Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced an 11% rise in refusals to comply with police in 2025, totaling 28,200 cases. Over one-third of these incidents endangered others' lives, he stated. He emphasized a firm response from law enforcement to this trend.
On February 3, during an appearance on TF1, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez revealed that 28,200 refusals to comply with police were recorded in 2025, an 11% increase from the previous year. This comes after recent incidents, including nine police officers injured in 24 hours during such refusals, notably in Nantes and Seine-et-Marne.
In the night from Monday to Tuesday, two new cases were reported: one in Saint-Cyr-l’École in the Yvelines, and another between Toulouse and Carcassonne, involving a 94-kilometer chase. “There is less and less respect for authority,” lamented Mr. Nuñez.
The minister reiterated his instructions to police and gendarmes: to engage in systematic pursuits. “The response will always be very firm,” he stressed, noting that among all refusals to comply in 2025, “more than one-third constituted a danger to the lives of others.”
This rise highlights growing tensions in interactions with law enforcement, though official sources emphasize the need for increased firmness to protect officers and the public.
