Feeling of insecurity in the center of La Louvière: “This event was the culmination of a series. All of this is worrying”

Increase in attacks at the end of the year

Remarks which did not fail to provoke a reaction from the head of the La Louvière police force, Eddy Maillet. “It's really very difficult to start from a one-off case, from a specific case to make a generalization out of it.“replied the Corps Commander.”That said, we did notice an increase in assaults at the end of the year and this is also the case in other police zones. Since the attacks of 2015-2016, it is a phenomenon which has lessened a little but which is picking up a little this year, namely that the end of year periods become a little higher in terms of crime. we have observed an overall trend of increase in residential thefts, although they have been on a strong downward trend for several years. We are attentive to this, we are mobilizing our measures but the police are not in the business of preventing acts from being committed. If she manages to do it, so much the better, but it is impossible based on my numbers to prevent all the acts from being committed. The work we do is that of observation, investigation, if possible arrest, to ultimately limit the commission of the facts.”

For the commissioner, the Abelville district is not more or less dangerous than any other district of the city center. “It is true that it is a sensitive district due to its configuration and its location near the city center and an area where the cafes are located. It is also an area through which a series of people pass who park on their way to the city center and who, after having either had a meal or spent an evening of fun, pass by there. This is not, however, a specific black spot, according to statistics, compared to other districts of the hyper-center..”