In 2021, law enforcement had recorded more than 77,300 cases of sexual violence in France, 87 percent of which involved female victims. While it is clear in the light of these figures that women are much more affected by sexual violence than men, it also appears that the older the victims, the more women are represented among them. Thus, in the case of rape, a little more than three quarters of the victims under 15 years of age were women, but this proportion rose to 94 percent among adult victims.
Share of women among victims of sexual violence recorded by law enforcement in France in 2021, by age group and type of assault
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Sexual harassment
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Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes. (November 30, 2022). Share of women among victims of sexual violence recorded by law enforcement in France in 2021, by age group and type of assault [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270978/share-women-victims-sexual-violence-france-age-type-assault/
Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes. "Share of women among victims of sexual violence recorded by law enforcement in France in 2021, by age group and type of assault." Chart. November 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270978/share-women-victims-sexual-violence-france-age-type-assault/
Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes. (2022). Share of women among victims of sexual violence recorded by law enforcement in France in 2021, by age group and type of assault. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270978/share-women-victims-sexual-violence-france-age-type-assault/
Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes. "Share of Women among Victims of Sexual Violence Recorded by Law Enforcement in France in 2021, by Age Group and Type of Assault." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270978/share-women-victims-sexual-violence-france-age-type-assault/
Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes, Share of women among victims of sexual violence recorded by law enforcement in France in 2021, by age group and type of assault Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270978/share-women-victims-sexual-violence-france-age-type-assault/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of women among victims of sexual violence recorded by law enforcement in France in 2021, by age group and type of assault [Graph], Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes, November 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270978/share-women-victims-sexual-violence-france-age-type-assault/