The French authorities were on high alert for the end of the year, with 90,000 police officers and gendarmes mobilized across the country for New Year’s Eve, according to a statement by Darmanin. The French politician also pointed out that New Year’s Eve 2023 showed a historic improvement in the number of vehicles set on fire, with “only” 690 cars burned nationwide. According to figures in the release, that number was 874 last year, a 21 percent improvement.

In 2023, sales of "arms and munitions" amounted to €13.7m, the magazine Altreconomia has cited national statistics bureau ISTAT as saying .