“The Trocadero has become a focal point for crime. It's a bit like the new Barbès. There are a lot of snatching and violent robberies
, ”explains Matthieu Valet, spokesperson for the Independent Union of Police Commissioners (SICP).
For several months, onlookers who have come to admire the Eiffel Tower - tourists in the lead - have been robbed by thugs often armed with knives or broken bottles.
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These offenders are on the lookout for the slightest opportunity: telephone, watch, chain, bracelet.... The respondents are overwhelmingly unaccompanied minors or young undocumented adults, often claiming to be minors, originating from the Maghreb. .
Unaccompanied minors represent around 20% of all police custody in the 16th arrondissement and 75% of all minors referred to the capital.
“I avoid walking there with my girlfriend”
Residents of the Trocadero know this well: when evening comes, it is better to avoid venturing into the square or the gardens.
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I never go home alone in passing…
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