The Minister of the Interior, Juan José Santiváñez, announced the Territorial Control plan, where an additional thousand police officers will be deployed in critical points and the incorporation of 1,500 former military personnel into the police ranks, to confront the increasing crime wave.
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Santiváñez recognized that the country is going through a criminal wave that led to seven people killed in one day and attacks with explosives.
Among other measures of the Ministry of the Interior is the increase in funds for intelligence and the logistical supply of the Police will be declared an emergency to improve your equipment.
According to the report of the National Computer System of Deaths (Sinadef)As of January 15, 2025, 75 homicides have been recorded in the country.
The regions with Lima leads the most cases of violent death with 21 homicidesCallao with 8, La Libertad with 7 and Ica with. Meanwhile, in the regions of San Martín and Tacna, no murders have been reported in the first half of January.
