article_snippet: The French capital launched a 26-point anti-crime strategy in autumn last year and brought in police officers from other European countries to beef up security at top attractions such as the Eiffel Tower, Champs-Elysees, Notre Dame Cathedral and the Louvre.
article_snippet: With about 30 million visitors a year, Paris police brought in reinforcements from Belgium, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Romania to help to patrol areas visited by tourists.
article_snippet: It appears the plan is paying off as police announced this week that violent thefts against tourists from China, who are frequent targets for the City of Love’s criminals, have dropped by 25 per cent in 2014 compared to the same nine-month period in 2013.
article_snippet: The battle to curb thefts and mugging in Paris in an ongoing one, but officials are constantly developing new programmes to counter these.
article_snippet: The 26-point strategy (see box above) is focusing on Eastern European gangs, who were believed to be responsible for much of the thefts from tourists.
article_snippet: Police said the number of Eastern Europeans who have been arrested for crimes has dropped by nearly a quarter.