rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment). Among the rape cases, almost 80 percent were closed without prosecution. This proportion rose to 83.24 percent for sexual harassment cases, and more than 78 percent of sexual assault cases were dismissed.
In 2020, the public prosecutors' offices of the French courts of first instance dealt with 44,230 perpetrators for whom the nature of the case involved an offence of sexual violence against a minor or adult (Proportion of perpetrators of sexual violence whose cases were dismissed by the public prosecutor's office in France in 2021, by type
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- Premium Statistic Share of women among victims of sexual violence in France 2021, by age and type
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Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes. (November 30, 2022). Proportion of perpetrators of sexual violence whose cases were dismissed by the public prosecutor's office in France in 2021, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270930/proportion-sexual-violence-cases-closed-without-prosecution-france-type/
Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes. "Proportion of perpetrators of sexual violence whose cases were dismissed by the public prosecutor's office in France in 2021, by type." Chart. November 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270930/proportion-sexual-violence-cases-closed-without-prosecution-france-type/
Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes. (2022). Proportion of perpetrators of sexual violence whose cases were dismissed by the public prosecutor's office in France in 2021, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270930/proportion-sexual-violence-cases-closed-without-prosecution-france-type/
Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes. "Proportion of Perpetrators of Sexual Violence Whose Cases Were Dismissed by The Public Prosecutor's Office in France in 2021, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270930/proportion-sexual-violence-cases-closed-without-prosecution-france-type/
Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes, Proportion of perpetrators of sexual violence whose cases were dismissed by the public prosecutor's office in France in 2021, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270930/proportion-sexual-violence-cases-closed-without-prosecution-france-type/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Proportion of perpetrators of sexual violence whose cases were dismissed by the public prosecutor's office in France in 2021, by type [Graph], Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes, November 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270930/proportion-sexual-violence-cases-closed-without-prosecution-france-type/