Sexist outrages continued to rise in 2022

The vast majority of victims are women (91%), and young (61% are under 30 years old). The authors are almost exclusively men (97%), underlines the ministerial statistical service for internal security.

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A street in Lille, September 27, 2023. (LECLERCQ OLIVIER / HEMIS.FR / AFP)

Sexist outrages continued to increase in France in 2022, with 2,800 offenses, or 22% more than in 2021. In total, there have been 7,600 offenses recorded since the 2018 law, noted Thursday October 26 a study by the ministerial statistical service for internal security. The increase is, however, less in 2022 than the previous year, which reached an increase of 62% (2,300 offenses in 2021 compared to 1,400 in 2020).

The vast majority of victims are women (91%), and young (61% are under 30 years old). The authors are almost exclusively men (97%), underlines the study.

Offenses noted more in large cities

Offenses are noted more in large cities, with eight sexist outrages per 100,000 inhabitants. Paris has the highest number of offenses (197 on average per year), followed by Loiret (101), Nord (71) and Rhône (57).

Since the law promulgated on August 3, 2018, sexist contempt is a contravention consisting of imposing on a person any remarks or behavior with a sexual or sexist connotation which either violates their dignity due to its degrading or humiliating nature. , or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive situation against him. In most cases, the offense is characterized by insults, inappropriate comments of a sexist or sexual nature, inappropriate behavior and gestures, degrading words, sexual exhibitions or masturbatory gestures, sexual propositions, or even sexual touching. .


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