Minor and Major Crimes in France

Minor and Major Crimes in FranceBy: Hannah Nina GecomoKevin Dave BallestaContraventions petty offences non-criminal offense. punishment: civil penalty or civil fine fine not exceeding 15 francs imprisonment for not more than 3 days.Example minor parking traffic violations improper waste management speeding ticketsAssigned Court and StatisticsTraffic violation: 522,000 incidents

Tribunal de Police or Police Court 1 judge Tribunal de Grande Instance Court hears more serious civil matters with fines over 10 000 francs.

Dlits misdemeanour criminal offense, but less serious than felony punishable by: fine jail (for a year; prison sentence is fewer than 10 years) or bothExample theft or burglary robbery pick pocketing hate crimes: racist xenophobic anti-SemeticAssigned Court and Statistics 11 robberies for every 100 000 people 622 burglaries for every 100 000 people car theft: 323 for every 100 000 people258 000 annual report of more serious offence

Tribunal Correctionel Court 3 judges

Felony or Crime serious offences punishable by: prison sentence greater than 10 yearsExample rape homicide kidnapping assaultAssigned Court and Statistics4 kidnapping for every 100 000 people18 sexual assaults for every 100 000 people1051 homicides reported (2003-2008)468 000 annual offences of Sexual, Racial, and Child Abuse.

Cour dAssises or Court of Sessions3 judges and 9 jurors Crime Levels France 2011RegionAssaultPropertyAlsace11,31945,296Aquitaine15,59798,288Auvergne5,29427,303Lower Normandy6,89432,263Burgundy7,43440,481Brittany13,52574,842Centre14,21469,220Champagne-Ardenne8,28139,293Franche-Comt5,71726,259Higher-Normandy13,50555,019Ile-de-France143,105558,386Languedoc-Roussillon19,001115,938Limousin2,73014,481Lorraine13,10358,438Midi-Pyrnes15,73892,242Nord-Pas-De-Calais37,198140,570Pays de la Loire17,01894,171Picardy13,57255,641Poitou-Charentes7,40847,956Provence-Alpes-Cte DAzur54,156242,240Rhne-Alpes40,435209,712The End!