In a city in France, a two-month curfew will come into effect, so they want to prevent teenagers from running around the streets with guns at ten in the evening and attacking tourists, policemen, and passers-by.
A recent survey by the CSA pollster revealed that 67 percent of the French believe that a curfew should be introduced for minors from 11 p.m. in all settlements in the country.
Keeping young people away from crime is a growing concern for the French. According to a survey carried out for the French media by CNews, Europe 1 and Journal du Dimanche, only 33 percent of respondents disagree with the curfew.
It is interesting that there is no big difference between the opinions of men (63 percent) and women (seventy percent), and of the age groups, only the 18- to 24-year-old group had more people (51 percent) who did not support the curfew for minors.
Most people - in addition to the elderly - living in settlements with 20 to 100,000 people said that they would agree with minors getting home by 11 p.m.
This can be explained by the fact that juvenile crime has increased in recent months in medium-sized cities.
Last Wednesday, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin ordered a two-month curfew for minors in Pointe-à-Pitre starting at 8 p.m. to fight rising crime in the economic capital of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe.
According to the minister, this measure can be extended to other parts of Guadeloupe.
"Parents must take care of their children, and those with social difficulties can be helped by the services of the state, the specialized ministry or the town hall, but everyone must be reminded of their role as parents. We cannot allow 12, 13 or 14-year-olds to run around the streets with guns at ten in the evening and attack tourists, policemen and passers-by," he said.
Cover image: Juvenile crime is a growing problem in France
Source: MTI/EPA/Yoan Valat
