In 2024, violent crime in France declined to approximately ******* recorded offenses, marking a notable drop compared to previous years. According to police crime statistics, this represents a decrease of over ****** cases from 2023, when ******* violent offenses were reported. This decline contrasts with the consistent rise in violent crime since 2016, when police recorded just ******* offenses against the person.

In France, in April 2025, the most common type of offense reported to the police was non-violent robbery against persons, with ****** cases. Moreover, *** armed robberies were committed during that time.

In France, in 2023, there were ***** homicides recorded by the security forces. The number of homicides recorded was the lowest in 2020. But it has increased continuously in the following years, reaching its highest level in 2023.

In April 2025, over ****** sexual offenses were reported to the police in France. Between 2020 and 2025, the number of reported sexual crimes steadily increased. For instance, around ***** cases were recorded in August 2020, rising to more than ****** by August 2024, the highest monthly total during the period analyzed.

In 2022, disputes and unaccepted separations were the main motives for the male perpetrators of domestic homicide. 29 men killed their spouses due to an unaccepted separation in that year. Unknown causes were also common, as well as jealousy. The number of women killed by their spouse has fluctuated in France since 2006 but has decreased overall. There were 148 in that year, compared to 118 in 2022. Spikes in the number of deaths of women by their partners were also recorded for the years 2007, 2012, and 2019.

This graph presents the number of homicides recorded by security forces in France in 2021, distributed by region (per 10,000 inhabitants). The homicide ratio was the highest in French Guiana, with *** homicides per 10,000 inhabitants. It was followed by the Guadeloupe region, which recorded **** homicides per 10,000 inhabitants.

Between 2016 and 2023, the police recorded every year more complaints of rape against women in France. In 2023, 37,693 cases were recorded, of which more than half were against minor women.

This graph shows the distribution of people accused for rape committed on adults and minors in Paris between 2013 and 2014, according to their nationality. During this period, nearly ** percent of the accused who raped a minor were French nationals.