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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 (401st to 500th)

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 401st to 500th, 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
401 Woippy Moselle (57) 5.0 15,068
402 Roussillon Isère (38) 5.0 8,707
403 Orchies Nord (59) 5.0 8,528
404 Trignac Loire-Atlantique (44) 5.0 8,517
405 Tarascon Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 5.0 15,526
406 Belleville-en-Beaujolais Rhône (69) 5.0 14,307
407 Aire-sur-l'Adour Landes (40) 5.0 6,656
408 Bayonne Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.0 55,590
409 Creil Oise (60) 5.0 36,533
410 Livry-Gargan Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 5.0 47,453
411 Châlette-sur-Loing Loiret (45) 5.0 12,883
412 Frouard Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 5.0 6,510
413 Arles Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 5.0 52,515
414 Arcachon Gironde (33) 5.0 11,396
415 Toulouse Haute-Garonne (31) 5.0 519,940
416 Chambéry Savoie (73) 5.0 61,493
417 La Flèche Sarthe (72) 5.0 15,884
418 Gonesse Val-d'Oise (95) 4.9 27,794
419 Dinan Côtes-d'Armor (22) 4.9 15,351
420 Bonnières-sur-Seine Yvelines (78) 4.9 5,101
421 Foix Ariège (09) 4.9 10,256
422 La Ferté Macé Orne (61) 4.9 5,365
423 Nice Alpes-Maritimes (06) 4.9 360,710
424 Noisy-le-Sec Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 4.9 45,634
425 La Rochelle Charente-Maritime (17) 4.9 81,843
426 Nîmes Gard (30) 4.9 154,017
427 Strasbourg Bas-Rhin (67) 4.9 296,552
428 Bourg-en-Bresse Ain (01) 4.9 43,961
429 Dunkerque Nord (59) 4.9 87,442
430 Voiron Isère (38) 4.9 22,415
431 Illzach Haut-Rhin (68) 4.9 15,135
432 Le Mans Sarthe (72) 4.9 148,876
433 Dombasle-sur-Meurthe Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 4.9 9,566
434 Stains Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 4.9 41,471
435 Loon-Plage Nord (59) 4.9 6,021
436 La Grande-Motte Hérault (34) 4.9 8,524
437 Bully-les-Mines Pas-de-Calais (62) 4.9 12,241
438 Champagnole Jura (39) 4.9 8,456
439 Courcelles-lès-Lens Pas-de-Calais (62) 4.9 7,860
440 Thizy-les-Bourgs Rhône (69) 4.9 5,877
441 Elne Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 4.8 9,612
442 Beaucourt Territoire de Belfort (90) 4.8 5,029
443 Gien Loiret (45) 4.8 13,808
444 Le Robert Martinique (972) 4.8 21,651
445 Saint-Fons Rhône (69) 4.8 19,342
446 Vannes Morbihan (56) 4.8 57,745
447 Gigean Hérault (34) 4.8 6,719
448 Briançon Hautes-Alpes (05) 4.8 11,744
449 Locminé Morbihan (56) 4.8 5,013
450 Avion Pas-de-Calais (62) 4.8 17,556
451 Vichy Allier (03) 4.8 25,445
452 Bohain-en-Vermandois Aisne (02) 4.8 5,671
453 Pauillac Gironde (33) 4.8 5,277
454 Saint-Claude Guadeloupe (971) 4.8 10,358
455 Peyrolles-en-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 4.8 5,486
456 Argentan Orne (61) 4.8 13,939
457 Sarlat-la-Canéda Dordogne (24) 4.8 9,099
458 Vezin-le-Coquet Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 4.8 6,546
459 Gros-Morne Martinique (972) 4.8 9,684
460 Saint-Malo Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 4.8 48,675
461 Boulay-Moselle Moselle (57) 4.8 5,493
462 Forbach Moselle (57) 4.8 20,721
463 Menton Alpes-Maritimes (06) 4.8 31,012
464 Lesparre-Médoc Gironde (33) 4.8 5,972
465 La Roche-sur-Yon Vendée (85) 4.8 57,683
466 Ivry-sur-Seine Val-de-Marne (94) 4.7 65,263
467 tied Auxonne Côte-d'Or (21) 4.7 7,668
467 tied Petite-Forêt Nord (59) 4.7 5,093
469 Tourcoing Nord (59) 4.7 99,346
470 Saint-Esprit Martinique (972) 4.7 10,409
471 Montceau-les-Mines Saône-et-Loire (71) 4.7 17,325
472 La Chapelle-Saint-Luc Aube (10) 4.7 12,730
473 Laxou Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 4.7 14,948
474 Nogent-le-Rotrou Eure-et-Loir (28) 4.7 9,683
475 Ville-la-Grand Haute-Savoie (74) 4.7 9,654
476 Bar-le-Duc Meuse (55) 4.7 15,228
477 Prades Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 4.7 6,407
478 Lieusaint Seine-et-Marne (77) 4.7 14,099
479 Sélestat Bas-Rhin (67) 4.7 19,813
480 Salon-de-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 4.7 44,736
481 Villers-Cotterêts Aisne (02) 4.7 10,885
482 Narbonne Aude (11) 4.7 58,669
483 Limoux Aude (11) 4.7 10,876
484 Cognac Charente (16) 4.6 18,984
485 Fresnes Val-de-Marne (94) 4.6 29,644
486 Le Petit-Quevilly Seine-Maritime (76) 4.6 22,477
487 Auch Gers (32) 4.6 23,451
488 Gravelines Nord (59) 4.6 11,604
489 Saint-Pierre Réunion (974) 4.6 85,927
490 Chambly Oise (60) 4.6 10,085
491 Gérardmer Vosges (88) 4.6 8,159
492 Brest Finistère (29) 4.6 144,890
493 Sarrebourg Moselle (57) 4.6 12,410
494 Roques Haute-Garonne (31) 4.6 5,510
495 Fameck Moselle (57) 4.6 14,939
496 Estaires Nord (59) 4.6 6,648
497 Persan Val-d'Oise (95) 4.6 14,395
498 Merville Nord (59) 4.6 9,908
499 Châteauroux Indre (36) 4.6 44,536
500 Puilboreau Charente-Maritime (17) 4.6 6,875

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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