The number of violent robberies in September fell by 22.70% compared to September 2021 in the 20 departments that account for 75% of the country’s crime, the interior minister told AFP on Tuesday (October 11).
Violence on public transportation fell by 23.07% over the same period, added Gerald Darmanin, who attributes the results to an increased presence of law enforcement on the streets. Violence against people on the public highway is still on the rise.in four years“, the minister elaborated.
Crime Mapping
from now on”90% of school leavers (young police or gendarmerie officers) go into public safetyGerald Darmanin explained. Eleven units of mobile forces (CRS and mobile gendarmes) can be mobilized under the authority of the prefects to carry out the instructions.providing“and”saturate the public space“, he added.
At the end of August, the minister had asked the prefects of these 20 departments: Paris and Ile-de-France, Nord, Rhône-Alpes, Loire-Atlantique, Bouches-du-Rhône and Haute-Garonne to report, namely: him every week about crime figures in their area. “I asked them for a map of crime by hours and neighborhoodsGerald Darmanin noted.
In Paris, which accounts for 22% of national crime, “The CRS and the gendarmes descend on the subway again“, he also greeted. By now the police had left the street, Mr. Darmanin lamented, citing “lack of personnel, particularly in Paris“, they”clock rhythms“Not adapted to their mission and the mobilization of agents for law enforcement operations, which have been numerous in recent years, especially during the movement.”yellow vests“.
President Emmanuel Macron has said several times that he wants to put “no more bruises on the streetAiming to double the presence of law enforcement on public roads by 2030. The Interior Ministry’s Orientation and Programming Bill (Lopmi 2), which has been under discussion in the Senate since Tuesday, should enable these presidential demands to be met. It envisages the creation of 8,500 police and gendarmerie posts and an additional envelope of 15 billion euros to the budget of the Ministry of the Interior over five years.
Source: Le Figaro
