Security is one of the major issues in France today. Between drug trafficking, attempted murders, sexual violence, thefts and even burglaries, the crime figures for the first half of 2024 are worrying. And the French feel it. 69% of them believe that the government does not take their security sufficiently into account, according to the results of a CSA survey for Europe 1, CNews and The Sunday Journal.
On the other hand, 30% of French people consider the opposite. However, the share of respondents thinking that their security is not sufficiently taken into account by the government increased by 12 points compared to the previous CSA survey on the subject, carried out on September 29, 2022 (57% answered “no” against 43% “yes”).
A feeling shared mainly by French people regardless of age, gender and profession
In detail, more than six out of ten men (66%) and seven out of ten women (71%) answered “no” to the question: “In your opinion, does the government take the security of the French sufficiently into account?” . The pattern is also the same by age, ranging from 61% among 35-49 year olds to 79% among 50-64 year olds. Similar figures, regardless of the socio-professional category of voters: 59% of CSP+, 71% of inactive and 77% of CSP- believe that the government does not take their security sufficiently into account.
Finally, the opinion of the French is more contrasted depending on the political proximity of the respondents. For example, voters in the presidential majority believe that their security is sufficiently taken into account by the government. As for left-wing respondents, it is very undecided, particularly for voters from La France insoumise and Europe Écologie/Les Verts, with a 50/50. Among the socialists, the trend is the same as the presidential majority.
Respondents who have a right-wing political orientation are among the most pessimistic. Thus, the government does not sufficiently take into account the security of 79% of Republican supporters and 89% of the National Rally. In summary, the left is mixed, the presidential majority answers “yes” and the right thinks “no”.
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