Has Barcelona Become Europe's Crime Hub?
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Barcelona, the city of the Sagrada Familia, Las Ramblas, and La Boquería, is trending. It's one of the most popular cities worldwide. However, not all the news is good. The city has a serious problem with insecurity.
In recent years, crime rates in Barcelona have skyrocketed, and the question is, why?
#Barcelona #Crime
DUDE!!!! IMMIGRANTS!!!! ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS!!!! Call it for what it really is!
Lol agree. Amazing how they avoid telling the source of the problem because is not political correct. Shame on them
That’s what you get for voting for sumar and Psoe. But according to Spanish people that better then to be ruled by the right wing parties ….
Imagrints are objectively good, open borders are also pretty good, think about how good the Schengen area is
@@StrikeBolteafc ilegal immigrants are not good anywhere specially ilegal immigrants with a completely different culture and traditions
@@StrikeBolteafc yeah open border inside Europe, but absolutely closed from people of color
The extent to which they avoid saying "Muslim illegal immigrants" is the problem is scary
Foreign population they call it.
Muslims from Africa again😅
Am I seeing a trend here ?
it not just Muslim from Africa, It is Muslims in general
Its never the Fins
Sinaloan Cartel: Por Favor, Amigo hold our TEQUILAs 🥃
@@bramj1130😂😂
It's always those north African and middle eastern doctors
I don’t understand moving to a country with no intention of integrating
Another reason that Madrid is safer is that many of the immigrants in Madrid are from the Philippines as that’s where the huge majority settle, and they are generally very harmless. Barcelona has way more North African migrants.
I have never met a filipino gangster. Hard working god fearing people.
strange, cuz Madrid does have a rather large North African population. And it has been like that for quite some time now
@@abcdefg91111 Not sure if you can think critically but I'm pretty sure the OP is comparing Barcelona with Madrid...
15:14:
Josh: "...many illegal immigrants do not receive public assistance"
clue is in the word 'illegal' mate
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They don't really run away from their country just to go on a vacation, you know?
@@no_name4796 Yes, but you can’t force a country, a city, you and I as taxpayer to care for you because you sneaked in.
Look at a small scale comparison for perspective. It’s like I break into your house without you noticing and then you can’t throw me out without your roommate saying no you should let me stay on your dime.
@@econg_you had that roommate in college too?
Even if they were legal, a country, state or city should expect incomers to be self sufficient
My girfriend got stabbed year ago on one of the main streets of Barcelona. 45 minutes after her plane land there.
She had a picture of the person who has done that to her. Police didn't really bother to start any action.
Catalán police ignore spain judicial system... independence and all that right facist crap. 😅
why was she stabbed tho? like whats the point??
Wow... That feels like London.
@@SnowWhiteArches she didn't want pass her phone and belongings to the thief.
In the blink of an eye, the thief pulled out a knife and tried to silence her. Only when the thief started running away she did realize that she had been stabbed.
@@SnowWhiteArches Your question is rather suspect seeing as to how you are trying to blame the victims.
100% a migrant problem 😂. Just like France
And they keep going on about new migrants, yet it's a multi generation problem as well, and theyre counted as local, illegal, new or multi generational, it is the same communities
When migrants exceed 20 percent of local population crime increases experts say
In 2019, it was such a beautiful city, pretty clean, but I didn't feel safe seeing groups of migrants hanging out under bridges and selling stuff on Rambla, so it was difficult to get past them.
i would prefer to get robbed then visiting las ramblas.
1 word; Moroccans.
I still remember when the former president of Catalonia Jordi Puyol said that moroccan immigrants are better than latin american immigrants cuz they supposedly understand the catalan identity better. How you may ask?? Well he didn't really explain it.
A few months ago a friend of mine was robbed by a group of moroccans near the Sagrada Familia. Here Lisbon is also following a similar path, except here it's south asians rather than north africans
South asians? Like Indians?
@@user-j5ja95 yep, Lisbon is full of Indians for some reason. You’d think it would all be Brazilians and Angolans, but they weren’t as common as I expected
Because portugal held onto Goa in India for too long and gave people from there easy access to portugal.
