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> Comparatively they are still incredibly safe countries, and the sentiment of insecurity has always been disproportionate to reality and politically exploited.
by rdm_blackhole 2y ago
> Comparatively they are still incredibly safe countries, and the sentiment of insecurity has always been disproportionate to reality and politically exploited.
In 2005 France's domestic intelligence network, the Renseignements Generaux, identified 150 "no-go zones" around the country where police would not enter without reinforcements.
I am guessing, the sentiment of insecurity must be pretty strong in these areas if the cops don't even go there anymore.
- makeitdouble 2y agoYes...but I'd argue these zones always existed [0] and aren't going to disappear anytime soon. That's where looking at how much the insecurity perception goes up or down can be more relevant that how many of these exist in total. Slightly off-topic, but there are areas where cops are more in danger than the general public (visceral ACAB sentiment), and people from the higher spheres of society also won't set a foot there. These places will fit both profiles of "no-law" zone and being extremely peaceful and easy to live in. [0] https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89meutes_dans_les_banlieues_fran%C3%A7aises_depuis_les_ann%C3%A9es_1970 https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89meutes_dans_les_banlieue...