According to figures published by the Ministry of the Interior of the judicial activity of the gendarmerie services, the company of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy recorded 3 incidents of all kinds in 121 (armed robberies, robberies with weapons white, drug use, clandestine work, scam, etc.), an increase of 2017% compared to 5. This is mainly explained by a strong increase in post Irma stolen goods which were multiplied by 2016, burglaries commercial premises (+ 2,3%) and car theft (+ 120%).
On the other hand, compared to the years 2012 to 2016, the number of facts is down: - 8% compared to 2014 and 2015, -13% compared to 2012. Concerning only "common law delinquency", "we record a decrease of 27% over the last three years, this represents 535 fewer facts, ”declared Captain Thierry Verres, second in command of the company of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy during a press conference Tuesday in the prefecture on the balance sheet of delinquency. 325 intentional assault and battery were the subject of a procedure by the gendarmerie in 2017 on the two islands, that is to say 23 less compared to 2016 or 100 less compared to the years 2012-2013. (source: www.soualigapost.com)
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