In 2019, it was found that in France, 89 percent of victims of sexual violence as minors had been sexually assaulted (e.g., touched) and 22 percent had been raped. Regarding the setting of the first assault, more than half of the first sexual assaults on minors under the age of 12 years old took place either in the family home or within the extended family circle.
Distribution of victims of sexual violence during their childhood in France in 2019, according to the age group and to the context of the first aggression
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Extracurricular activities
School, boarding school
Friendly environment
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The source adds the following information: "People who were raped or sexually assaulted before the age of 18 were considered victims of childhood sexual abuse.
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Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie. (October 3, 2019). Distribution of victims of sexual violence during their childhood in France in 2019, according to the age group and to the context of the first aggression [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246000/location-first-sexual-abuse-minor-age-france/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie. "Distribution of victims of sexual violence during their childhood in France in 2019, according to the age group and to the context of the first aggression." Chart. October 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246000/location-first-sexual-abuse-minor-age-france/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie. (2019). Distribution of victims of sexual violence during their childhood in France in 2019, according to the age group and to the context of the first aggression. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246000/location-first-sexual-abuse-minor-age-france/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie. "Distribution of Victims of Sexual Violence during Their Childhood in France in 2019, According to The Age Group and to The Context of The First Aggression." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246000/location-first-sexual-abuse-minor-age-france/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie, Distribution of victims of sexual violence during their childhood in France in 2019, according to the age group and to the context of the first aggression Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246000/location-first-sexual-abuse-minor-age-france/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Distribution of victims of sexual violence during their childhood in France in 2019, according to the age group and to the context of the first aggression [Graph], Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie, October 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246000/location-first-sexual-abuse-minor-age-france/