Overview

• Catalunya recorded a 5% decline in overall crime during the first quarter of 2025, following a 1% drop in 2024.
• Mossos d'Esquadra announced plans to expand their force from 19,000 to 25,000 officers by 2030 to enhance safety across all regions.
• Key focus areas include tackling multirecidivism, cyber fraud (up 2.4% in 2024), and violent crimes (up 5% in 2024), alongside combating organized drug trafficking.
• The Dia de les Esquadres ceremony highlighted law enforcement achievements, including dismantling 85 drug networks in 2024 and honoring officers like Xavier Gámez, who battles ALS.
• Officials emphasized inter-agency collaboration and judicial reforms, including 27,000 judicial protection measures, to ensure a zero-impunity approach to crime.