64% of merchants say they do not feel safe in the area or town where they worksays a study of the sectional of phenalco.
The union conducted a survey of merchantsmembers and non-members of the Guild, to find out their perception of safety in the city. The results are not encouraging and the situation of insecurity is considered a critical aspect that determines the daily work of businessmen.
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In addition to the fact that 64% of merchants say they do not feel safe in the area or town where they work, 57% also do not feel safe in the town where they liveonly the 12% state that they feel safe in the area of residence.
When asked how they consider safety in the last 4 months (since January), 81% state that they feel that it has worsened, 18% say that it is the same as the previous year and 2% perceive that it has improved.
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However, for 30.7% of those surveyed it is not just perception, but that they were victims of robbery in the last 4 months. The most common forms of theft were: robbery at their commercial establishment (33.3%), 22% what is known as robbery, 14% armed robbery. 5.6% were victims of extortion.
According to the study, among the most stolen items, the cell phone ranks first, followed by money, business products and jewelry.
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Juan Esteban Orrego, director of Fenalco Bogotá – Cundinamarcaassured that in the face of this panorama, “We have a proposal as a Guild and it is to strengthen the joint work between the Army and the Police, since this synergy helps to dispel vandals and improves the perception of security”.
He added that “This is not the first time we have asked for it, in January 2021 when we faced a critical situation due to the strikes, we suggested this patrol to the Mayor, a request that she very kindly accepted and patrols were carried out with the Military Police, which helped a lot . Well, although we know that they work together, we request that this work be increased, and 82.4% of the businessmen surveyed consider that it would be a great measure”.
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The survey asked the merchants to leave their proposals to improve security and the need to improve the judicial system to have stricter penalties for criminals is recurring. We will submit these comments to the authorities.
Orrego insisted on the importance of reporting any robbery or violent act, since it is the mechanism for the National Police to act, although 54% of robbery victims reported, this figure should be higher.
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