had been sexually assaulted (e.g., touched) and 22 percent had been raped. Regarding the duration of the sexual abuse, the majority of cases (46 percent) of childhood sexual abuse occurred only once. However, 20 percent of the victims were abused for one to five years.
In 2019, it was found that in France, 89 percent of victims of sexual violence as minors Distribution of victims of sexual violence during their childhood in France in 2019, according to the violence duration
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Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie. (October 3, 2019). Distribution of victims of sexual violence during their childhood in France in 2019, according to the violence duration [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246002/length-sexual-violence-suffered-minor-victims-france/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie. "Distribution of victims of sexual violence during their childhood in France in 2019, according to the violence duration." Chart. October 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246002/length-sexual-violence-suffered-minor-victims-france/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie. (2019). Distribution of victims of sexual violence during their childhood in France in 2019, according to the violence duration. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246002/length-sexual-violence-suffered-minor-victims-france/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie. "Distribution of Victims of Sexual Violence during Their Childhood in France in 2019, According to The Violence Duration." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246002/length-sexual-violence-suffered-minor-victims-france/
Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie, Distribution of victims of sexual violence during their childhood in France in 2019, according to the violence duration Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246002/length-sexual-violence-suffered-minor-victims-france/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Distribution of victims of sexual violence during their childhood in France in 2019, according to the violence duration [Graph], Association Mémoire Traumatique et Victimologie, October 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246002/length-sexual-violence-suffered-minor-victims-france/