Barcelona 'security crisis' exaggerated

<p>Despite a <a href="../../../../../society-science/item/no-security-crisis-the-facts-behind-the-barcelona-crime-wave" target="_blank">9% increase in overall crime in Barcelona in 2019</a>, the supposed <a href="../../../../../society-science/item/third-killing-in-8-days-in-barcelona" target="_blank">“security crisis”</a> declared by the Barcelona council in the middle of August has excessively “perpetuated fear of the crime problem,” says criminology expert Steven Kemp in an interview with Catalan News.</p> / ACN

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First published: September 2, 2019 04:45 PM