Gérald Darmanin unveiled the latest crime figures in Paris on Wednesday. Violence in public transport and violent robberies recorded by the police have fallen by 20% over the past year in the capital and its inner suburbs, indicated the Minister of the Interior, who has set the objective of “zero crime”. before the 2024 Olympics.
The tenant of Place Beauvau, who was speaking at a welcome ceremony for 600 new police officers at the police headquarters, also highlighted the 11% drop in car thefts over the past twelve months in the capital and the three departments of the inner suburbs (Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Hauts-de-Seine). Burglaries have increased by 5% over one year, but the results have been better since January with a drop of 4%, according to figures from the Interior.
Five tonnes of narcotics seized since January 1
Regarding narcotics, nine tonnes have been seized over the past year, including five since January, and 45,000 people in connection with consumption or trafficking have been arrested, including 18,000 since the start of the year. “40% of the national violence takes place here, and it is therefore here that the battle against violence must be waged”, underlined the Minister of the Interior.
In April, Gérald Darmanin announced the assignment of 2,800 additional police officers to Paris and its agglomeration in 2023, in anticipation of the Rugby World Cup, organized in France in the fall, and especially the Olympic Games-2024 in Paris. In a letter to the prefect of police Laurent Nuñez, he asked for “a visible increase in the police presence on the public highway” in the places “which need it most”. He also specified that “200 new police officers” would be assigned to the transport police.