@@theracer6882 wrong. These people coming here are literally from everywhere in India except Goa. Goans never had any special treatment when compared to any other type of Indian. In fact there are more Goans in Britain and Ireland than in Portugal
@@Springfield1795 brazilians and angolans are actually still more prevalent than Indians. It's just that even them are, more civilized and integrate better than Indians cuz at least they actually have something in common with us. In fact sometimes it's hard to distinguish a brazilian from a native portuguese cuz most of them have direct portuguese ancestry.
You failed to look at which type of immigrant it is. In Madrid and Paris there are many immigrants from diverse origins who went there to work. In Barcelona, many of the immigrants are illegal and were simply dropped there after entering Spanish territory
It must be all those doctors and engineers we've welcomed falling on hard times. This was entirely predictable, some of us, me included, predicted a backlash in the form of right wing politics and we were called..... guess? Racists...
I have lived in Barcelona for 5 years and everything in this video is painfully true. It gets worse and worse by the month sometimes. Better to look like a thug in Barcelona than to dress in style, that way you might blend in a little. At least be less of a target.
In the USA the thugs dress in style, wearing the latest fashion. They tend to wear their net worth on their person rather than storing it for a rainy day in the bank. Thugs generally live for now, not caring about old age.
ppl still stay and vote the same?
@@nkristianschmidt yes and no, Parliamentary elections were last week and a different party won the majority this time. Mayoral candidates are a different story. Many people do leave, but for those with families here or those which are relegated to jobs in languages other than Castilian Spanish, Barcelona is one of the only options.
My uncle had his wallet in a front cargo pocket, zipped, and buttoned. Still it got stolen. Policia even admitted how bad crime is in Barcelona.
how is that possible?
@@vintageb8 Very, and I mean VERY, professional pick pocket network, friend. Happened on a public transport bus.
Did the police even try to get the perp?
@@BMWE90HQ report and filed. Nice officers, but you can tell it was probably their 12th or so pick pocket report of that day.
Broken window theory has nothing to do with public space. It has all to do with catching, criminals, commit, small offenses, thereby preventing larger offenses the public space comment is guided by resources and recreational usage, having a clean city usually entails having a strong economy having a dirty city usually indicates having a poor local economy.
Also I think the Broken Window theory is not reproducible (not statistically significant in explaining crime).
Lol what a desperate woke explanation of the phenomena.
They'll do anything to avoid the harsh bitter truth.
Sure mate, it's all broken windows.
Still, there are others outhere bendi ng over to not say 'the word'.
With how often the channel brings up the crime stemming from Illegal migration I believe they are not woke at all, but just want to have a safety net for those who think they just don't like illegals.
Britain in general and London in particular is European capital of Woke yes
This is the anarchy that replaced democracy right?
...and what is the number of illegal immigrants in Barcelona?
Politically correctness makes them not to say the real reason...
But madrid has a similar amount of immigrants but much lower crime rates
So it turns out that thousands of illegal immigrants from very different cultures usually more dangerous countries, with no formal education or valuable skills for labour market, no language skills, living in the isolated pockets of the same culture very different from the majority of population and no willingness or ability to find job or integrate in the mainstream society can be a problem for a city? I am shocked! Shocked! Well maybe not that shoked.
I am personally a big proponent of immigration but it seems like this is not the way to do it. It's anyone surprised? Ak this raise in crime across Europe has done common denominator and we are all going pretend that it's a mystery? Really? All places with massive ILLEGAL immigration from non European countries have seen massive spike in crimes. I wonder why. It's a total mystery. No one knows. Probably some black magic
I've been coming here for the past 18 years and have lived here for 4 years. I live next to the most problematic neighbourhood, the Raval, and I walk though it most days, my job means that I'm out and about all the time. Despite the statistics, I've never had issues here, and I rarely experience crime. I feel very safe and it's a great city. In the past year I've hosted more than 800 torusits, mainly US citizens, on tours around the city, and none of my guests ever mentioned having had any issues. Elderly locals have told me that pickpocketing has been a present blrm since at least the 1950s, except that back then petty crime tended to be committed by migrants from Southern Spain, now it's mainly northern Africans, Eastern Europeans and Latin Americans. Believe whatever you want, Barcelona is a great city, very safe and fairly clean. As someone once said: "there are lies, damn lies, then there are statistics". I suppose if you base yourself on what it said on the Internet you'll never leave your room for fear of the outside world, scaremongering is powerful stuff.
