Of these 60 new officers, 57 are men and 3 are women, with 33 coming from other security corps.

They will be posted around the city’s ten districts and work on public security and local policing, as well as with the central unit for traffic witnesses, working for safer mobility in the city.

The City Police currently has 3,392 officers, 19% of them women. The increase in women’s presence in Barcelona’s local police corps has become a priority for the City Council in recent years, the goal being to safeguard the principles of equality, merit and capacity in access to public-sector jobs as a more efficient tool for balancing the presence of men and women in the workforce.

Exhibition of units

The event brought together over 500 people and was held in Rambla del Raval. It included a display by various units of the City Police, with activities for all audiences.

Participating were the Prevention Education Office (OEP), the Central Traffic Witness Unit (UCAT), the Local Emergency Support Unit (UREP), the Central Traffic Unit and the Mounted, Forestry and Beach units.