The residential burglaries are the most numerous, particularly in some residential neighborhoods. The shops also are particularly affected.
To fight against this phenomenon, the gendarmerie is mobilizing a large workforce in surveillance and investigation.
The gendarmerie also wants to remind people of Saint-Martin what to have good reflexes to prevent burglaries and fight against this phenomenon (basic measures to protect his home, arrangements in cases of lasting absence, rules to follow if you are the victim of a burglary).
Finally, in order to enhance the effectiveness of prevention of this phenomenon, the gendarmerie must rely on increased vigilance posture of populations against suspicious behavior and events, as well as the acquisition by residents and traders reporting reflex to the competent authorities of any fact abnormal (vehicles or individuals pretend to locating, damage …) by dialing 17.