The crime report, presented by the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence prefecture last month, reports a significant increase of 92% in sexual violence against minors in 2021 in the department.

The measures adopted to deal with the health crisis, namely confinement and the curfew, could explain the phenomenon, analyzes BFMTV DICI.

Children First

Violaine Demaret, prefect of the department, described this figure as "dramatic" this Tuesday on the set of the local channel.

"We must focus our action this year on children," she said.

More generally, domestic violence is on the rise.

Beyond the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, the whole country is affected by the resurgence of violence.

The Ministry of the Interior reports a 14% increase in complaints of domestic violence.

In 2021, domestic violence would have been at about the same level as in previous years.

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