Menorca police gain 39 officers, PSOE challenges PP

Menorca, in the Balearic Islands: the National Police has gained a net 39 officers in 2026, the island’s Socialist Party (PSOE) says. On Monday, 9 November, the party accused the conservative People’s Party (PP) of using outdated staffing figures when talking about security on the island.

The PSOE says 77 National Police officers joined in 2026 and 38 left. Another 24 trainee officers arrived, with 13 assigned to Maó and 11 to Ciutadella. The party says staffing also grew in 2025, when 54 officers joined and 47 left. That year, 25 officers from Madrid’s Prevention and Response Unit came to reinforce the summer operation.

The Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) has grown too, according to the PSOE. It puts the increase on Menorca this year at 34.4 per cent, the largest percentage rise in the Balearic Islands, and says 350 new officers joined across the archipelago. The party is calling on the PP to use current figures when discussing public safety.

Topics: Politics

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com