Six out of ten juvenile delinquents re-offend within five years of their final conviction in France.

Omissions

• The claim does not cite any source for the 60% figure.
• The closest official data — the Ministry of Justice study on prison leavers from 2016 — reports 63% recidivism at five years, but this covers prisoners of all ages, not specifically juveniles.
• No official study was found that isolates the five-year recidivism rate specifically for juvenile delinquents after a final conviction (condamnation définitive).
• A Sénat report (R21-885, c. 2022) on juvenile delinquency uses a different metric: 65% of minors with a first contact with justice do not re-offend, which would imply a recidivism rate of approximately 35% for that broader population — substantially lower than 60%.
• The MEP could not have cited data published after the session date of 2026-05-20; the RSJ2025 publication (January 2026) was available but its chapter on minors does not appear to contain a specific five-year recidivism rate matching the claim.

Sources

• PrimaryMinistère de la Justice (France)Sortants de prison en 2016, 63 % ont commis une nouvelle infraction dans les cinq ans.
• PrimaryMinistère de la Justice — Références Statistiques Justice 2025En 2024, 29 700 mineurs ont été condamnés définitivement par la justice. The chapter does not provide a specific five-year recidivism rate for juveniles after final conviction.
• SecondarySénat (France)65 % des mineurs qui ont eu un premier contact avec la justice, n'en auront plus. 70 % des récidivistes l'ont fait dans les deux ans.