Coahuila remains the third safest state in the country: Inegi

The governor of Coahuila, Manolo Jiménez, highlighted the results in terms of security

The governor of Coahuila, Manolo Jiménez Salinas, highlighted the work that has been done in the state to keep it positioned as the third safest in the country, according to statistics presented by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).

In the plenary session of the Security and Justice Roundtable in Torreón, Jiménez Salinas highlighted the results reflected in the National Survey of Victimization and Perception of Public Security (ENVIPE), where Coahuila appears as the safest state in the north of the country and at the national level it is third, only below Baja California Sur and Yucatán.

On the other hand, the same survey indicates that the entity is second with the greatest increase in the percentage of the population that feels safe in their environment, with 6.3 percentage points, since it went from 53.7 to 60.0 percent of the population that said they felt safe.

“The message here is very clear: in Coahuila, the institutions rule, and fortunately we are all together and in tune with the same direction, which is to keep our state protected,” said Jiménez Salinas.

The state leader met with General Alberto Ibarra Flores, commander of the 11th Military Region and his work teams, where they agreed to continue permanently strengthening the security of Coahuila with special and coordinated operations in all regions.

“We had an excellent meeting in Torreón with General Ibarra, commander of the XI Military Region and our work teams. We agreed to continue permanently strengthening the security of our State. To do this, there are several special operations in all regions. Working as a team and in coordination, we keep Coahuila safe and in order,” he said.

He said that a significant investment has been made this year in patrol cars, in barracks for the State Police and for the Army, security arches, equipment for the police, to continue with good results in this area

He reiterated that security is the main commitment of his government with the people of Coahuila.

“It is very important that we continue to close ranks and I want to make it very clear that they can count on us one hundred percent to continue strengthening the security of our state,” he said.

He also expressed his openness to continue working as a team with this security and justice table of Torreón, with which he has actions that coincide with projects of his government.

Source: vanguardia