Y: LUIS ALBERTO FIGUEROAT.P. 0222 ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OFNATIONAL EDUCATION.

The insecurity figures released by the Commander of the Pereira Metropolitan Police, Colonel Ruth Alexandra Díaz Gómez, are worrying, according to which while in January 2023 there were 10 homicides in Pereira, in the same period this year 25 murders have occurred, which means an impressive increase.
If we take into account the way in which the 25 homicides occurred, which means an impressive increase in insecurity in the capital of Risaralda. 17 of them were in the form of hitmen, six as a result of fights, one in a robbery and one due to domestic violence. .
And if the motives are analyzed, it is observed that 16 were due to settling scores, four due to intolerance, four due to passion problems and one due to theft.
Vehicle theft is also part of the trend.
While in the same period of 2023 there were seven thefts, without taking into account motorcycles, this year there are already 17.
In the first 52 days of 2024, 35 thefts of these devices were recorded in Pereira, a terrifying figure when compared to the 14 cases that occurred in the same period last year.
In relation to cases of theft from people, residences and businesses, compared to those that occurred in the same period of 2023, the records of this crime are worrying.
At the end of the previous year, 3,559 cases were registered, which means 10 thefts on average each day, a terrifying figure.
According to the Pereira citizen perception survey, how are we going, three out of every four respondents said they felt insecure, with the aggravating