Women : 111 women killed by their spouse or former spouse in France in 2025

In France, 111 women were killed by their spouses or former spouses in 2025, an increase of 4 per cent over a year. The Telegram, TF1 Info and France 24 report the same national balance sheet of the Ministry of Interior, relayed on 14 October 2026. Their convergence involves the same administrative study, not three independent censuses. [S2] [S7] [S8]

An increase in female victims despite a decrease in total

The study, carried out by the Delegation to Victims, recorded 136 violent deaths in the couple in 2025, compared to 138 in 2024. Among the victims were 25 men, a decrease of 19 per cent. The decrease in the total does not therefore contradict the increase in the number of women killed. The official page is dated October 13, 2026, while the articles present these data the next day: this lag does not correspond to two separate balance sheets. [S10] [S2] [S7]

The perimeter is important: the 111 female victims are those killed by their partner or former partner, not all women killed in France. The Telegram and France 24 also report 435 attempted homicides within the couple, counted separately from deaths. The ministerial formula "a death ... every three days" accompanies the record of all violent spousal deaths. [S2] [S8] [S10]

Home and separation at the heart of the identified circumstances

According to the concordant details of Telegram and France 24, 76% of marital homicides were committed at the home of the couple, the victim or the perpetrator. The balance sheet shows 52 uses of white weapons and 30 uses of firearms. These data cover all marital homicides, not just female victims. [S2] [S8]

A dispute preceded 26% of the facts; 22% were in an unaccepted separation context. These circumstances do not justify acts or transfer any responsibility to the victim. They raise, in terms of analysis, the question of the practical means of leaving a safe relationship. However, the aggregate figures do not allow for the reconstitution of the personal, material or financial constraints of each victim. [S2] [S8]

TF1 Info provides a supplement on children: the study reports nine deceased minors, who are called collateral victims. In ten cases, the homicides were committed before fourteen minors; In six cases, one child alerted or alerted the rescue. The consequences of such violence thus exceed the victims only within the couple. [S7]

Violence sometimes already reported

Of the women killed, 37% had experienced previous violence. In this group, 61 per cent reported such violence to the police or gendarmerie; Of those who reported, 88% had filed complaints. These successive proportions do not cover the same population: they do not mean that the majority of all victims had reported violence or that 88 per cent had filed complaints. [S2] [S7] [S8]

One victim had a very dangerous phone and another had a "Monsherif" warning button to prevent predefined contacts and transmit their location. The minutes do not specify the conditions for the use of such equipment or the course of action in these cases. [S2] [S8]

These deaths question effective protection after an alert, but are not sufficient to measure the overall effectiveness of the devices. Such an assessment would require, among other things, knowledge of all persons equipped, alerts triggered and their follow-up. To conclude a systematic failure, or sufficient protection, would exceed the reported elements. [S2] [S8]

Remedies to protect autonomy and security

Public Service recalls that a victim may apply to the Family Court for protection even without filing a complaint. This decision may prohibit the alleged offender from contacting her or coming to her home or work. It may also arrange for the allocation of housing and the concealment of its new address. These judicial measures aim at concrete protection, without making leaving home the only option for the victim. [S11]

In case of emergency, the numbers to contact are 17 or 112. When it is not possible to speak aloud, a text message at 114 alerts rescue personnel by indicating their name, address and reason for the request. For listening, information and guidance, Public Service mentions 3919; the associations of the network France Victims are available at 116 006. Online reporting to law enforcement is also possible, but it does not constitute a complaint. [S11]