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Violence against women in France

Statistics report on violence against women in France

This report presents facts and statistics about violence against women in France. It contains statistical data on victims and perpetrators of physical and sexual violence as well as harassment and violence in the public space. It also addresses domestic violence, as well as violence suffered during the period of lockdown in the COVID-19 pandemic, a fertile ground for its proliferation. The last chapter focuses on the penal and judicial responses necessary to effectively fight violence against women in France.

Table of contents

Physical and sexual violence

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  • Premium Statistic Share of women among victims of sexual violence in France 2023, by age and type
  • Premium Statistic Number of victims of sexual violence in France 2024, by age and type of assault
  • Premium Statistic Share of women victims and men perpetrators in sexual crimes in France 2024, by type
  • Premium Statistic France: share of rapes or attempted rapes of women 2022, by connection to perpetrator
  • Premium Statistic Breakdown of reported lesbophobic assaults in France 2019-2024, by type
  • Basic Statistic Share of French students having been victim or witness of sexual assault 2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of people indicted for sexual violence in France 2024, by gender and age
  • Basic Statistic Convictions for rape in France 2021, by perpetrator age

Violence in public spaces

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  • Premium Statistic Share of female victims of violence in France 2021, by aggression type and age
  • Premium Statistic Age of first harassment in public spaces for young women in France 2020
  • Premium Statistic French women's behavioural changes to avoid sexual harassment in public spaces 2021
  • Premium Statistic French women having been sexually harassed or abused in bathing areas 2021, by age
  • Premium Statistic Harassment or sexual abuse experienced by French women in bathing areas 2021

Domestic violence

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  • Premium Statistic Women victims of physical violence and/or domestic violence in France 2014-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of women victims of domestic gender-based violence in France 2022, by type
  • Premium Statistic Number of homicides within couples in France 2006-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of deaths as a result of domestic violence in France 2023, by age and gender
  • Premium Statistic Share of spousal homicide perpetrators and victims in France 2022, by gender and job
  • Premium Statistic Spousal homicide perpetrators' motives in France 2022, by gender

Violence during COVID-19 lockdown

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  • Premium Statistic French women's experience of sexual harassment since the start of the pandemic 2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of French women who suffered domestic violence during lockdown 2020, by age
  • Premium Statistic French women victims of domestic violence during lockdown 2020, by number of children
  • Premium Statistic Link between the start of domestic violence and containment in France 2020
  • Premium Statistic Share of French women who reported domestic violence during lockdown 2020, by age
  • Premium Statistic Women's difficulties following domestic violence during lockdown in France 2020

Getting out of violence: steps and support

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  • Premium Statistic Steps taken by French women victims of rape or sexual assault in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Breakdown of spousal violence-related homicides in France 2021, by previous violence
  • Premium Statistic Number of protection orders issued for domestic violence in France 2020, by region
  • Premium Statistic Share of sexual violence cases closed without prosecution in France 2021, by type
  • Premium Statistic Opinion on the handling of complaints of domestic and sexual violence in France 2021
  • Premium Statistic Types of bad handling of complaints of domestic and sexual violence in France 2021
  • Premium Statistic French women's satisfaction with Macron's action on women's rights 2021, by party
  • Premium Statistic Issues affecting women in which the French government should get involved 2023
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