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Prostitution of minors in France has risen by up 43 percent over the last four years, according to official figures published Friday. The government insists it remains committed to cracking down on exploitation networks, a decade after a landmark law made paying for sexual services a crime.

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[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago

This is what happens when you take away the island but don't jail the people.

[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 43 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe all the sex workers that say criminzalization isn't the answer are on to something.

Decriminalize & legalize adult sex work if you want to address child trafficking.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 7 points 5 hours ago

How do they measure this data? Do you mean "known cases of child sex trafficking raise by 43%"

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 17 points 6 hours ago

704 in 2025 vs. 492 (my calculation) in 2021.

Miprof said the growth in recorded cases was partly linked to efforts by grassroots organisations to identify and support victims, as well as improvements in the way police handle such cases.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 8 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

is it the case where small numbers have big changes and not something to be worried about? like if a few years ago it was like 5 cases and this year 10 (100% increase!!!).

or a genuine problem?

rule of thumb is to be skeptical about large percentage changes for rare cases.

[–] Jagarico@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Judging by the increase by 43%, it means at least 100 cases. Which is already too many for such a thing.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

nevermind, checked the link, it's about 600.

and honestly, it's too much

[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Not really 3/7 and multiples of it, rounds to 43%, so the lower bound means at least 7 cases.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

how many visits by the orange menace?