Violent crimes in France rose to around 384,100 offences in 2023, according to police recorded crime statistics, a large increase of more than 30,000 when compared with the previous year, when there were 353,600 violent crime offences. These numbers also highlighted a constant increase in violent crime since 2016 when the police forces registered only 225,500 violent crimes against the person offences.
Number of police recorded violence against the person offences in France from 2016 to 2023
2016 data was taken from a previous report. https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/sites/minint/files/medias/documents/2022-01/communique-de-presse-insecurite-et-delinquance-en-2021-une-premiere-photographie.pdf
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Département des statistiques, des études et de la documentation. (January 31, 2024). Number of police recorded violence against the person offences in France from 2016 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418966/violent-crimes-in-france/
Département des statistiques, des études et de la documentation. "Number of police recorded violence against the person offences in France from 2016 to 2023." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418966/violent-crimes-in-france/
Département des statistiques, des études et de la documentation. (2024). Number of police recorded violence against the person offences in France from 2016 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418966/violent-crimes-in-france/
Département des statistiques, des études et de la documentation. "Number of Police Recorded Violence against The Person Offences in France from 2016 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418966/violent-crimes-in-france/
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Number of police recorded violence against the person offences in France from 2016 to 2023 [Graph], Département des statistiques, des études et de la documentation, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418966/violent-crimes-in-france/
