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 duration of the sexual abuse, the majority of cases (46 percent) of childhood sexual abuse occurred only once. However, 20 percent of the victims were abused for one to five years.
Distribution of victims of sexual violence during their childhood in France in 2019, according to the violence duration
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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 violence duration [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246002/length-sexual-violence-suffered-minor-victims-france/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie. "Distribution of victims of sexual violence during their childhood in France in 2019, according to the violence duration." Chart. October 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246002/length-sexual-violence-suffered-minor-victims-france/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie. (2019). Distribution of victims of sexual violence during their childhood in France in 2019, according to the violence duration. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246002/length-sexual-violence-suffered-minor-victims-france/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie. "Distribution of Victims of Sexual Violence during Their Childhood in France in 2019, According to The Violence Duration." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246002/length-sexual-violence-suffered-minor-victims-france/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie, Distribution of victims of sexual violence during their childhood in France in 2019, according to the violence duration Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246002/length-sexual-violence-suffered-minor-victims-france/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Distribution of victims of sexual violence during their childhood in France in 2019, according to the violence duration [Graph], Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie, October 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246002/length-sexual-violence-suffered-minor-victims-france/