Tijuana’s municipal government is expanding its community-based approach to public safety, combining neighborhood participation with additional police equipment and technology.
During the second year of Mayor Ismael Burgueño Ruiz’s administration, the city reports reactivating 220 Citizen Security Committees, reaching an estimated 734,677 residents. The committees are part of a municipal strategy focused on crime prevention and closer communication between police and local communities.
More Than 10,000 Residents Take Part in Prevention Training
The Municipal Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPCM) conducted 239 preventive training sessions for members of the Citizen Security Committees, with 10,605 participants.
The sessions focused on giving residents tools to identify and respond to potentially risky situations while encouraging a culture of reporting.
Police officers also took part in 2,763 follow-up meetings with 14,904 residents and committee members. According to the municipal government, these meetings have been used to address concerns, review progress and maintain communication between neighborhoods and authorities.
The city also established 93 Neighborhood Networks for Peacebuilding. These networks are intended to provide direct communication between residents and police for emergencies, reports and prevention activities, reaching 331,333 people.
New Patrol Vehicles and Police Technology
The community initiatives are being accompanied by an expansion of the municipal police fleet.
The city added 120 new patrol vehicles, bringing the total number of units in service to 431. The vehicles include sirens, speakers, GPS and interior and exterior surveillance cameras with four-angle coverage.
The administration also purchased 450 body cameras for municipal police officers. The equipment is intended to document police interventions and support operational and citizen-service processes.
Together, the committees, neighborhood networks, additional vehicles and body cameras form part of the municipal government’s reported efforts to combine community participation with expanded police capabilities.
