Marcq-en-Barœul among the most robbed cities: the means deployed to secure the territory

Bitter observation, for the communes of the Lille metropolis Wasquehal and Marcq-en-Baroeulwhich appear in the top 20 cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants the most robbed in Franceaccording to a classification of Figaro. Asked about these data, derived from figures from the Ministry of the Interior, the City of Marcq-en-Barœul, through the voice of its deputy for public tranquility Alain Chastanyet seems to make safety a priority.

Between a device video surveillance which has continued to expand for ten years, a daytime active municipal police as by nightand a town hall that listens to its constituents, the reality on the ground seems out of step with the 20^e place of the city in the ranking. Details.

The objective 300 cameras by the end of the mandate

Video surveillance was installed on the territory as soon as in 2010, explains Alain Chastan, Marcq-en-Barœul acting as a precursor on the scale of the metropolis of Lille. At the time, about sixty cameras flourished in the streets; there are now 210 of them, with the aim of having 300 operational by the end of the mandate. “And we took the initiative to put men, behind the cameras, 7 days a week, 365 days a year”, details the elected official. These “video-operators” are both municipal police officers and “urban guards”, the name given to public road surveillance agents (ASVP).

The 21 municipal police officers, armed at all times, are divided into two day shifts and one night shift. The latter “works from 9:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.”. A telephone presence is ensured 24 hours a day.

People should not hesitate to call us. Rather than relaying information on Facebook, you have to call us for any suspicion, so that a patrol moves. And if nothing happens in the end, it doesn’t matter!

More than 600 homes monitored during the holidays

For burglaries, you should know that the municipal police can only intervene in the event of flagrante delicto. Otherwise, it is the responsibility of the national police.

However, the services of the City are particularly attentive to the requests of the inhabitants, especially during the summer period. “We take part in Operation Tranquillity Holidays, mainly in July-August, and two to three patrols a week can be carried out [dans certains quartiers] “. For residents, it is sufficient to notify their absence to the town hall. Up to 609 homes were monitored in this context.

In 2021, the municipal police of Marcq-en-Barœul carried out more than 3,000 interventions, when 13,500 calls were made to them. She made 88 arrests.

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