urban violence

A man accused of stabbing a teenager to death in Toronto has a long criminal history, being arrested several times in past years. 

Urban violence and shootings have become so common in an area in France that one resident has compared the area to the Ukraine war.

Statistics released by the French interior ministry have revealed that nearly all serious crimes increased in number last year, including murder, sexual violence, and theft.

Following violent incidents in Germany on New Year’s Eve, police and firefighters have noted a number of immigrants involved in the violence.

An Italian member of parliament from populist Matteo Salvini’s League party was hospitalised this week after a migrant threw missiles at moving vehicles along a major Italian motorway.

A police station was attacked this week with Molotov cocktails and mortar fireworks, with officers assaulted while trying to pursue suspects.

Police and firefighters in the French city of Limoges were subjected to attacks by Molotov cocktails and mortar fireworks.

A French department has urged locals to hide their cars and garbage bins to prevent them from being set on fire.

A mob of around 80 pelted the building with projectiles and fireworks following the arrest of a man at a local football match. 

Ten people were arrested in the Paris suburb of Valenton this week following a brutal attack on police officers that left two seriously injured, including a policewoman who was kicked while on the ground.

A McDonald’s restaurant in France was robbed after criminals destroyed the facade of the building using an excavator they had stolen.

Two men have been sentenced to several years in prison after taking part in the lynching of an off-duty police officer.

A mob attacked police and firefighters lured to a school in Béziers, France, named after murdered teacher Samuel Paty.

Police officers in Marseille, France, were targetted by alleged Kalashnikov rifle fire over the weekend as a union official described part of the city as being like a warzone.

Conservative French presidential hopeful Xavier Bertrand has warned that France faces a real risk of civil war and gang violence as urban violence continues throughout the country.

A high-speed train was targeted by gunfire in Marseille, France, shortly before entering the Marseille-Saint-Charles railway station.

Attacks and threats toward French mayors tripled in 2020 compared to the previous year, according to statistics released by the Interior Ministry, as aggression toward elected officials rises across the country.

A French police officer, who was brutally beaten by youths after they refused to leave an area because it was the Islamic holiday of Eid, has awoken from a coma and called on politicians to do more to stop the ongoing violence against police.

Police unions claim that up to 35,000 police officers and citizens demonstrated against anti-police violence in front of the lower house of the French parliament in Paris.

A mob of up to 40 young people attacked firefighters in a ‘sensitive’ neighbourhood in Brest, France. While police were on the scene to continuously assess safety, officers were allegedly ordered to restrain policing due to Ramadan and the conflict between Israel and Palestinians.

A poll has revealed that as much as 60 per cent of the French police support populist National Rally (RN) leader Marine Le Pen for president ahead of next year’s presidential elections.

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has condemned a new letter, allegedly authored by active French military personnel, that warns of a potential civil war in France.

A poll has revealed that the vast majority, 84 per cent, of French fear that social and economic difficulties among those aged 18 to 34 is resulting in increased violence and urban insecurity.

For two nights in a row, residents of the northern Paris neighbourhood near the Stalingrad metro station have clashed with drug addicts and dealers, targeting them with mortar fireworks.

The vast majority of French think “security and the fight against terrorism” are important issues for the presidential elections in 2022.

A powerful explosion rocked a residential building in Höganäs, Skåne County, in the early hours of Tuesday, smashing 60 windows and causing damage to 40 apartments.

Attacks on officers have more than doubled, with an average of 85 incidents against public authority officials recorded every day.

Residents of the 17th district of Paris have threatened to take security matters into their own hands if the police and the government refuse to deal with growing criminality.

 The French Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité (CRS), the country’s riot police, are looking to create a new special unit to specifically deal with urban violence in no-go zones. Last month, the French government looked into reorganising the CRS after Interior Minister Gerald

Despite coronavirus lockdown restrictions on New Year’s Eve, cities across France saw urban violence, dozens of cars set on fire, and one man killed after being decapitated by fireworks.

French General Pierre de Villiers, the former chief of staff of the French armed forces, has warned that France could be heading for civil conflict, due to Islamist radicals and growing urban violence. General de Villiers, who made headlines by

French professor of Criminology Alain Bauer has claimed that 2019 has been the worst year for homicides and attempted homicides in recent French history.

A group of firefighters was attacked in the multicultural no-go Brussels area of Molenbeek this week after allegedly being lured to the area for a deliberate ambush.

A police officer has told residents in the no-go area of Montpellier that if they are sick of violence and verbal abuse from local youths, they should either move or adopt the vigilante method used in Corsica and handle their own problems.

A group of youths brutally beat the mayor of a small town in the French department of Isère after he attempted to stop them from shooting off fireworks.

A firefighter was rushed to hospital earlier this week after being shot in the leg by an unknown assailant while attempting to put out a car fire on Bastille Day.