France imposes curfew on minors in Guadeloupe in bid to cut crime

A street in Point-a-Pitre, Gadeloupe, on 10 April, 2024. As of 22 April, minors will be required to be inside after 8pm as part of a curfew imposed by the government to reduce crime. © Cedrick-Isham Calvados/AFP

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has ordered a curfew for minors in Pointe-à-Pitre, the economic capital of Guadeloupe, in an attempt to address a crimewave in the French overseas department.

Darmanin announced the 8pm curfew as part of the government’s response to a rise in crime in the archipelago since the beginning of the year.