In France, in 2024, *** women were killed by their spouses. The number has fluctuated, but overall has decreased since 2006. Spikes in the number of deaths of women by their partners were also recorded for the years 2007, 2012, and 2019. For men, the number of deaths has generally fluctuated between ** and ** in this time, although the lowest figures were recorded in more recent years. The Ministry of the Interior specifies that violent deaths within a couple fall under three different penal qualifications: murder, which is the fact of voluntarily killing another person; assassination, which is a murder committed with premeditation; and cases where voluntary violence leads to an unintentional death.
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Ministry of the Interior (France). (November 25, 2025). Number of men and women killed by their spouse in France between 2006 and 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/1263897/number-homicides-within-couples-france/
Ministry of the Interior (France). "Number of men and women killed by their spouse in France between 2006 and 2024." Chart. November 25, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/1263897/number-homicides-within-couples-france/
Ministry of the Interior (France). (2025). Number of men and women killed by their spouse in France between 2006 and 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/1263897/number-homicides-within-couples-france/
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Number of men and women killed by their spouse in France between 2006 and 2024 [Graph], Ministry of the Interior (France), November 25, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1263897/number-homicides-within-couples-france/
