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Is Paris as dangerous as its reputation suggests? One India reports from the French capital, exploring infamous areas like La Chapelle and Saint-Denis. Locals weigh in on safety concerns, redevelopment efforts ahead of the Olympics, and the contrast between tourist-friendly zones and districts struggling with drugs, poverty, and crime.

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00:00Is Paris as unsafe as it is in famous to be?
00:07Is Paris as unsafe as it is in famous to be?
00:18I think it's true.
00:21There are places where it's a little fear,
00:24but I'd say it's like everywhere.
00:26There are no places that fear more than others.
00:28There's no problem with security.
00:31Yes, I think there's a certain security in all of Paris.
00:35Now, for men, it's very safe.
00:38For women, there's definitely a danger in the night.
00:41For example, I have friends who could have problems,
00:44whether it's in the metro or in the night in Paris.
00:46But in general, there's no problem with it.
00:53Today, we will visit two districts in Ile de France,
00:56looking to turn a new leaf that have been considered unsafe for decades.
01:00We're not from Paris, so we don't know too much.
01:01But we have friends who live here and told us
01:02that there were some places that were safe and others that were not at all.
01:07We're not from Paris, so we don't know too much.
01:11But we have friends who live here and told us
01:14that there were some places that were safe and others that were not at all.
01:20We have a friend who told us not to travel too late to Saint-Denis.
01:27In terms of the Grand Stade of France,
01:29this kind of thing, apparently, it's a little risked,
01:31especially during the night.
01:32What are you talking about?
01:34What are the areas?
01:35The areas?
01:36The areas?
01:37The Port of the Chapel.
01:38I don't know.
01:41I'd say the 18th, the 19th.
01:49The areas the most safe, I'd say the north-est of Paris.
01:53We have a city in Paris.
01:54We have the 18th, the 19th.
01:56There are also some cities that are reputed to not be sure.
01:58For example, the Goutte d'Or or the Chapel.
02:01There are Stalingrad also.
02:03They are areas to avoid, especially during the night.
02:10Located in the north and northeast of Paris,
02:13the redevelopment reached Saint-Denis and La Chapelle
02:16in the lead-up to the Olympics last year.
02:19In 2019, the city of Paris vowed to spend more than 500 million euros
02:24to transform La Chapelle.
02:27Until 2023, videos like this often surfaced online
02:31from areas around La Chapelle.
02:40We're standing really close to Port de la Chapelle.
02:42Known to be a hub for fentanyl till about a couple of years ago,
02:46the government, the French government as well as
02:49Paris municipal authorities have tried to change the shape
02:52and the way that La Chapelle looks.
02:55This was mostly done in the lead-up to the Olympics last year.
03:00A new arena by the Seine, new housing units,
03:03and overall urban transformation is the target for the district.
03:07However, the neighbourhood and surrounding areas in the 18th and 19th arrondissement,
03:13such as Stalingrad and Barbès-Rouchechois,
03:16maintain its reputation of poverty, homelessness and drug use.
03:21One encounters scenes like this every couple of hundred meters.
03:26Illicit and counterfeit cigarette sale is also rampant in broad daylight,
03:30like in Saint-Denis, our next stop.
03:35Just on the periphery, on the outskirts of Paris, lies Saint-Saint-Denis.
03:40Counterfeit cigarette rings with individuals lurking around subway stops are a hardness.
03:46The poorest department in France, according to figures by the Ministry of Interior,
03:50it is also the youngest and ranks third in national crime figures.
03:56The local markets sell goods at bargain basement prices,
04:00while corners of the city look like this.
04:11With a new aero bridge, a refurbished metro station,
04:15and redevelopment around the city centre,
04:17Saint-Denis hopes to transform its image in the coming years.
04:23Well, like many other capital cities in the world,
04:26and despite the fact that it is the most visited city each year,
04:30Paris has its own share of wealthy areas juxtaposed with poor
04:34and relatively unsafe neighborhoods.
04:36It's the 18th, the 19th.
04:38After all, the rest is pretty sure.
04:40There may be little walls everywhere.
04:43I don't know how to say it.
04:44I don't know how to say it.
04:45There are everywhere.
04:46It's like in the entire world.
04:50And in reality, they are not sure because of the drug.
04:53It's not pure delinquency.
04:54It's just people who have a fever and are drugged.
04:58But the majority of Paris is very, very safe compared to other countries.
05:02Pardibha note for One India from Paris.
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