When I went to Barcelona, i loved it. The city which i would live. Now i am disappointed.
So my question is simple. What obligation does a country have to migrants who are not natural citizens? What tolerance should get extended to people who immigrate and are not compliant to the laws and customs of the host country? How much abuse, property damage and thievery would you tolerate from a guest in your own home?
the era of my country your country my territory your territory is over we have global problems on a shared planet, and you are just entitled to your own private house thats your home, you like it or not share ancestry with all the people on the planet, many elements in many cultures need to be transformed including western culture, thats what we need to do
@@samanfisherman1011 Actually even your home is not your castle anymore. Once the state gets involved for whatever reason (including neighbors making accusations or claims to authorities).
@@raylopez99 and it shouldnt be your castle, if you are doing some weird shit in your house with for example your child state should be able to interfere
@@samanfisherman1011 You've never had weird neighbors? We have some certified nutjobs here in DC USA that have called the cops over perceived violations that the cops themselves have apologized when they come over to make a welfare check. Also people "swatting" others comes to mind.
@@samanfisherman1011you mad, this approach clearly doesn’t work
Sounds so much like South Africa, especially with the broken windows of the past 30 years.
DiverSHITy is our strength.
Sinaloan Cartel: Por Favor, Amigo hold our TEQUILAs 🥃
Flamenco is not from Barcelona, but from the South of Spain.
We were in Barca in April when some kid tried to take my watch (a cheap swatch). I knew something was going on because I noticed a noticed a North African man make a obvious sign to some one behind us. To cut the story short the kid got a sore head and ran off empty handed. However no one in the street came to help or even acknowledged what had happened. This I found very strange. Anyhow that was our 5th visit to what is a great city and the only trouble we have seen.
So is the San Francisco of Spain?
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Trusyt me, SF is way worse!
I did see an interview with a policeman from Barcelona. He had his identity concealed. According to him the city has got alot worse with increase of North African Immigration
That's a cope mate. Cities also attract the vast majority of migrants, and other countries don't prosecute and report these crimes as much as Spain.
Statistics from Macron himself? Well hell, I had better not question those numbers. Might as well be gospel.
Deport
Has anyone noticed that map with the entirety of France and England engulfed in red?
Just keep silent. Don't get yourself in troubles.
Bruh, I'm from Brazil. Barcelona looks like paradise in comparison...
are you ...bragging? 🤡
I mean, sure. But Barcelona is in Spain/Europe and those are our frameworks of reference.
Barcelona isn't as bad as Brazil because it doesn't have as many south americans yet
Do you even know your country is third world..didnt knew there was Internet there
@@MiguelFerreira-kn9xf as spanish, i have to say that hispanic people from south america are better inmigrant than people from Africa, then speak our languague and they have our culture (more or less).
The Process That Cannot Be Named keeps working its way through the remnants of Europe.
Have you not seen Berlin?! Everything mentioned about Barcelona is true for Berlin, the most vandalism and broken windows I’ve seen in any city in Europe.
I visited Barcelona as a tourist in 2023. My experience was great and I didn't feel unsafe at all (I'm from South Africa and trust me when I say that I know what unsafe really feels like). However, the amount of badly maintained buildings and graffiti was quite surprising to me considering the fact that the city is a very popular tourist destination in a developed European country. Obviously all the pictures and footage you see of Barcelona on youtube or google usually does not show it, but when you get there in person it's very prominent.
