The number of vehicles burned in France’s Eve fell 12% compared to 2013 and 308 people were arrested for incidents.
The tradition of vehicle fires New Year’s night is definitely still tenacious. But she seems to lose intensity.
Thursday evening, the Interior Ministry said that the previous night 940 cars had been deliberately burned in France. The State services pointed immediately that this was a result in sharp decline, with a 12% decline from one year to the next. The interior is even talk of a “significant decline”.
In fact, on the night of December 31, 2013 to January 1, 2014, 1,067 vehicles were burned in 1193 against a year earlier.
In addition, 308 people were arrested last night for unspecified incidents (322 in 2013), which resulted in 251 investments in custody (221 in 2013).
” The consistent, active and dissuasive mobilizing security forces has helped prevent the occurrence of major incidents in our country, “the ministry said.
More than 55,000 police and gendarmes were mobilized throughout the country during the night of festivities, a mobilization slightly higher than last year. There were also 38,000 professional firefighters and volunteers. About 9,000 policemen monitored in Paris. One young man, however, died in the capital, in the Trocadéro district during a brawl. A suspect was arrested.
“In Alsace, where firecrackers, mortars and other devices had caused three deaths and numerous mutilations past two years, no serious injuries were deplored” s’ also welcomed the ministry. “The many preventive actions and seizure since Monday two tons of firecrackers and rockets banned from sale have contributed to occur no drama this year in the Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin” a- he argued.
In the statement, the Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve “would like to thank all the staff” of his ministry “which, on the ground (…) guaranteed public order and provided assistance to our citizens. ”
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