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This chart shows the gender distribution of individuals implicated in proceedings related to pimping offenses recorded by police and gendarmerie services in France in 2023. Among the pimping cases examined in 2023, ** percent of the accused were men.

Pimping is prohibited in France. It is punishable by seven years of imprisonment and a fine of ** U.S. dollars. According to Article of the Penal Code, "Pimping is the act, by anyone, in any manner whatsoever:
1° Of helping, assisting, or protecting the prostitution of others;
2° Of profiting from the prostitution of others, sharing the proceeds, or receiving subsidies from a person habitually engaged in prostitution;
3° Of recruiting, training, or diverting a person for the purpose of prostitution or exerting pressure on them to prostitute themselves or continue doing so."