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 took place either in the family home or within the extended family circle. Moreover, although three quarters of the victims no longer had any contact with their aggressor(s), one quarter were always in contact with them.
Proportion of people who were sexually abused as children who continue to cross paths with their abuser(s) in France in 2019
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). Proportion of people who were sexually abused as children who continue to cross paths with their abuser(s) in France in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246014/victims-childhood-sexual-abuse-still-seeing-their-abuser-france/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie. "Proportion of people who were sexually abused as children who continue to cross paths with their abuser(s) in France in 2019." Chart. October 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246014/victims-childhood-sexual-abuse-still-seeing-their-abuser-france/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie. (2019). Proportion of people who were sexually abused as children who continue to cross paths with their abuser(s) in France in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246014/victims-childhood-sexual-abuse-still-seeing-their-abuser-france/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie. "Proportion of People Who Were Sexually Abused as Children Who Continue to Cross Paths with Their Abuser(S) in France in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246014/victims-childhood-sexual-abuse-still-seeing-their-abuser-france/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie, Proportion of people who were sexually abused as children who continue to cross paths with their abuser(s) in France in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246014/victims-childhood-sexual-abuse-still-seeing-their-abuser-france/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Proportion of people who were sexually abused as children who continue to cross paths with their abuser(s) in France in 2019 [Graph], Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie, October 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246014/victims-childhood-sexual-abuse-still-seeing-their-abuser-france/