Don't get me wrong, overall my experience in Barcelona (and Europe in general) was very positive. the public transport is great and very accessible (especially when compared to my home country), the people we met were all very friendly, the food was amazing and the tourist attractions were all very accommodating and interesting. As a side note we also visited southern France during our holiday and there also noticed much more graffiti than expected - especially in the larger towns/cities.
We have been living in BCN for two years. I think the crime you mentioned is mainly in La Rambla area. Having said that, my office is in Placa Catalunya, 50 meters from La Rambla. I have not seen anything. Walking alone at night?? I take the dog for a walk around midnight every night around L'eixample area and most of the people walking at that time of night are girls/women. And we moved from London UK, Clapham area, where there are regular fatal shootouts and policeman raped and killed a young woman. I am not even mentioning the moto scooter thugs with no helmet and attacking pedestrians.
Beautiful diversity!
As a resident of Barcelona I found this video very worrisome and the “broken windows theory” is quite interesting. I was also particularly drawn to the European map shown in the video, where England+Wales seems to be fairing as a whole far worse than the rest of the continent and yet no English or Welsh cities are in the ranking given. Is robbery widespread in the small towns of England and Wales?
Muchos no comen Jamon..
You just explained the success of my country. Greetings from Switzerland
Come on brother, cities like Biel and Geneva are slowly following the same route due to the same root cause.
Why the heck keep putting crappy flamenco music when referring to Barcelona? It goes together like bread and a kilo of rubber!
So, the lesson seems to be, if I've got this right, that the more of something you tolerate, the more of it you'll get. Gosh; how novel!
I even did not know that there is something called squatting. This is really insane.
I have lived in Barcelona, the neighborhood to avoid is El Raval, within Ciutat Vella, and Las Ramblas in general. Beware of people walking too close to you (pickpockets). Overall the city isn't unsafe. I also lived in Lille, France, it felt much less safe. Horrible place. Common problem: North African criminals. In BCN there are loads of Pakistanis, who are overall hardworkers. The Moroccans on the other hand...
I had my Samsung phone stolen out of my hands in Barcelona in 2018. Sadly I didn't enjoy my visit here. Meanwhile, I went to Madrid in 2016 and absolutely loved it! One of my favorite European cities so far. The police were nice to me in Barcelona and I rode around with them for the afternoon, looking for the three guys who robbed me. That was a weird experience, to say the least. Lol
Nice diversify always working as usual
I live in a small city in US. Our local police actually responds to nuisance calls. When I called about eggs being thrown at our house or a group of 20-30 teenagers gathered on the street corner,the police said that they really couldn't do much but could drive around the neighborhood.
I said that was fine as seeing a police presence will drive those elements to go elsewhere or think twice about doing something.
One of the safest cities I’ve been to
In 2017 my backbag was stolen when I was sitting in a restaurant... It was right next to me.. A few days later my shoes were stolen from the balcony! of my Airbnb
They tried to rob me twice last year. They failed. I am from Barcelona 😂
Muy bien
Lo mejor es salir sin nada.
Y parecer un homeless.
There is a common denominator here, the real inhabitants will not destroy there own areas, but others shall we say will. Increase of people, vandalism and violence in all European countries is getting worse, fact. The barn door has been left open and it’s now too late and Governments now will not or cannot now close it ❗️😔😡
im from madrid.
in madrid we dnt have the same imngrnats, we have some immigrant from soth america with a same cultur and languague but in barcelona have a north africa immigrants.
its not the same
I have lived the last 25 years in Asia. From Japan to Korea and from Thailand to China. If a foreigner commits a crime, he/she will be sentenced, locked up and never released till he/she manages to buy a ticket back home. A bicycle theft or an assault still makes it into the national news. Crime is that rare. In Europe, we do allow any foreigner in, often without checking if they have funds enough to stay and a return ticket and seldom do we check the background of people. People under 18, could go back home the day that they reach that age, no matter how long they have been in the country, and they should be sent back to their home country. Unless, of course, you want to become a magnet for crime. Also, Europeans should not allow any container ship in that has containers on board that are not electronically locked and are unable to send a radio signal to the authorities when unlocked at sea or in a port. Only that will put a dent in the illicit drug trade.
