Overview
- The city formally presented the Unidad de Protección Ciudadana (UPC) Centro Histórico on May 27, 2026, consolidating the former Centro and Alameda sectors under one operational command.
- Authorities assigned 686 officers, 45 patrol vehicles and 20 geographic quadrants to the UPC to expand territorial presence across roughly five square kilometers of the historic core.
- Officials named an inspector in chief Amaro López to lead the unit, though reports use two versions of his name—Luis Amaro López and Juan Luis Amaro López—creating a minor discrepancy in public accounts.
- The UPC emphasizes police-of-proximity tactics with foot patrols and fluorescent yellow jackets for quick public ID, and its operations will be supported by the zone's roughly 7,000 C5 cameras.
- City leaders framed the UPC as the next step in a multi-year safety push that they say cut high-impact crimes about 80% from 2018–2025 and could improve merchant and visitor confidence while tightening coordination with agencies such as the Fiscalía and Secretaría de Gobierno.