The filing of complaint remains very minority in these types of facts, where the abuser is often a knowledge of the victim, or even his spouse or his ex-spouse.
Le Monde
The reports of sexual violence registered by the police and gendarmerie increased by 33% in 2021, according to the provisional balance sheet of the delinquency carried out by the statistical department of the Ministry of the Interior.
In addition, the Ministry of the Interior reports a 14% increase in reports for intrafamily violence and 9% for other voluntary blows and injuries.
However, this increase must not be confused with an increase in aggression in 2021. Many reports relate to older facts. “These trends are part of the context of the release of the word and the best consideration of this subject by the police, priority of the government since the beginning of the five-year,” said the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, in a statement.
VERY RARE COMPLAINT DEPOSITS
The filing of complaint remains very minorical in these types of facts, where the abuser is often a knowledge of the victim (in 91% of cases, according to a report by the National Assembly), or his spouse or ex -Conjoint (in 45% of cases).
According to the Victimation Framework and Security Survey, conducted by INSEE, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, to supplement the gross data of registered complaints, about 295,000, of which 213 000 women, reported to have been victims of physical or sexual violence by their spouse or former spouse between 2011 and 2018. Only 27% of the victims moved to the police station or the gendarmerie, 18% filed a complaint and 7% a hand. or a report of judicial intelligence.