A 16-year-old teenager was arrested on Thursday, July 10, on suspicion of committing six robberies, one theft, one criminal damage, and one case of driving without a legal license in Seixal.
The minor had already been detained earlier for being strongly suspected of committing three robberies on June 5, under a detention warrant, according to a statement by the Public Security Police (PSP) released on Friday.
At that time, the teenager was required to report to the local police station three times a week. However, due to “the persistence of the defendant in committing the offenses, which were causing increased feelings of insecurity and high social alarm,” the authorities issued a new arrest warrant outside of a flagrant situation.
This time, the young man was brought before a judicial interrogation and has been placed in preventive custody.
This operation was conducted by the Setúbal District Command through the Criminal Investigation Squad of the Seixal Police Division.
Juvenile delinquency has been increasing since 2021
The Annual Internal Security Report (RASI) indicated that violent and serious crime increased by 2.6% last year compared to 2023, with 14,385 crimes registered, while general crime decreased by 4.6%, with 354,878 reports.
The report highlighted that the crimes that saw the most significant increases were snatch theft (up 8.7%), vehicle theft (up 106.3%), robbery in commercial or industrial buildings (up 21.7%), rape (up 9.9%), and robbery at banks or other credit institutions (up 128.6%).
Juvenile delinquency continued to rise last year since 2021, according to the internal security report, which highlights “the predominance of cases linked to sexual crimes” and the worsening of crimes among young people.
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Last year, juvenile delinquency continued the upward trend since 2021, recording an increase of 12.5% compared to 2023. Group crime also continues to rise, with an increase of 7.7%.
Despite “a certain calm” in serious crimes against life and physical integrity by young people in a group context, the report identified that the crimes “are increasingly severe and committed by individuals who are increasingly younger, where the value of human life holds no relevance.”
The document, among various data, noted that violent and serious crime increased, but general crime decreased, and that juvenile delinquency has been rising since 2021.
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