A sharp and unprecedented increase has been observed in resignations at the level of the public forces, recently, since 2018. The police force experienced a 33% drop, compared to 25% at the level of the gendarmerie, a report by the French Court of Auditors indicated.
Inadequate resources placed at the disposal of these forces (vehicles, material, etc.) underestimation of efforts and accomplishments, and work pressure with its associated complications (especially the number of hours of service) are among reasons cited by some former members of the public forces as gathered from interviews conducted by the French channel TF1.
According to the same report, among those leaving are members who have served for more than a decade, along with others who have recently joined the public forces.