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Barcelona unveils €11.5 million summer plan to boost beach security and city cleanliness

The €11.5 million initiative builds on a 7.6% drop in crime, deploying a dedicated beach brigade alongside civil responsibility campaigns.

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Jaume Collboni, durante la presentación del plan estival de refuerzo de la seguridad y de los servicios

Overview

  • The Guardia Urbana has added 200 agents daily, activated an 80-member beach patrol unit and commissioned the new patrol boat Ona to oversee Barcelona’s ten beaches.
  • Municipal authorities have allocated €4 million for police reinforcements and €7.5 million for sanitation services, hiring 234 additional cleaning staff across 99 teams and intensifying seawater beach cleanings.
  • The plan implements puntos lilas and four permanent safe routes to prevent machista and LGTBI-phobic violence in leisure and transit areas.
  • Accessibility enhancements feature bathing assistance points at Nova Icària, Banys del Fòrum, Barceloneta and Bogatell beaches for people with reduced mobility.
  • Fire prevention efforts near Collserola include four new specialized firefighting vehicles, a 4×4 ambulance and an advanced coastal response logistics hub at Moll de Recer.