Question 2085 — overseas

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Mr. Philippe Gomès draws the attention of the Minister of State, Minister of the Interior, to the worrying increase in acts of violence committed in New Caledonia. He adds that acts of small and medium-sized delinquency (acts of vandalism, burglaries, car theft, stone throwing, disturbances to public order, etc.) are on the rise throughout the bush. He notes that the gendarmerie personnel present in the Northern province are not are no longer sufficient to ensure the safety of populations. Firstly, he notes that the juvenile delinquency prevention brigade based in Nouméa covers a much larger territory than usually assigned to brigades in mainland France, imposing long and restrictive journeys throughout Grande Terre on the gendarmes who make it up. However, he notes that the prevention of juvenile delinquency remains crucial in New Caledonia, where 60% of local delinquency is committed by minors, half of whom are under fifteen years old. He therefore requests the creation of a second branch of the juvenile delinquency prevention brigade. On the other hand and for the same reasons, he underlines the need to install an antenna of the research section in the Northern province. He cites the fact that, more and more frequently, the research brigade established in Nouméa is called to reinforce the territorial units of the national gendarmerie in the bush. Finally, he requests the creation of a second branch of the motorized brigade, in order to respond to the important road safety issues that arise in the North of Grande Terre. To this end, he recalls that the figures for road delinquency in New Caledonia are alarming, at a level 4 times higher than that of the metropolis, and that the territory has one of the highest traffic accident mortality rates in the world. He points out the relevance of installing these three gendarmerie branches mentioned above in the Koné region, where a penitentiary center with 150 places will soon open its doors. He recalls the commitment of the President of the Republic, aiming to recruit 10,000 police officers and gendarmes in 5 years “assigned first place in priority areas. He would therefore like to know whether the State considers New Caledonia a priority area and, in this regard, whether the Government intends to strengthen the number of gendarmerie personnel in the Northern province.

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