I used to live nearly 6 years in BCN, but left for these very reasons. It was wild, back in 2015-16 I felt so safe walking alone at night… I miss so much that city…
So, keep a cheap wallet with old expired credit cards and a few dollar bills in it to give up if robbed.
Not a bad idea in theory. In reality though theft is often done by pickpockets. You won't even notice it.
Keep the dummy wallet in back pocket where most guys keep it and the real one in front pocket.
It'll be harder to take and easier to keep an eye on.
Fool proof, maybe, maybe not but worth a try!
😂
Front pockets are not safe at all. You need distance from people and inner zipped pockets.
I barely carry a wallet these days and certainly not when travelling. All I need is a Casio watch, a passport and a disposable bank card, the rest is in my phone. I take an older phone when travelling.
Wouldn't go near the place again worse city I ever visited. The city itself is beautiful but the crime rate let's it down terrible
If they already broke the law to get in and lied what makes you think they won’t do it when they feel the need?
Broken window theory is along the same line of thought as “my dog keeps taking a dump on my carpet, if I don’t clean up the dog turd today there will be more dog turds tomorrow”…well yeah duh but you’re not addressing the underlying problem which is to train your dog to not crap inside. To address the actual underlying problem you need corrective action not just clean up. Social programs can only go so far, you need to hold those responsible accountable
So even going there with no wallet, passport and just an old iPhone isn’t even enough to get mugged. Got it.
It’s telling how low the street crime rate is in Eastern Europe.
Soooo much cultural enrichment. Sooo much diversity!
Oh man. Sounds like San Francisco.
No mention of the stupid laws defining types of crime, 'punishment and reoffending... Anything stolen with a value of €500 or less is a 'delito' meaning a verbal warning and the culprit being released to commit other delitos.If the same person is caught after 5-6 delitos in a given period of time, the offence can be upgraded to a 'crimen' which may involve some light punishment or fine. Particularly hard to identify any of these people as they generally don't have ID or other papers and the police generally can't be arsed with a wild goose chase which will take up their time and result in nothing were they lucky enough to apprehend someone. Everyone knows how stupid this system is and how open to abuse it is, and yet it continues. And repeat.
Been in Barcelona in 2012, and even back then you already had to keep a close eye out for your belongings. I don't think I want to know just how bad the situation is now...
It s always the politicians.
We have a house outside sabadell in castellar...it's super safe and clean...no crime...only 30 mins from Barcelona...
Is Japan xenophobic or just smart?
Yes and yes. Don't think about it too much though, feelings over reality.
Is there a difference?
Probably more xenophobic than smart in their situation. Immigration is the only thing that can save them. Immigration is not the problem, problem is what kind of immigration and how you feel with it. Singapore, Monaco, Iceland, Switzerland, gulf countries... have massive numbers of immigrants (in stone cases 90% of the population) but seem not to have the same problems. Because they know who is coming and those people have to integrate. It's different if you have thousand educated Korean or Swiss immigrants, or thousand rural afgans with no education whatsoever.
A lot of crime also goes unreported, as it really is a waste of time to go the police, file a report and that’s it.
I’ve been multiple times to the police office in Raval, so I know what I’m talking about.
The ex mayor was more interested in making parades for women’s rights than ensuring security of the citizens.
Finally, the lack of opportunities and expensive housing means that stealing a wallet in a day with no repercussions will feed you for a week, while working … not really
A local city got tired of trying to find a company to tear down delinquent dilapidated properties in the city limits that was affordable.
So, the city council funded a project led by the maintenance department supervisor to find, purchase and repair older heavy duty demolition equipment.
They made their own crew capable of tearing down old buildings cheaper and faster than any contractor for the city!
What about in Britain, Germany, France, sweden, and many more European countries???? Are there native people safe to live their lives like before???
