122 women died under the blows of their spouse or ex-spouse in 2021, i.e. a 20% increase compared to 2020, according to a study released on Friday by the French Interior ministry.
85% of victims of spousal homicides in 2021 were women (143 deaths, including 122 women and 21 men), compared to 82% the previous year, the study on the “violent deaths within the couple in 2021” shows.
The 143 domestic homicides recorded in 2021 “correspond more to the level of the number of violent deaths within the couple observed before the Covid-19 epidemic,” it adds.
On average, one death was recorded every two and a half days last year, compared to one every three days in 2020, the study points out, adding that no less than 251 attempted homicides within the couple have been recorded out of a total of 3,354 attempted homicides.
“The standard profile of the author has not changed. He is mostly male, most often, in a couple, of French nationality, aged 30 to 49 or 70 and over, and not exercising or no longer exercising a professional activity, the study says.
In a third of cases (33%), the presence of at least one substance likely to impair the discernment of the perpetrator and – or – of the victim (alcohol, narcotics, psychotropic drugs) is noted at the time of the events.
Almost one in three women (32%) had experienced previous violence and 64% of these had reported the violence to the police. Of these, 84% had filed a complaint. Only three of the victims benefited from protection devices known to the police, notes the study.
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