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The towns in France with the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family

Q: Which town in France has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in France: 18.4 per 1,000 inhabitants.

Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in France: 18.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Port-Louis (Guadeloupe, 16.4 per 1,000 inhabitants) and Lannemezan (Hautes-Pyrénées, 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants).

2,098 towns ranked out of 34,875

Pointe-à-Pitre, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 2,098 of the 34,875 towns in France. 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, La Hague (Manche) comes last with 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitants.

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 rates of physical violence in France

Rank	Town	Department	Victims per 1,000 inhabitants	Population
1	Pointe-à-Pitre	Guadeloupe (971)	18.4	15,112
2	Port-Louis	Guadeloupe (971)	16.4	5,687
3	Lannemezan	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	13.4	5,992
4	Langon	Gironde (33)	13.4	7,834
5	Chirongui	Mayotte (976)	12.6	9,197
6	Fleury-Mérogis	Essonne (91)	12.0	13,741
7	Gray	Haute-Saône (70)	11.7	5,748
8	Le Cateau-Cambrésis	Nord (59)	11.7	6,906
9	Basse-Terre	Guadeloupe (971)	11.6	9,614
10	Dembeni	Mayotte (976)	11.5	16,116
11	Bédarieux	Hérault (34)	11.2	6,014
12	Saint-Omer	Pas-de-Calais (62)	11.1	14,954
13	Tsingoni	Mayotte (976)	11.1	14,235
14	Cayenne	French Guiana (973)	11.1	62,951
15	Valenciennes	Nord (59)	11.1	43,966
16	Doullens	Somme (80)	10.8	5,938
17	Rambervillers	Vosges (88)	10.8	5,078
18	La Côte-Saint-André	Isère (38)	10.7	5,157
19	Mirecourt	Vosges (88)	10.4	5,166
20	Bouéni	Mayotte (976)	10.3	6,503
21	Noyon	Oise (60)	10.3	13,173
22	Caudry	Nord (59)	10.0	13,980
23	Hirson	Aisne (02)	10.0	8,595
24	Guingamp	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	10.0	7,672
25	Rungis	Val-de-Marne (94)	10.0	5,662
26	Figeac	Lot (46)	9.9	10,378
27	Bouillante	Guadeloupe (971)	9.8	6,210
28	Pamandzi	Mayotte (976)	9.7	11,802
29	Les Abymes	Guadeloupe (971)	9.6	51,441
30	Lodève	Hérault (34)	9.5	7,500
31	Sommières	Gard (30)	9.5	5,132
32	Annœullin	Nord (59)	9.3	10,958
33	Argelès-sur-Mer	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	9.2	10,936
34	Béthune	Pas-de-Calais (62)	9.2	25,585
35	Denain	Nord (59)	9.1	20,777
36	Nœux-les-Mines	Pas-de-Calais (62)	9.1	11,619
37	Montbéliard	Doubs (25)	9.1	25,159
38	Corbas	Rhône (69)	9.0	11,395
39	Lens	Pas-de-Calais (62)	9.0	33,122
40	Boulogne-sur-Mer	Pas-de-Calais (62)	8.9	40,924
41	Fourmies	Nord (59)	8.9	11,644
42	Vesoul	Haute-Saône (70)	8.9	15,833
43	Arras	Pas-de-Calais (62)	8.8	43,765
44	Le Puy-en-Velay	Haute-Loire (43)	8.8	19,376
45	Montdidier	Somme (80)	8.8	6,032
46	Dzaoudzi	Mayotte (976)	8.7	18,237
47	Roye	Somme (80)	8.7	5,909
48	Gournay-en-Bray	Seine-Maritime (76)	8.7	5,802
49	Saint-Quentin-Fallavier	Isère (38)	8.7	6,235
50	Kourou	French Guiana (973)	8.7	25,026
51	Lutterbach	Haut-Rhin (68)	8.6	6,947
52	Romilly-sur-Seine	Aube (10)	8.6	15,231
53	Val-de-Reuil	Eure (27)	8.5	13,566
54	Ouangani	Mayotte (976)	8.5	10,393
55	Matoury	French Guiana (973)	8.5	36,694
56	Bandrele	Mayotte (976)	8.5	10,529
57	Baillif	Guadeloupe (971)	8.4	5,162
58	Le Quesnoy	Nord (59)	8.4	5,006
59	Quiévrechain	Nord (59)	8.4	5,985