I remember when europe gave us crap for stuff like this crazy what unchecked waves of immigration can do
Already in the early 2000's, I went twice to Barcelona. I got my car broken into both times . The second time, I left the doors open (and nothing inside) so that they would not break the lock. The lock was broken anyway (idiots!), the car was left with drug paraphernalia (spoon, syringe). At Montjuic, there were syringes everywhere in the park. In Spain, the heroin consumption was over the roof, Barcelona was probably the worst hit.
They're in a lot of (s)pain now
Barcelona was always infamous for its crime, along with Marseille and Naples, the triangle of crime.
I first visited Barcelona in 1982. It was tricky then but it's gone down the plughole now. Are we allowed to say this, but there's a lot of folk from one European country really messing things up. Anybody living in Barcelona knows which country that is. They're in the U.K too and just as helpful. Plenty of Spaniards have fallen in to criminality too.
Bluds haven't heard of Napoli, Rome or Milan, also Marseille? xD
Bro never been in Brussels or Antwerp xd
Tulio, im sorry about that girl in Barcelona
Looking at the map in the beginning, I wonder what the countries in the east are doing differently.
Basically, people's attitudes.
Please do a video on Costa del Sol and its evolution as a gangsters' paradise!
But the foreigners that live in Madrid tend to be from latin america, not rock worshipers
We all know where the other 22% comes from.
When the Catalan people want it to anull the Spanish constitutional law by creating an independent state by a referendum that was not approve, they had created an annulment for their own security within the context that, if local people do something elicit why the others cannot the same state of outlaw environment???
I think that could be the root of the problem and the local corruption levels , not portrait in the nationalist slogans ....
Sounds just like my home city of Toronto 😔
What nonsense. I am an immigrant and I live in Sweden and I know who is creating the problems. Broken Windows excuse is BS.
You also have “migrants” that are french or spanish from old colonies, for example you have camaroon people in france and although they’re “foreigners” they are really french so when they commit crimes they do not go to a statistic under foreign crime.
It's not their fault, it your fault. 🤦♂️
bollocks, living here for 4 years nothing happend to me ever. if you act like stupid turist you are an aim if you are a local you are safe.
Bajo perfil
Dlatego Unia Europejska podpisała dzisiaj pakt migracyjny :gdzie będzie zmuszała państwa takie jak Polska do przyjmowania tych nielegalnych emigrantów z którymi ma kłopoty w swoim kraju.Nie przyjęcie takiego przestępcy emigranta będzie karane 20 tysiącami euro .Unia Europejska i Niemcy to jeden wielki bałagan i eurokolchoz .
XD
We got robbed on highway crossing Barcelona. They entered in our car and took all our stuff. We have been on the police department and it was a complete wasting time… the police officers did give a shit for foreigners. Barcelona, ADIOS BABY NEVER AGAIN
The broken window theory is pretty contested to put it kindly - there’s very little actual evidence the theory actually plays out, and there are many other factors that this glosses over as potential causes
in my personal experience its not just a theory. A wounded or defenceless animal attracts predators.
“Poverty generates crime” - no, crime did not significantly rise in the US during the Great Depression. Types of crime expand during times of plenty.
Organized crime is a huge issue. Illegal aliens are victimized by people who allow it, and illegal immigrants are victimized by organized crime & victimize the general populace.
Madrid’s immigrant population is much more Latin American, and affluent.
Dublin is the same! I dont know how you dismiss this! Plus you rely on people making a statement to police. In Dublin people dont report the crimes to police
I thought it's Canada
Barcelona is being targeted because of it's independence aspirations. Madrid doesn't want to help because this is perceived as a punishment to Catalonians.
Ah diversity, the gift that just keeps giving.
The VP lads need to realise that trying to appease both the left and right wing is not objectivity. On some issues one side may have a monopoly on the truth. Mass migration (particularly from vastly different ethnic and cultural composition) is one such issue the Right has the correct optics on.
Omg Ireland is the same for squatters - what you say is all the same as Dublin
You´ve gotta get tough on crime, else repeat ofenders will cause havoc among the populace.