among the complaints against the government in last week’s street protests was a demand for greater security on the streets.
Garré spoke before she was due to inaugurate the Second Regional Encounter of Strategic Orientation for the United Nations’ International Police, a conference of Latin American security forces. A press release describes the purpose of today’s international conference as “to ensure professionalism within the police force.” The program is a U.N. peace-keeping initiative.
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