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The towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest recorded burglary rate

Q: Which town in Pays de la Loire has the highest recorded burglary rate?

Mulsanne (Sarthe) has the highest recorded burglary rate in Pays de la Loire: 16.1 per 1,000 homes.

Mulsanne (Sarthe) has the highest recorded burglary rate in Pays de la Loire: 16.1 per 1,000 homes. Next come Bonchamp-lès-Laval (Mayenne, 15.4 per 1,000 homes) and Orvault (Loire-Atlantique, 11.5 per 1,000 homes).

147 towns ranked out of 1,228

Mulsanne, 1^stThe next 19

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This ranking covers 147 of the 1,228 towns in Pays de la Loire. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants (too few incidents for a stable rate) and towns whose figures are withheld for statistical confidentiality. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Mamers (Sarthe) comes last with 1.6 per 1,000 homes.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: highest burglary rates in Pays de la Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Burglaries per 1,000 homes	Population
1	Mulsanne	Sarthe (72)	16.1	5,352
2	Bonchamp-lès-Laval	Mayenne (53)	15.4	6,498
3	Orvault	Loire-Atlantique (44)	11.5	29,176
4	Treillières	Loire-Atlantique (44)	11.3	10,800
5	La Chapelle-sur-Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	11.0	21,281
6	Vertou	Loire-Atlantique (44)	10.9	26,684
7	Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	10.6	16,679
8	Machecoul-Saint-Même	Loire-Atlantique (44)	10.5	7,912
9	Savenay	Loire-Atlantique (44)	10.4	9,816
10	Changé	Mayenne (53)	10.4	6,662
11	Carquefou	Loire-Atlantique (44)	9.9	21,509
12	Parigné-l'Évêque	Sarthe (72)	9.8	5,454
13	Sautron	Loire-Atlantique (44)	9.4	8,679
14	Avrillé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	9.3	15,655
15	Changé	Sarthe (72)	9.1	7,070
16	Les Sorinières	Loire-Atlantique (44)	9.0	9,394
17	Saint-Herblain	Loire-Atlantique (44)	9.0	51,681
18	Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	8.8	29,151
19	La Chevrolière	Loire-Atlantique (44)	8.5	6,650
20	Grandchamp-des-Fontaines	Loire-Atlantique (44)	8.3	7,176
21	Villeneuve-en-Retz	Loire-Atlantique (44)	8.3	5,207
22	Arnage	Sarthe (72)	8.1	5,548
23	Longuenée-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	7.8	6,702
24	Saint-Berthevin	Mayenne (53)	7.5	7,714
25	Basse-Goulaine	Loire-Atlantique (44)	7.5	9,894
26	Donges	Loire-Atlantique (44)	7.5	8,298
27	Bouguenais	Loire-Atlantique (44)	7.4	20,862
28	Allonnes	Sarthe (72)	7.3	10,846
29	Le Mans	Sarthe (72)	7.2	148,876
30	Le Fenouiller	Vendée (85)	7.1	5,080
31	Bouaye	Loire-Atlantique (44)	7.1	8,482
32	Rezé	Loire-Atlantique (44)	7.0	44,286
33	Mouilleron-le-Captif	Vendée (85)	7.0	5,408
34	Les Hauts-d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	7.0	8,900
35	Saint-Nazaire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.9	76,243
36	Montoir-de-Bretagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.9	7,378
37	Sablé-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	6.8	12,850
38	Saint-Père-en-Retz	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.7	5,053
39	Ancenis-Saint-Géréon	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.7	12,005
40	Thouaré-sur-Loire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.5	11,182
41	Évron	Mayenne (53)	6.4	8,421
42	Nantes	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.3	332,515
43	Verrières-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	6.3	8,421
44	Cugand-la-Bernardière	Vendée (85)	6.2	5,848
45	Noyant-Villages	Maine-et-Loire (49)	6.1	5,541
46	Bouchemaine	Maine-et-Loire (49)	6.1	6,718
47	Trignac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.0	8,517
48	Haute-Goulaine	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.0	6,253
49	Guémené-Penfao	Loire-Atlantique (44)	6.0	5,340
50	Châteaubriant	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5.9	12,716
51	Mûrs-Erigné	Maine-et-Loire (49)	5.9	6,501
52	Laval	Mayenne (53)	5.8	51,719
53	Longué-Jumelles	Maine-et-Loire (49)	5.8	6,665
54	Saint-Brevin-les-Pins	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5.8	14,909
55	Doué-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	5.8	11,303
56	Saint-Mars-du-Désert	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5.8	5,624
57	Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5.7	9,604
58	Saint-Julien-de-Concelles	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5.6	8,009
59	Aizenay	Vendée (85)	5.6	10,573
60	Sucé-sur-Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5.6	7,713
61	Guérande	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5.6	17,355
62	Vigneux-de-Bretagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5.6	6,790
63	Luçon	Vendée (85)	5.6	9,704
64	La Montagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5.5	6,653
65	Mayenne	Mayenne (53)	5.5	13,612
66	La Garnache	Vendée (85)	5.5	5,621
67	Ombrée d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	5.4	9,000
68	Baugé-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	5.3	11,939
69	Mazé-Milon	Maine-et-Loire (49)	5.3	5,846
70	Les Ponts-de-Cé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	5.3	13,704
71	Clisson	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5.2	7,723
72	Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux	Vendée (85)	5.2	7,322
73	Montreuil-Juigné	Maine-et-Loire (49)	5.2	7,913
74	Orée d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	5.1	17,527
75	Chaumes-en-Retz	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5.1	7,577
76	Blain	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5.1	10,635
77	Val d'Erdre-Auxence	Maine-et-Loire (49)	5.0	5,062
78	Coulaines	Sarthe (72)	5.0	8,226
79	Montval-sur-Loir	Sarthe (72)	5.0	5,827
80	Sainte-Pazanne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5.0	7,348
81	Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne	Mayenne (53)	4.9	17,255
82	Le Poiré-sur-Vie	Vendée (85)	4.8	8,926
83	Brissac Loire Aubance	Maine-et-Loire (49)	4.8	11,161
84	Plessé	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.7	5,478
85	Chanverrie	Vendée (85)	4.7	5,782
86	Fontenay-le-Comte	Vendée (85)	4.7	14,668
87	Herbignac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.6	7,347
88	Gennes-Val-de-Loire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	4.6	8,592
89	Saumur	Maine-et-Loire (49)	4.6	27,096
90	La Roche-sur-Yon	Vendée (85)	4.6	57,683
91	Sèvremoine	Maine-et-Loire (49)	4.6	26,473
92	Vallons-de-l'Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.6	6,795
93	Pornic	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.5	19,257
94	Loire-Authion	Maine-et-Loire (49)	4.5	17,361
95	Chalonnes-sur-Loire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	4.5	6,836
96	Montrevault-sur-Èvre	Maine-et-Loire (49)	4.5	16,045
97	Missillac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.4	5,808
98	Pontchâteau	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.4	11,798
99	Chantonnay	Vendée (85)	4.4	9,049
100	Cholet	Maine-et-Loire (49)	4.4	56,363

