Half of Parisians Say They Feel Unsafe on Public Transit
A considerable minority of French, and a full half of Parisians, claim they do not feel safe while travelling on public transit.
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Illegal Migrant Chases Tourists on Paris Metro With Box Cutter
An illegal migrant from Algeria who had only been in France for seven months was sentenced to four months in prison after robbing and chasing tourists on the Paris metro armed with a box cutter.
Migrant Arrested After Attempt to Shove Man Under Subway Train
A 25-year-old Tunisian was arrested by Paris police after allegedly shoving a man onto the tracks of the metro and yelling “Allahu Akbar.”
Foreigners Behind 80 Per Cent of Violent Theft 62 Per Cent of Sexual violence on Paris Transit
In 2020, non-French migrants were accused of being disproportionately represented in crime stats for Paris area public transit.
Pakistani Migrant Arrested After Sexually Assaulting Off-Duty Female Cop
A 27-year-old Pakistani migrant was arrested in the Paris no-go suburbs of Seine-Saint-Denis after sexually assaulting an off-duty female police officer on an RER express train.
Macron’s France: Thefts Up 59 Per Cent on Paris Metro to ‘Unequaled Level’
A new report from the Ile-de-France Mobilités (IDFM) has claimed that theft offences have dramatically increased this year to “unequalled levels” across the Paris metro system.
