The National Police in Benidorm have statistics to show that bag snatching accounts for almost half of all crimes in the town . http://blog.amlaspain.com/category/costa-blanca/benidorm/

Street fighting and violent crime is a rarity , in fact most crimes are minor ones says the chief of police .

However bag snatching and pickpocketing are on the increase and are very difficult crimes to solve .

Crime in Benidorm has fallen by 10 % overall with burlaries going down by 28 % and car theft by 20 %.

Benidorm National Police have an excellent record in the region .