Fichier des personnes recherchées (File of Wanted People), or FPR, is a French database of criminals and wanted people run by the French Interior Ministry and used by the national police and other law enforcement agencies in France.
The FPR began as a paper filing system in 1969, and it included criminals ranging from mafia members to escaped prisoners. [1] The file is also consulted during applications for a national identity card, a passport, a residency card of a visa. [2]
In 1995, the FPR was expanded to include missing people and abducted children. [3]
Each file contains: [2]
The FPR contained 620,000 records as of 14 November 2018. [2] [4]
The FPR system includes 21 fiches — subfiles or cards that indicate additional special circumstances, such as:
Fichier des personnes recherchées (File of Wanted People), or FPR, is a French database of criminals and wanted people run by the French Interior Ministry and used by the national police and other law enforcement agencies in France.
The FPR began as a paper filing system in 1969, and it included criminals ranging from mafia members to escaped prisoners. [1] The file is also consulted during applications for a national identity card, a passport, a residency card of a visa. [2]
In 1995, the FPR was expanded to include missing people and abducted children. [3]
Each file contains: [2]
The FPR contained 620,000 records as of 14 November 2018. [2] [4]
The FPR system includes 21 fiches — subfiles or cards that indicate additional special circumstances, such as: