on Tuesday said the government's strategy to tackle insecurity and restore calm for Peruvians is to increase the number of police on the streets, strengthen intelligence, and expand State presence.
"That is the path we have defined as a government: more police, more intelligence and greater State presence," she noted, adding that nearly 6,000 new agents will join the Peruvian National Police next week.
During the presentation of the results of police operations under the 2026–2028 National Citizen Security and Fight Against Crime, Miralles said security is a priority for the State and the government.
The high-ranking official detailed that extortion nationwide fell by 40% between January 1 and March 15, 2026, compared with the same period a year earlier, while homicides declined by 7% over the same period.
"Those results show that when the State acts with determination, coordination, and perseverance, it is possible to restore order, it is possible to move forward in the fight against crime. Citizen security is one of the priority axes of President Jose Maria Balcazar's government," she expressed.
The Cabinet chief noted the government is demonstrating the importance it assigns to security through concrete and swift decisions, operational deployments, and a comprehensive strategy aimed at protecting the population and restoring calm on the streets.
In that regard, the Prime Minister said the Peruvian National Police carried out targeted operations over the past week in areas with the highest crime incidence, including actions against criminal organizations and gangs, preventive patrols, and identity checks, among others.
"We are also strengthening police intelligence, criminal investigation and territorial control to target crime where it operates and where it is organized. Our objective is clear: to dismantle criminal networks, strike illegal economies, and restore security for Peruvian families," she stated.
To that end, Miralles reported S/253 million (about US$73.57 million) has been allocated to ensure the incorporation of nearly 6,000 new police agents who will reinforce street presence and support criminal investigation efforts, as 2,000 of them graduated in that specialty.
"This government is committed to confronting insecurity head-on. That is why we are also calling on all powers of the State, the justice system, as well as regional and local authorities and citizens themselves to close ranks against crime. The security of Peruvians is not negotiable; the peace of their families is the State's priority," she concluded.