The Center of Excellence asses capacities of governmental actors within the Local Safety Audit at Queretaro Municipality

From october 2nd to 6th, the Center of Excellence on Statistics on Governance, Public Safety, Victimization and Justice carried out institutional meetings with different Queretaro government representatives, highlighting the participation of the Health Services of the State of Queretaro , the Citizen Security Secretariat of Queretaro  and the Public Security Secretariat of Queretaro Municipality.

Main objectives and activities of the Local Safety Audit at Queretaro Municipality were presented at the meetings, where was expressed the interest on establishing collaborative links for statistical information exchange and for the involvement of several actors in the project through an institutional network.

Besides, inter-agency efforts continue to be implemented with UN-HABITAT, related to the  information exchange from each agency mandates to contribute in the most appropriate way to the sustainable development of the State. Also, interviews were carried out with the operational areas coordinators of the Public Security Secretariat of Queretaro Municipality, with the objective to get deeper knowledge of the institutional capacities of the unit.

During the meeting with the Health Services of the State of Queretaro , a brief tour was done at the Child and Women’s Hospital, where was discussed the importance of administrative records at emergency rooms that will be used as a source of information for the prevention of crime in the framework of the Local Safety Audit.

Active participation of municipality authorities will contribute to a better acceptance and impact of framed efforts in Local Safety Audit. We appreciate the support of Queretaro state and municipal authorities.