In 2019, it was found that 89 percent of French victims of sexual violence as minors had been sexually assaulted (e.g., touched) and 22 percent had been raped.
In addition, the proportion of victims of sexual abuse who told someone about their abuse was relatively high. Indeed, it was found that nearly 70 percent of victims of child abuse told someone about being sexually assaulted. In half of the cases, the person in question was a parent or a friend.
Proportion of people who were sexually abused as children who told someone about their abuse in France in 2019, according to the person with whom they spoke
Victims of childhood sexual abuse who told someone about their abuse
Method of interview
Online Access Panel
Supplementary notes
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 told someone about their abuse in France in 2019, according to the person with whom they spoke [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246097/victims-childhood-sexual-abuse-spoke-france-contact-person/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie. "Proportion of people who were sexually abused as children who told someone about their abuse in France in 2019, according to the person with whom they spoke." Chart. October 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246097/victims-childhood-sexual-abuse-spoke-france-contact-person/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie. (2019). Proportion of people who were sexually abused as children who told someone about their abuse in France in 2019, according to the person with whom they spoke. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246097/victims-childhood-sexual-abuse-spoke-france-contact-person/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie. "Proportion of People Who Were Sexually Abused as Children Who Told Someone about Their Abuse in France in 2019, According to The Person with Whom They Spoke." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246097/victims-childhood-sexual-abuse-spoke-france-contact-person/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie, Proportion of people who were sexually abused as children who told someone about their abuse in France in 2019, according to the person with whom they spoke Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246097/victims-childhood-sexual-abuse-spoke-france-contact-person/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Proportion of people who were sexually abused as children who told someone about their abuse in France in 2019, according to the person with whom they spoke [Graph], Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie, October 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246097/victims-childhood-sexual-abuse-spoke-france-contact-person/
