In 2021, sentences of imprisonment and criminal detention accounted for the majority of sentences handed down in France following convictions. However, with 266,000 such sentences handed down, this was one of the lowest number recorded since 1993, when there were 333,000 in total. In contrast, the number of alternative sentences increased over the same period, from 35,000 in 1993 to 79,000 in 2021.
Number of court convictions pronounced in France between 1993 and 2021, by type of sentence
(in thousands)
* As of 2016, police court convictions are no longer available.
** Educational measures and sanctions; exemptions from punishment; penal restraint; home detention under electronic surveillance.
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Insee. (May 16, 2023). Number of court convictions pronounced in France between 1993 and 2021, by type of sentence (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365309/number-court-convictions-france-type-sentence/
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