Barcelona, 2019: Every 5 minutes a bag or purse or wallet is stolen.
The latest trend: 39 violent robberies per day; 35.5% more than last year.
We are uniting as residents of Barcelona to stop this madness. We are a strictly non-violent and apolitical citizen movement.
Barcelona Residents Against Robbery is a peaceful non-political group of Barcelona residents who have come together to reduce the amount of robberies and make the city we call “home” safe and one we can enjoy without fear.
The group was created in 2014. We increased activity in April 2019 due to the increase in robberies with violence. We have a team of dedicated volunteers from all nationalities and backgrounds working together.
Being a civic and apolitical movement, our mission is to:
We want to bring back safety and security to Barcelona.
Each of us should be able to live freely without the fear of losing something, getting robbed, or being attacked.
We want our friends and visitors to go home with happy memories of the beauty of the city – not with trauma from being robbed.
We want everyone, especially children and women, to feel comfortable, confident, and safe wherever they are at whatever time of the day.
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We are volunteers who want to protect Barcelona’s and citizens and visitors from becoming victims of theft.
We want to protect people through education of what to do when they experience or witness a theft, robbery, or attack. We create awareness of their rights and the law, and how it can protect or harm them.
We want to bring the power to the people. We want to make people strong, educated and trained to be able to tackle situations of theft and intimidation. We want to make people aware that in a group they can protect themselves and the victims of the situations.
We want people to feel confident about their own safety and security at all times, during the day and night.
The administration is either completely unaware or playing blind to this issues. We are collecting data of a theft, robbery, or attack while keeping victims anonymous. Different types of incidents include specifics such as neighborhoods, age, nationality, time of the day, etc. to present the issue to the authorities.
We will generate campaigns through our data, activism, and ground presence to promote the issue on local, national and international media. Peaceful actions such as protests and holding events that have high turnouts will also help us get close to this objective.
The biggest issue in this situation is the limitation of law and inability of administration. The law looks at these issues in monetary value and not in terms of the psychological impact. We need to push for law to cover more holistically at the national level. That will require a continuous effort.
Join us in the fight against Barcelona Residents Against Robbery. Fill out a Volunteer Application now!
Help us collect data by reporting your incidence. We will use it to present to authorities to make a long-term change in the laws. Your identity is anonymous, and it will take two minutes to fill out.
Together, we can make a change to stop robberies!
We need your help! If you want a safer Barcelona, let’s unite forces to fight petty theft. Our Facebook group is growing every day, and crime is increasing every day. But our team of volunteers is still small.
We need your talent in these areas:
Open Roles:
Peaceful Patrols
Press Officer
Social Media Manager
Volunteer Coordinator
Fundraiser
Petition Writer
Protest Organizer
Have another idea? Let us know in the volunteer application below.
Join the conversation at the Barcelona Residents Against Robbery facebook group! We share pickpocket hot spots, tricks, and tips to stop theft in our city. We also empower each other to make a difference in Barcelona!
Join the Mailchimp mailing list for important updates from the group.
We are a small group of volunteers, with full-time jobs and (still) little resources. You can support us with a donation or in the online store:
