Editorial: La Vanguardia

• Crime in Barcelona increased by 8.6% in 2023, with theft being the most recurrent type of crime.
• Despite the increase in arrests (23%), offenders are quickly released.
• The judicial system is described as slow and obsolete, and its Penal Code needs reforms.
• The Pla d'Acció Tremall allowed 526 repeat offenders to be detected in 2023.
• The repeat offense reform of 2022 has not had the desired effects and it has been suggested that it should be canceled.
• An increase in crimes in years of high tourist activity is mentioned as a consistent characteristic.

Conclusion: A political consensus and will is required to curb crime, proposing reforms to the judicial system, increasing the capacity of fast trials, and modernizing the Central Registry of Convicts and Rebels.

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