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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 (101st to 200th)

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 101st to 200th, 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
101 Pézenas Hérault (34) 7.3 8,043
102 Thiers Puy-de-Dôme (63) 7.3 11,994
103 Avallon Yonne (89) 7.3 6,465
104 Bayeux Calvados (14) 7.3 13,043
105 Vias Hérault (34) 7.2 6,024
106 Provins Seine-et-Marne (77) 7.2 11,911
107 Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni French Guiana (973) 7.1 54,718
108 Auxerre Yonne (89) 7.1 36,245
109 Maromme Seine-Maritime (76) 7.1 11,038
110 Elbeuf Seine-Maritime (76) 7.1 15,581
111 Mont-de-Marsan Landes (40) 7.1 32,981
112 Agen Lot-et-Garonne (47) 7.1 33,656
113 Troyes Aube (10) 7.1 63,254
114 Les Trois-Îlets Martinique (972) 7.1 6,584
115 Châlons-en-Champagne Marne (51) 7.1 43,914
116 Falaise Calvados (14) 7.0 7,908
117 Châteaudun Eure-et-Loir (28) 7.0 13,129
118 Bobigny Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 7.0 57,035
119 Saint-Dizier Haute-Marne (52) 7.0 23,281
120 Le Gosier Guadeloupe (971) 7.0 27,983
121 Beauvais Oise (60) 7.0 56,934
122 Trith-Saint-Léger Nord (59) 7.0 6,107
123 Aulnoye-Aymeries Nord (59) 7.0 8,852
124 Marmande Lot-et-Garonne (47) 6.9 17,833
125 Le Pontet Vaucluse (84) 6.9 18,566
126 Mende Lozère (48) 6.9 13,292
127 Annemasse Haute-Savoie (74) 6.9 37,978
128 Le Grau-du-Roi Gard (30) 6.9 8,661
129 Saumur Maine-et-Loire (49) 6.9 27,096
130 Rethel Ardennes (08) 6.9 7,674
131 Guebwiller Haut-Rhin (68) 6.8 11,503
132 Aubenas Ardèche (07) 6.8 13,130
133 Calais Pas-de-Calais (62) 6.8 68,246
134 Neufchâteau Vosges (88) 6.8 6,981
135 Carbonne Haute-Garonne (31) 6.8 5,677
136 Dax Landes (40) 6.8 22,972
137 Château-Thierry Aisne (02) 6.8 15,366
138 Nancy Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 6.8 104,988
139 Condé-sur-l'Escaut Nord (59) 6.8 9,296
140 Porto-Vecchio Corse-du-Sud (2A) 6.8 11,387
141 Rochefort Charente-Maritime (17) 6.8 24,081
142 Saint-Gaudens Haute-Garonne (31) 6.8 12,609
143 Roubaix Nord (59) 6.7 98,701
144 Bondy Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 6.7 50,762
145 Longuenesse Pas-de-Calais (62) 6.7 11,039
146 La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Seine-et-Marne (77) 6.7 10,341
147 Jœuf Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 6.7 6,431
148 Gourbeyre Guadeloupe (971) 6.7 7,412
149 Le Péage-de-Roussillon Isère (38) 6.7 6,769
150 Anzin Nord (59) 6.7 13,273
151 Digoin Saône-et-Loire (71) 6.7 7,584
152 L'Aigle Orne (61) 6.7 7,886
153 Gaillard Haute-Savoie (74) 6.7 11,508
154 Seysses Haute-Garonne (31) 6.6 10,649
155 Chauny Aisne (02) 6.6 12,024
156 Armentières Nord (59) 6.6 27,382
157 Parthenay Deux-Sèvres (79) 6.6 10,555
158 Saint-François Guadeloupe (971) 6.6 14,101
159 Baume-les-Dames Doubs (25) 6.6 5,282
160 Bethoncourt Doubs (25) 6.6 5,382
161 Pont-Audemer Eure (27) 6.6 10,303
162 Delle Territoire de Belfort (90) 6.6 5,698
163 Agde Hérault (34) 6.6 30,340
164 Berck Pas-de-Calais (62) 6.6 13,289
165 Bernay Eure (27) 6.6 10,031
166 Lille Nord (59) 6.6 240,109
167 Béziers Hérault (34) 6.5 82,629
168 Le Barcarès Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 6.5 6,147
169 Issoudun Indre (36) 6.5 11,403
170 Cannes Alpes-Maritimes (06) 6.5 75,105
171 Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone Hérault (34) 6.5 11,010
172 Dieppe Seine-Maritime (76) 6.5 28,970
173 Laon Aisne (02) 6.5 24,809
174 Roanne Loire (42) 6.5 36,067
175 Bruay-la-Buissière Pas-de-Calais (62) 6.5 21,772
176 Goyave Guadeloupe (971) 6.5 7,630
177 Aire-sur-la-Lys Pas-de-Calais (62) 6.5 9,856
178 Clermont-l'Hérault Hérault (34) 6.4 9,607
179 Ambert Puy-de-Dôme (63) 6.4 6,732
180 Joigny Yonne (89) 6.4 9,306
181 Valence Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 6.4 5,475
182 Hénin-Beaumont Pas-de-Calais (62) 6.4 26,029
183 Guéret Creuse (23) 6.4 13,584
184 Le Lorrain Martinique (972) 6.4 6,635
185 Cambrai Nord (59) 6.4 31,738
186 Capesterre-Belle-Eau Guadeloupe (971) 6.4 17,834
187 Vénissieux Rhône (69) 6.4 65,689
188 Pamiers Ariège (09) 6.4 17,005
189 Kani-Kéli Mayotte (976) 6.4 6,086
190 Lons-le-Saunier Jura (39) 6.3 17,480
191 Saint-Brieuc Côtes-d'Armor (22) 6.3 45,736
192 Luxeuil-les-Bains Haute-Saône (70) 6.3 6,917
193 Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne Ain (01) 6.3 5,462
194 Brignoles Var (83) 6.3 18,173
195 Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire Nièvre (58) 6.3 9,949
196 Lourdes Hautes-Pyrénées (65) 6.3 13,520
197 Châtillon-sur-Seine Côte-d'Or (21) 6.2 5,772
198 Lure Haute-Saône (70) 6.2 8,054
199 Calvi Haute-Corse (2B) 6.2 5,869
200 Hautmont Nord (59) 6.2 14,232

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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