Latest figures show domestic violence still major problem in France
- French authorities recorded 285,000 victims of domestic violence in 2025, mostly women, representing a 5 percent increase in a year.
- It comes as lawmakers debate a new law against sexual and gender-based violence that is due to be finalised at the beginning of 2027.
- Issued on: 06/11/2026 - 07:08 3 min Reading time Standing at 284,681 last year, the number of recorded victims of domestic violence in France has more than doubled since 2016, according to the annual study by the Interior Ministry's statistics service, SSMSI.
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- French authorities recorded 285,000 victims of domestic violence in 2025, mostly women, representing a 5 percent increase in a year.
- It comes as lawmakers debate a new law against sexual and gender-based violence that is due to be finalised at the beginning of 2027.
- Issued on: 06/11/2026 - 07:08 3 min Reading time Standing at 284,681 last year, the number of recorded victims of domestic violence in France has more than doubled since 2016, according to the annual study by the Interior Ministry's statistics service, SSMSI.
Sources: RFI