Source: French Ministry of the Interior, Internal Security Statistical Service (SSMSI), crime recorded by the police and gendarmerie; residential burglaries recorded per 1,000 homes, latest year published, towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants (too few incidents for a stable rate) and towns whose figures are withheld for statistical confidentiality. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest burglary rates in Pays de la Loire: FAQ

Which town in Pays de la Loire has the highest recorded burglary rate?

Mulsanne (Sarthe) has the highest recorded burglary rate in Pays de la Loire: 16.1 per 1,000 homes.

What are the 10 towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest recorded burglary rate?

In order: Mulsanne (16.1 per 1,000 homes), Bonchamp-lès-Laval (15.4 per 1,000 homes), Orvault (11.5 per 1,000 homes), Treillières (11.3 per 1,000 homes), La Chapelle-sur-Erdre (11.0 per 1,000 homes), Vertou (10.9 per 1,000 homes), Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire (10.6 per 1,000 homes), Machecoul-Saint-Même (10.5 per 1,000 homes), Savenay (10.4 per 1,000 homes), and Changé (10.4 per 1,000 homes).

Which town in Pays de la Loire has the lowest recorded burglary rate?

Mamers (Sarthe) has the lowest recorded burglary rate in Pays de la Loire: 1.6 per 1,000 homes. See the towns in Pays de la Loire with the lowest recorded burglary rate.

How many towns in Pays de la Loire are ranked?

147 out of 1,228. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants (too few incidents for a stable rate) and towns whose figures are withheld for statistical confidentiality.

What does this rate measure?

It counts the offenses recorded by the police and gendarmerie in the commune where they were reported, divided by its population (by its number of homes for burglaries), for the latest year published by the French Ministry of the Interior. Recorded crime is not all crime: some victims never report it, and the figures also depend on police activity. Towns that draw many visitors (shopping centers, train stations, tourism) show higher rates, since rates are based on the number of inhabitants alone. Only towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants are ranked: below that, a handful of incidents can swing a rate sharply.