Young offenders drive repeat crime rates in France, study shows

The study highlighted notable differences in reoffending rates based on age, gender and criminal history. AP - Christophe Ena

A French Justice Ministry study has found that 63 percent of prisoners released in 2016 reoffended within five years of their release.

The research tracked over 45,000 former inmates and showed that more than one third reoffended within a year of release, with 15 percent doing so in the first four months.