The security services of the Algiers wilaya have implemented a special Ramadan security plan aimed at ensuring the protection of citizens and their property, securing high-traffic areas, and curbing road accidents, whose increase remains concerning during this period. This was stated in a press release from the capital’s security services.
The relevant services specified that various police units are providing security coverage across all areas of jurisdiction. Markets, mosques, public spaces, and leisure areas are under sustained vigilance, as are bus and train stations, metro and tramway stations, which see particularly high traffic during Ramadan.
A specific security unit has also been deployed to oversee and secure worshippers at the Great Mosque of Algiers, Djamaâ El-Djazair, where attendance intensifies, especially during night prayers.
Operational services are additionally securing various cultural, artistic, and sporting events organized within their jurisdiction. Fixed, mobile, and pedestrian brigades ensure a continuous presence on the ground to maintain public order and prevent any harm to people or property.
The already activated plan pays particular attention to traffic flow. The capital’s main road axes are secured, especially during rush hours and the minutes before breaking the fast, periods marked by heavy pressure on the road network.
Law enforcement is simultaneously conducting targeted awareness campaigns to remind drivers of the imperative to respect the road code, particularly regarding speed limits and caution near densely populated urban areas.
Urban police and environmental protection brigades are also intervening to clear illegal vendors from the outskirts of markets and public spaces. They are intensifying patrols against chaotic parking and issuing fines against perpetrators of health- and environment-related infractions.
Judicial police brigades, for their part, have strengthened their motorized and pedestrian patrols to ensure a permanent and deterrent presence against offenses and crimes harming people and property.
Regarding the road safety aspect, the situation remains concerning. According to Lahcen Boubka, director of studies at the National Road Safety Delegation, the human factor is behind more than 96% of accidents. “It mainly involves inattention and reduced vigilance among drivers, especially in built-up areas,” he explained this Friday on the waves of National Radio. He detailed the most frequently observed behaviors, citing in particular speeding, dangerous overtaking, failure to yield, reckless maneuvers, non-use of pedestrian crossings, and failure to maintain safe distances. Practices that, combined with fatigue from fasting and the rush before iftar, amplify the risks.
In this context, the National Road Safety Delegation has launched a Ramadan-specific awareness campaign to encourage drivers to exercise greater caution and strict adherence to the road code.
Collaboration with the Ministry of Religious Affairs has also been renewed. Imams are mobilized to relay prevention messages during Friday sermons, calling on worshippers to adopt responsible driving behavior and avoid fatigue, especially on long trips.
The authorities finally remind the public of the availability of the green number 1548, the emergency number 17, and the “Allo Chorta” application, which allow reporting any speeding or suspicious situation.