Police in France

Statistics report on police in France

Police in France

This report presents facts and statistics on the French police. It contains statistical data on the workforce of the national and municipal police and on the police budget. It also presents the offences recorded by police services, as well as the Inspection Générale de la Police Nationale (IGPN), the French police disciplinary body. The last chapter focuses on the relationship between the French and the police.

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Workforce

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  • Premium Statistic Age and gender of police officers and gendarmes in France 2019
  • Premium Statistic Rate of police officers and gendarmes in France 2019, by department
  • Premium Statistic Municipal police workforce in France 2022, by department
  • Premium Statistic Cities with the largest number of municipal police officers in France 2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of municipal police officers in France 2019, by size of municipality
  • Premium Statistic Number of municipal police officers per police unit in France 2019, by city size

Budget

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  • Basic Statistic Government expenditure on police services in France and the EU 1995-2021
  • Basic Statistic Government spending on policing as a share of GDP in France 1995-2022
  • Basic Statistic Government expenditure on public order and safety in France and the EU 1995-2021
  • Premium Statistic Ministry of the Interior staff expenses for French National Police 2024, by mission
  • Premium Statistic Breakdown of the French national police wage bill 2021, by mission

Offenses

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  • Premium Statistic Monthly number of crimes recorded by the police in France 2015-2022
  • Premium Statistic Types of crimes and offenses reported to the police in France 2024, by type
  • Premium Statistic Monthly number of drug usage-related crimes recorded in France 2015-2022
  • Premium Statistic Monthly number of drug resale-related crimes recorded in France 2015-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of sexual assaults on minors reported each month in France 2020-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of rapes of minors recorded by the authorities each month in France 2020-2022

Inspection Générale de la Police Nationale (IGPN)

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  • Premium Statistic Number of investigations opened by the police disciplinary body in France 2016-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of investigations for use of force referred to the IGPN in France 2016-2022
  • Premium Statistic Investigations for violence referred to the IGPN in France 2020-2022, by context
  • Premium Statistic Investigations for harassment and discrimination referred to IGPN in France 2016-2021
  • Premium Statistic Violations linked to excessive use of force recorded by IGPN in France 2017-2022
  • Premium Statistic Reports received by the IGPN reporting platform in France 2014-2022
  • Premium Statistic Reports received by the IGPN reporting platform in France 2022, by month
  • Premium Statistic Number of police-related deaths in France 2010-2022

French people and police services

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  • Premium Statistic Level of trust in the police in France 2009-2024
  • Premium Statistic Level of trust in the police in France 2023, by political proximity
  • Premium Statistic Level of trust in the police in France 2023, by socio-professional category
  • Premium Statistic Opinion on the handling of complaints of domestic and sexual violence in France 2021
  • Premium Statistic Types of bad handling of complaints of domestic and sexual violence in France 2021
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