Crime is a cause for concern. In fact, it is the first concern of the people of Barcelona and the third of the people of Catalonia. This does not mean that this is an unsafe country or that the situation is getting worse: last year ended with almost the same number of crimes as the previous year. It is not getting worse, but it is not getting better either. And scenes such as the hundreds of shots fired with war weapons in La Mina and some recent executions remind us that drug mafias continue to spread their tentacles that are lacking in different areas of our society. Tentacles that when we least expect it can trigger violence. Organised crime linked to drug trafficking is one of the most obvious problems facing police forces, which at the same time must also combat robberies, fraud – especially through new technologies – and theft. The police have work to do and are aware of it.