10. In this section regarding short-term deprivation of liberty an analysis is car
ried out on the actions of the different police forces in Spain, as well as their pro
tocols for procedure with detainees.
Actions of the different
11. Throughout year 2012 and according to the information provided by the
Spanish National Police Force, the Civil Guard and the regional autonomous po
lice forces, the number of detentions with confinement to prison cells was 381,965,
which represents a decrease from year 2011, where over 425,000 detentions were
implemented.
In 2012 there were a total of
The Spanish National Police Force has carried out a total of 238,610 detentions, of
which 179,035 were due to the alleged commission of a criminal offense and
59,575 due to violation of the Spanish Law on Foreign Nationals.
The Spanish National
police forces
381,965 detentions with
confinement to prison cells
Police Force has
implemented a total of
238,610 detentions
Table 13. Detentions with confinement to prison cells implemented by the
Spanish National Police Force in 2012, broken down by regional
autonomous communities, cities and provinces
Autonomous Regional
Communities
Province
Andalusia
Number of detentions with
confinement to prison cells
47,540
Almeria
4,173
Cadiz
8,657
Cordoba
2,171
Granada
3,994
Huelva
1,561
Jaen
2,009
Malaga
15,939
Seville
9,036
Aragon
7,282
Huesca
649
Teruel
280
Saragossa
6,353
Asturias
4,668
Balearic Islands
7,273
Canary Islands
10,605
Las Palmas
5,947
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
4,658
Cantabria
2,326
Castile-La Mancha
7,831
THE OMBUDSMAN OF SPAIN
Albacete
2,285
Ciudad Real
2,173
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