The number of police forces deployed in public transport will
"more than double"
by the 2024 Olympic Games, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced on Wednesday in an interview with 20 minutes.
“Police stations within stations”
The workforce will increase from
“1675 police and gendarmes”
to
“3510”
details the minister.
Either
"1835 more"
, including
"200"
in Paris, he adds, referring to
"an unprecedented effort".
“ New
units”
of
“60 to 90 police officers”
will be created in eight major cities (Bordeaux, Rennes, Orléans, Rouen, Strasbourg, Dijon, Nantes and Toulouse), he continues.
Today, only Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Lille have dedicated services.
In smaller towns
"37 brigades of 10 to 20 agents will be set up"
, he said, citing for example Angers, Amiens or Lens.
“We are going to develop a whole transport security service, set up police stations in stations to facilitate the taking of complaints”
, announces the minister again.
Over the first ten months of the year,
"an 8% drop in violence in public transport was recorded throughout France"
, he welcomes, while last year the police and gendarmerie had noted a 4% increase in thefts and violence in public transport.
“All indicators, including thefts and sexual assaults, are down,”
he says.
