So what shows Global Theft Barometer in the recently introduced distribution and also encrypt the increase in retail - thefts worth less than 400 euros, is beyond crime - by 12% so far this year, detects that it has entered into a criminal occasional scene-stealing on impulse and the look is aimed at young, middle-aged people and housewives.

This is a situation that is not alien to the province of Castellón and confirm here that the firms questioned. From the mall Salera indicate that "in recent months, we've noticed a spike above 10%, especially in thefts that do not exceed legal limits to become crime, especially of clothing, 80% committed by citizens East and 20% for Spanish. "

The manager of a shopping mall in the province, who prefers to remain anonymous, said that "more cases of theft detect smaller, and even food consumption directly in the store."

For its part, the regional director of Hawk Security, Eduardo Tellez, agrees that "the retail has increased in the province of Castellón" and explains that happened to occur until 18 months in areas with problems of marginalization and conflict, and authors of a very defined profile, the current situation in which "there is a clear profile. We meet with cases ranging from housewives to elderly gentlemen and a substantial increase in theft from employees. Adds that it is in populations of the catchment area where most of the tile industry is feeling the change.

As for the outlook for the upcoming Christmas season, high season for theft, since Salera confirm that, as every year, it will strengthen the prevention against the theft in the interest of safety of the museum's visitors. For his part, President Center Ciutat de Castelló, José Luis Verchili, said that "we need a campaign crowds, because we need to sell, but also of peace, as well as undercover agents, uniformed officers ask for more in the streets, so they have a deterrent effect and discourage criminals. "

El Periódico Mediterráneo 22/11/2009