In 2022, sentences of imprisonment and criminal detention accounted for the majority of sentences handed down in France following convictions. However, with 251,000 such sentences handed down, this was one of the lowest numbers recorded since 1993, when there were 333,000 in total. In contrast, the number of alternative sentences increased over the same period, from 35,000 in 1993 to 78,000 in 2022.
Number of court convictions pronounced in France between 1993 and 2022, by type of sentence
(in thousands)
* As of 2016, police court convictions are no longer available.
** Educational measures and sanctions; exemptions from punishment; penal restraint; home detention under electronic surveillance.
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Insee. (November 25, 2024). Number of court convictions pronounced in France between 1993 and 2022, by type of sentence (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365309/number-court-convictions-france-type-sentence/
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