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Police crackdown cleans up Costa del Sol

8th November 2005 | back to article listings BACK    print this article PRINT

Those looking to invest in southern Spain have long been concerned about the issue of relatively high crime rates in the region.

These fears have sometimes resulted in people being put off purchasing a property in Spain for fear of losing out on their investment because of the cost involved in k ensuring the place remains secure and is not targeted by criminals. Many criminals see the region as rich pickings because of the fact so many people who own properties there live in other countries and therefore cannot always be around to prevent crime.

However, the Spanish authorities have now recognised the problems that have been endemic in the region, and are cracking down on crime in an effort to clean up the region's reputation. Police on the Costa del Sol are becoming increasingly active, according to Andalucia.com, with the province of Malaga now accounting for a quarter of all arrests in Spain of foreign criminals.

The region had built up a reputation as something of a sanctuary for overseas criminals, leading to the nickname of "Costa del Crime", but that is now an outdated view of the area, according to the police, who have worked hard to deliver safer streets and provide the region with a more attractive reputation.

In the first nine months of this year alone, the Spanish police have detained 50 foreign criminals in Malaga and officers believe that the efforts are having a deterrent effect by making foreign fugitives less likely to go to southern Spain in the first place.

The efforts by the police are bound to help the Spanish property market, as people looking to invest in property overseas are now more likely to consider the area because they will be aware of its new initiatives to crack down on crime.

This will mean that people choosing to spend large amounts of time in their foreign property will feel much safer when there, while those who intend to use their investment as a rental property for large parts of the year will have peace of mind from the fact that their property is now much safer even when they are thousands of miles away from it.

Crime concerns are always a big feature of anyone considering investing in a property overseas, but the Spanish market looks set to continue its growth as it starts to shake off its old reputation and becomes a much safer place for investors to place their money.

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