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Fréjus Tunnel that connects France and Italy to close this weekend
The tunnel will close for 12 hours and not the 56 hours originally announced
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TotalEnergies opens service station for electric vehicles in Paris
It is the first of its kind in the capital and has ultra-fast charging
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Conductors on French public transport will soon be able to check your address
Move is part of anti-fraud plans to prevent people from giving false information during fines including on SNCF trains
SEE: 2023 police crime figures for France
Cases of homicide, sexual assault, burglary and vehicle theft increased while those of unarmed theft and unarmed violent crime dropped
The number of reported crimes for many offences increased in 2023, including for homicide, sexual assault, burglary and vehicle theft, according to data from the Ministry of Interior.
The Police nationale and gendarmerie recorded a rise in most - but not all - types of crime over the course of 2023, and while the numbers were higher than they were for 2022, the rate of the increase was less than between 2021 and 2022.
The greatest increase was for assault and battery, continuing a worrying trend that started in 2017 that particularly concerns violence in families. While overall cases of assault and battery increased by 7%, within family units it increased by 9%.
Similarly, there were significant increases in the number of cases of homicide (5%), attempted murder (13%), and sexual assault (8%).
However drug trafficking, unarmed theft and unarmed violent crime dropped (-1%, -3% and -8% respectively)
Read more: New national burglary figures: How does your area of France fare?
French crime figures for 2023:
Nationally, the homicide rate in mainland France was highest in Bouches-du-Rhône (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur), where there were 4.1 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.
This rate is far above the national average of 1.5 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.
Victims of crime in 2023 by age:
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