Though France homicide rate fluctuated substantially in recent years , it tended to decrease through 2000 - 2014 period ending at 1.2 cases per 100,000 population in 2014 Since 2014 several high-profile fatal terror attacks have happened in France , including the January 2015 Ile-de-France attacks , the November 2015 Paris attacks , the 2016 Magnanville stabbing , the 2016 Nice attack , the 2016 Normandy church attack , and the 2018 Paris knife attack . These attacks have been one of the reasons for the homicide rate fluctuation after 2014
2016 Normandy church attack
2016 Normandy church attack
Crime in France