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2026 ranking · physical violence outside the family

The towns in France with the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family (901st to 1,000th)

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

2,098 towns ranked out of 34,875

Continued: the towns in France ranked 901st to 1,000th, out of 2,098.

The ranking, continued: highest rates of physical violence in France

Rank Town Department Victims per 1,000 inhabitants Proportional bar Population
901 Brebières Pas-de-Calais (62) 3.4 5,355
902 Sallanches Haute-Savoie (74) 3.4 17,832
903 Carvin Pas-de-Calais (62) 3.4 18,033
904 Biarritz Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 3.4 26,879
905 Audruicq Pas-de-Calais (62) 3.4 5,366
906 Mimizan Landes (40) 3.4 7,814
907 Bandol Var (83) 3.4 8,378
908 Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Essonne (91) 3.4 35,744
909 tied Hyères Var (83) 3.4 56,763
909 tied Changé Mayenne (53) 3.4 6,662
911 Pacy-sur-Eure Eure (27) 3.4 5,152
912 Saint-Marcel Saône-et-Loire (71) 3.4 6,366
913 Le Pont-de-Claix Isère (38) 3.4 11,012
914 Villeneuve-d'Ascq Nord (59) 3.4 63,462
915 Saint-Martin-d'Hères Isère (38) 3.4 37,921
916 La Mulatière Rhône (69) 3.4 6,605
917 Marcoussis Essonne (91) 3.4 8,747
918 Nogent-sur-Marne Val-de-Marne (94) 3.4 32,701
919 Goussainville Val-d'Oise (95) 3.4 31,413
920 Eckbolsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 3.4 7,229
921 Vitry-sur-Seine Val-de-Marne (94) 3.4 94,393
922 Bédarrides Vaucluse (84) 3.4 5,753
923 Cabestany Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 3.3 10,703
924 Fontenay-le-Comte Vendée (85) 3.3 14,668
925 Maen Roch Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 3.3 5,186
926 Bischheim Bas-Rhin (67) 3.3 18,797
927 Genlis Côte-d'Or (21) 3.3 5,136
928 Arpajon Essonne (91) 3.3 11,800
929 Crozon Finistère (29) 3.3 7,662
930 Cergy Val-d'Oise (95) 3.3 71,250
931 Baillargues Hérault (34) 3.3 7,937
932 Les Mureaux Yvelines (78) 3.3 34,793
933 Macouria French Guiana (973) 3.3 20,050
934 Schiltigheim Bas-Rhin (67) 3.3 34,922
935 tied Amnéville Moselle (57) 3.3 10,961
935 tied Le Lavandou Var (83) 3.3 6,712
937 Saint-Memmie Marne (51) 3.3 5,529
938 Rombas Moselle (57) 3.3 9,447
939 Draguignan Var (83) 3.3 41,617
940 Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Haute-Savoie (74) 3.3 5,886
941 Domont Val-d'Oise (95) 3.3 16,188
942 Apatou French Guiana (973) 3.3 10,327
943 Bègles Gironde (33) 3.3 32,221
944 Ramonville-Saint-Agne Haute-Garonne (31) 3.3 15,428
945 Haguenau Bas-Rhin (67) 3.3 36,899
946 Saint-Laurent-du-Var Alpes-Maritimes (06) 3.3 32,366
947 Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët Manche (50) 3.3 6,076
948 Mondeville Calvados (14) 3.3 10,552
949 Cholet Maine-et-Loire (49) 3.3 56,363
950 Villemomble Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 3.3 29,969
951 Monistrol-sur-Loire Haute-Loire (43) 3.3 9,216
952 Brignais Rhône (69) 3.3 12,687
953 Thaon-les-Vosges Vosges (88) 3.3 8,806
954 Crépy-en-Valois Oise (60) 3.3 14,600
955 Poissy Yvelines (78) 3.3 41,274
956 Massy Essonne (91) 3.3 52,023
957 La Teste-de-Buch Gironde (33) 3.3 27,909
958 Creutzwald Moselle (57) 3.3 12,432
959 Romans-sur-Isère Drôme (26) 3.3 34,176
960 Saint-Benoît Vienne (86) 3.3 7,555
961 Vitré Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 3.3 19,938
962 Gonfreville-l'Orcher Seine-Maritime (76) 3.3 8,958
963 Cogolin Var (83) 3.3 12,448
964 Alfortville Val-de-Marne (94) 3.3 45,702
965 Marennes-Hiers-Brouage Charente-Maritime (17) 3.2 6,264
966 Les Ulis Essonne (91) 3.2 25,986
967 Villers-Saint-Paul Oise (60) 3.2 6,567
968 Ambazac Haute-Vienne (87) 3.2 5,622
969 Villeneuve-le-Roi Val-de-Marne (94) 3.2 21,062
970 Yssingeaux Haute-Loire (43) 3.2 7,876
971 Grand-Charmont Doubs (25) 3.2 5,943
972 Caussade Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 3.2 7,028
973 Mitry-Mory Seine-et-Marne (77) 3.2 20,525
974 Cranves-Sales Haute-Savoie (74) 3.2 7,909
975 Kingersheim Haut-Rhin (68) 3.2 13,495
976 Laudun-l'Ardoise Gard (30) 3.2 6,958
977 Meyzieu Rhône (69) 3.2 37,006
978 Bouguenais Loire-Atlantique (44) 3.2 20,862
979 Castelsarrasin Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 3.2 14,579
980 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 3.2 30,204
981 Saint-Genis-Laval Rhône (69) 3.2 21,661
982 Mamers Sarthe (72) 3.2 5,150
983 Questembert Morbihan (56) 3.2 8,442
984 Pont-Saint-Esprit Gard (30) 3.2 11,156
985 Caudan Morbihan (56) 3.2 7,369
986 Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Savoie (73) 3.2 7,853
987 Compiègne Oise (60) 3.2 41,774
988 Saint-James Manche (50) 3.2 5,102
989 Carros Alpes-Maritimes (06) 3.2 13,935
990 Le Tampon Réunion (974) 3.2 83,518
991 Sigean Aude (11) 3.2 5,766
992 Lallaing Nord (59) 3.2 6,340
993 Montigny-lès-Metz Moselle (57) 3.2 22,065
994 Soyaux Charente (16) 3.2 10,396
995 La Plaine-des-Palmistes Réunion (974) 3.2 7,033
996 Floirac Gironde (33) 3.2 18,439
997 Villeneuve-Tolosane Haute-Garonne (31) 3.2 11,167
998 Vern-sur-Seiche Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 3.2 8,360
999 Le Chambon-Feugerolles Loire (42) 3.2 12,399
1,000 Oissel-sur-Seine Seine-Maritime (76) 3.2 12,405

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.

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