In 2019, there were 34 police officers and gendarmes per 10,000 inhabitants in France. This rate was more than three times higher in the capital. In fact, there were 117 police officers or gendarmes per 10,000 inhabitants in Paris. The French department with the lowest ratio was that of Vendée, located in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in the west of the country.
Number of police officers and gendarmes per 10,000 inhabitants in France in 2019, by department
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Police officers and gendarmes per 10,000 inhabitants
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Insee. (December 9, 2021). Number of police officers and gendarmes per 10,000 inhabitants in France in 2019, by department [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1368088/rate-police-officers-gendarmes-department-france/
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Insee. (2021). Number of police officers and gendarmes per 10,000 inhabitants in France in 2019, by department. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1368088/rate-police-officers-gendarmes-department-france/
Insee. "Number of Police Officers and Gendarmes per 10,000 Inhabitants in France in 2019, by Department." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1368088/rate-police-officers-gendarmes-department-france/
Insee, Number of police officers and gendarmes per 10,000 inhabitants in France in 2019, by department Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1368088/rate-police-officers-gendarmes-department-france/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of police officers and gendarmes per 10,000 inhabitants in France in 2019, by department [Graph], Insee, December 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1368088/rate-police-officers-gendarmes-department-france/
