Sexist outrages recorded by law enforcement on the rise in 2021


The number of sexist outrages recorded by the police rose in 2021, with 2,300 offenses recorded against 1,400 in 2020, the Interior Ministry said in a press release published on Thursday July 28.

Victims are mostly women“, indicates the ministry. Nearly two-thirds of them are under 30 years old. Men, on the other hand, are in the majority among the victims targeted because of their sexual orientation. “The perpetrators are almost exclusively men, mostly adults“, According to the press release. The regions where these offenses are most recorded are Île-de-France and Centre-Val-de-Loire.

The specific offense of sexist contempt is framed by the law promulgated on August 3, 2018 strengthening the fight against sexual and sexist violence. It consists of “impose on a person any statement or behavior with a sexual or sexist connotation that either undermines his dignity because of its degrading or humiliating nature, or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive situation against him“. Sexist contempt is punished with a 4th class fine, or 5th class when committed with aggravating circumstances.


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