60	Liancourt	Oise (60)	8.4	6,855
61	Rouen	Seine-Maritime (76)	8.4	119,165
62	Maubeuge	Nord (59)	8.4	29,031
63	Mamoudzou	Mayotte (976)	8.4	72,974
64	Blaye	Gironde (33)	8.3	5,186
65	Saint-Benoît	Réunion (974)	8.2	38,967
66	Liévin	Pas-de-Calais (62)	8.2	30,398
67	Rivière-Salée	Martinique (972)	8.2	12,026
68	Condom	Gers (32)	8.2	6,650
69	Koungou	Mayotte (976)	8.1	32,752
70	Douai	Nord (59)	8.1	41,108
71	Mulhouse	Haut-Rhin (68)	8.1	106,083
72	Rosières-près-Troyes	Aube (10)	8.1	5,142
73	Montargis	Loiret (45)	8.0	15,193
74	Angoulême	Charente (16)	7.9	43,454
75	Louvroil	Nord (59)	7.9	6,329
76	La Courneuve	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	7.9	47,285
77	Ducos	Martinique (972)	7.9	18,321
78 tied	Charleville-Mézières	Ardennes (08)	7.9	46,473
78 tied	Wormhout	Nord (59)	7.9	5,676
80	Palavas-les-Flots	Hérault (34)	7.8	6,176
81	Péronne	Somme (80)	7.8	7,265
82	Vitry-le-François	Marne (51)	7.7	11,168
83	Perpignan	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	7.7	123,136
84	La Farlède	Var (83)	7.7	10,162
85	Commercy	Meuse (55)	7.7	5,570
86	La Tronche	Isère (38)	7.6	6,538
87	Sablé-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	7.6	12,850
88	Saint-Just-en-Chaussée	Oise (60)	7.6	5,869
89	Pithiviers	Loiret (45)	7.6	8,989
90	Libourne	Gironde (33)	7.5	25,591
91	Varces-Allières-et-Risset	Isère (38)	7.5	8,702
92	Orly	Val-de-Marne (94)	7.5	24,853
93	Carcassonne	Aude (11)	7.4	47,153
94	Apt	Vaucluse (84)	7.4	10,359
95	Val de Briey	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	7.4	8,373
96	Bandraboua	Mayotte (976)	7.4	14,211
97	Corbeil-Essonnes	Essonne (91)	7.3	54,730
98	Lunéville	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	7.3	18,538
99	Jarny	Meurthe-et-Moselle (54)	7.3	8,215
100	Saint-Girons	Ariège (09)	7.3	6,398

Source: French Ministry of the Interior, Internal Security Statistical Service (SSMSI), crime recorded by the police and gendarmerie; victims of physical violence outside the family recorded per 1,000 inhabitants, 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 rates of physical violence in France: FAQ

Which town in France has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in France: 18.4 per 1,000 inhabitants.

What are the 10 towns in France with the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

In order: Pointe-à-Pitre (18.4 per 1,000 inhabitants), Port-Louis (16.4 per 1,000 inhabitants), Lannemezan (13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants), Langon (13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants), Chirongui (12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants), Fleury-Mérogis (12.0 per 1,000 inhabitants), Gray (11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Le Cateau-Cambrésis (11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Basse-Terre (11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants), and Dembeni (11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants).

Which town in France has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

La Hague (Manche) has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in France: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. See the towns in France with the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family.

How many towns in France are ranked?

2,098 out of 34,875. 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.