Whether they are tried by the local court of Saint-Martin (correctionalized) or by the assize court (criminals), assault and battery are on the rise in Saint-Martin. According to data published by the Ministry of the Interior, the Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy gendarmerie company recorded 46 incidents in April, 20 more than in March or 10 more than in January. The last time such a high number had been reached, was in March (57 facts) and May 2013 (50 facts) or in February 2012 (46 facts).
In the first four months of the year, 137 assault and battery were reported against 110 in the previous four months (October to December 2020). Since May last year, the number of incidents reported monthly has always been higher than 25 while between January 2019 and mid-2020, it was more between 20 and 25 incidents even if peaks were observed at some. periods. In 2019, the bar of 25 monthly facts was crossed five times, in 2020 seven times and since every month since January this year.
Assault and battery in April accounted for just over 23% of all incidents recorded by the Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy gendarmerie company, against 12,5% the month before. (soualigapost.com)
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