According to an Elabe poll, 61% of French people believe they should protect themselves by their own means, while 74% consider the authorities overwhelmed and 90% demand faster proceedings and harsher penalties. Faced with a rise in crypto-kidnappings, cryptocurrency holders have adopted self-defence measures for about a year and a half, including concealing their identity, spreading funds across multiple wallets and, in some cases, taking out kidnap-and-ransom insurance. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez reported 77 abductions, kidnappings, Extortions or attempts since January, a sharp year-on-year increase, while 200 people were arrested. The government plan calls for greater intelligence sharing, improved coordination between services and international cooperation with countries hosting the organizers of these crimes. On 17 October, the violence also left one person dead in Paris, led to 2,397 arrests and caused damage estimated by the minister responsible for Paris to exceed one billion euros.
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