In 2021, one hundred and twenty-two women lost their lives as a result of being beaten by their husband or ex-husband, which is 20 percent more than last year.violent deaths within the couple” was published on Friday, August 26 by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
According to this study, there were 143 violent deaths within a couple in 2021, 122 women and 21 men, thus registering an increase after a sharp decline observed in 2020 (125 deaths). “The 143 marital homicides recorded in 2021 are more than the number of violent deaths within a couple seen before the Covid-19 pandemic.“, – it is noted in the study of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
84% filed a complaint
As in previous years, mostly women. In 2020, 102 of them lost their lives, while in 2019, 146 femicides were recorded.The typical characteristics of the author have not changed. He is mostly male, most often in a couple, of French nationality, aged 30 to 49 or 70 and over, and is not or no longer engaged in a professional activity.“, the study emphasizes.
Almost one in three women (32%) have experienced violence in the past, and 64% of them reported the violence to law enforcement. 84% of them filed a complaint. In one third of the cases (33%), the presence of at least one substance that could alter the perception of the perpetrator and/or the victim (alcohol, narcotics, psychotropic drugs) is noted at the time of the incident. Last year there was an average of one death every two and a half days, compared to one every three days in 2020.
Source: Le Figaro
