Overview
- The SSMSI reports that police and gendarmerie recorded 272,382 victims in 2024, with individuals counted for each distinct offense registered.
- After a doubling from 2016 to 2023, the annual tally was described as quasi stable, edging up 0.4% following a 10% rise the previous year.
- Women made up 84% of recorded victims, and men accounted for 85% of alleged perpetrators.
- Recorded incidents were 64% physical, 31% psychological or verbal, and 5% sexual, with 134 partner or ex-partner homicides in 2024.
- The highest recorded rates were in Pas-de-Calais, La Réunion, Nord, Somme and Seine-Saint-Denis, and survey data suggest only about one in six victims reports to authorities.