Chile intensifies police coordination and operations to curb crime

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Regional authorities in Chile have launched a series of coordinated security measures. In Calama, the regional security minister Juan Fernández Valenzuela, mayor Eliecer Chamorro Vargas and municipal security director Andrés Ríos Quiróz agreed to strengthen joint actions against crime, incivilities and the recovery of public spaces. The municipality of Cholchol will upgrade its Carabineros barracks to a tenencia status following mayor Álvaro Labraña Opazo’s request, with a technical infrastructure assessment to be carried out. In the Araucanía region, the seremi of Public Security Luis Calderón visited Malleco’s control point in Ercilla, reaffirming government support for the permanent police and military deployment aimed at prevention and rapid response. A provincial STOP meeting in Aconcagua reported a reduction in overall crime and an increase in “rondas impacto” to 19 this year, alongside daily night patrols mandated by the Ministry of Security. The Maule Regional Police Committee, attended by national and local legislators, highlighted a rise in detentions, with 12,102 people apprehended by Carabineros and 870 by the PDI, a 6 % increase over the previous year. In Ñuñoa, police statistics showed robberies with violence down 51.8 % (44 fewer cases), surprise robberies down 23.3 % (30 fewer), and other robberies down 31.1 % (19 fewer). These actions reflect a broader push across multiple Chilean regions to intensify policing, improve inter‑agency coordination and achieve measurable declines in crime.

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Antofagasta Region · Camilo Benavente · Carabineros de Chile · Chile · Chillán Viejo · Eliecer Chamorro Vargas · Juan Fernández Valenzuela · Lautaro Arias · Luis Calderón · Ministry of Security (Chile) · Patricio Cisterna · Sebastián Caldera

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[○ 1 SOURCE] Chillán municipal security council agreed to intensify preventive patrols, fiscalizations and focalized operations in high‑need areas.
[○ 1 SOURCE] Crime cases in Pichilemu decreased compared with the same period last year.
[○ 1 SOURCE] The anti‑drug controls and focused patrols are part of Pichilemu’s communal security plan.
[○ 1 SOURCE] Aconcagua province experienced a reduction in overall crime, aligning with Ministry of Security data. eltrabajo.cl
[○ 1 SOURCE] Programs Senda Previene and Cosam presented prevention and rehabilitation services for alcohol and drug consumption.
[DISPUTED] 19 rondas impacto have been conducted in Aconcagua province this year, compared with 23 the previous year. eltrabajo.cl
[○ 1 SOURCE] Reports of intrafamily violence increased because more complaints were filed. eltrabajo.cl
[○ 1 SOURCE] Daily night patrols are being carried out in Aconcagua province under Ministry of Security orders. eltrabajo.cl
[○ 1 SOURCE] Chillán Viejo reduced its violence rate by 3.7 percentage points to 2.3% and robberies by 7.8 points to 9.3% in 2025.
[○ 1 SOURCE] Antofagasta region saw a 135% increase in police procedures in 2026, seized over 250 kg of drugs, recovered 41 vehicles and expelled 170 foreign nationals.
[○ 1 SOURCE] Homicides in the Antofagasta region decreased to 16 in 2026 from 26 in 2024, a 31.8% drop.
[○ 1 SOURCE] Pichilemu reported a decrease in crime cases in 2025 compared with the same period in 2024 due to targeted drug‑control patrols.