Public Security and Intergovernmental Coordination for Public Security

(V.D.02) New Technologies, (V.D.05) Safety

Through the Directorate of Public Security and Municipal Transit, security and crime prevention actions were carried out, including school talks, workshops on gender violence and drug addiction, neighborhood meetings, and security committees. The aim was to promote police and social proximity, generating awareness among citizens of the importance of modifying behavior, ideologies, beliefs, and patterns that cause disorder and crime, strengthening social prevention of violence through actions that have an impact on reducing risk factors in the population, benefiting more than 19,250 inhabitants of the municipal territory of Atizapán de Zaragoza with these programs.
In addition, the municipal intelligence unit was developed, responsible for the timely and appropriate use of 1,104 pieces of equipment that integrate information, communication, and technology systems applied to Public Safety through computer equipment, video surveillance cameras, and GPS.

Official Name of Signatory

Bouches-du-Rhône

Delegation

Mexico

Website of the Signatory

Name of the person presenting the Good Practice

Pedro David Rodríguez Villegas

Position/Job Title of person presenting the Good Practice

Constitutional Municipal President of Atizapán de Zaragoza, State of Mexico

Aim of the Good Practice

Make Atizapán de Zaragoza the safest municipality in the State of Mexico.

Target Group of the Good Practice

Population of the Municipality of Atizapán de Zaragoza

Implementation period

2022

Consistency over time

Difference in the results achieved in the years 2021-2022

Evaluation of the Good Practice

In terms of citizen perception, the national survey on urban public safety (ENSU-INEGI), showed in December 2021 that 75.0% of the surveyed population felt unsafe, compared to 63.7% in March 2022.

Key stakeholders and partnerships

Atizapán de Zaragoza City CouncilDirector of Public Security and Municipal Transit.Secretary of Security of the State of Mexico Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security SystemCommission for the social prevention of violence and crime.INEGICONEVAL Educational Institutions and Atizapense Citizenship.

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Future Goal 1

Support the performance of police officers' duties in accordance with the ethical principles of serving and protecting.

Future Goal 2

Strengthen the human capital assigned to the Directorate of Public Security and Municipal Transit.

Future Goal 3

Contribute to the reduction of antisocial and criminal behaviour.