Christian Estrosi, mayor of Nice and president of the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis, presented Thursday evening at the Aston la Scala hotel, his wishes to the municipal police.
The city councilor took this opportunity to present the results of the actions carried out by the 550 agents during the past year.
"A fruitful year in the fight against delinquency"
, he welcomed.
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In fact, municipal agents made 8,067 arrests in 2022 for criminal or misdemeanor offenses, i.e. 6% less compared to the previous year.
“A rather favorable trend because we find significant decreases in particular in the possession of weapons (-32%), violence against the police (-26%) or even public and manifest drunkenness (-30% )
,” he said.
5,289 offenses were also noted for damage to the living environment, particularly with regard to illegal dumping and noise pollution.
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In addition, the municipality boasts of having carried out 55 operations to fight against squats which have made it possible to support 34 private owners in their efforts.
"
However, we have areas in which we are seeing significant increases in our interventions
," noted the city's first magistrate, such as sexual abuse (16 more arrests than in 2021) or even with regard to relates to traffic offences.
“
But resting on our laurels is out of the question!
For this new year, I would therefore like us to continue our research and experimentation in new technologies to always be at the forefront of innovation.
”
“These good results confirm what the prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes and the public prosecutor noted a few weeks ago who gave the following figures: less 20% on thefts with violence, less 50% on thefts in transport and less 18% on burglaries”,
he underlined.
This leads to an overall drop in crime of 7.2% between 2017 and 2021.
innovations
Christian Estrosi also recalled that several innovations had made it possible during the year to further strengthen the action of its police officers in the fight against delinquency and incivility.
The acquisition of new generation mobile cameras in autonomous format with solar panels in particular, but also the acquisition of artificial intelligence software to identify and verbalize vehicles parked on cycle paths.
“But resting on our laurels is out of the question!
For this new year, I would therefore like us to continue our research and experimentation in new technologies to always be at the forefront of innovation
”, he underlined.
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Present during the wishes of the city councilor of Nice, the public prosecutor of Nice, Xavier Bonhomme, came to express "
a form of recognition for the commitment and dedication that your municipal police show daily
"
.
"
You are part of one of the three forces with the national police and the gendarmerie, you have significant resources, and it is a plus in the legal action that I am leading
", he added.
Finally, the mayor of Nice assured the police officers that, in the context of the debates on the pension reform, he intended to ask the government that they be able to benefit from the same advantages as their colleagues in the national police when they left for retreat.
“
It is high time that our municipal police officers are considered as members of the internal security forces in their own right
,” he insisted.
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