France, Dec. 28 -- Rape was the most frequently convicted crime in French courts last year, with 1,800 cases resulting in convictions, a Justice Ministry report reveals.

Sexual crimes accounted for 62 percent of the 2,900 criminal convictions handed down by French courts in 2023, the reportreleased this week found.

Aggravating circumstances were considered in more than 70 percent of these cases, and 10 percent involved perpetrators who were the victim's spouse or partner.

In total, nearly 550,000 people were convicted in 2023, while some 900,000 offences were recorded in criminal records.

However, serious crimes such as murder, rape, armed robbery and violent crimes, account for only 0.3 percent of these infractions.

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