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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 (501st to 600th)

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 501st to 600th, 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
501 Sainte-Rose Guadeloupe (971) 4.6 17,906
502 Saint-Étienne-au-Mont Pas-de-Calais (62) 4.6 5,080
503 Quetigny Côte-d'Or (21) 4.6 9,318
504 Ancenis-Saint-Géréon Loire-Atlantique (44) 4.6 12,005
505 Vendin-le-Vieil Pas-de-Calais (62) 4.6 8,596
506 Sevran Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 4.6 52,682
507 Mourenx Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 4.6 5,859
508 Bollène Vaucluse (84) 4.6 14,247
509 Épinay-sur-Seine Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 4.6 52,944
510 Uckange Moselle (57) 4.6 7,062
511 Mâcon Saône-et-Loire (71) 4.5 35,885
512 Escaudain Nord (59) 4.5 9,080
513 Rosny-sous-Bois Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 4.5 47,368
514 Villefranche-de-Lauragais Haute-Garonne (31) 4.5 5,228
515 Lisieux Calvados (14) 4.5 20,196
516 Ploërmel Morbihan (56) 4.5 10,688
517 Décines-Charpieu Rhône (69) 4.5 30,064
518 Ensisheim Haut-Rhin (68) 4.5 7,370
519 Canteleu Seine-Maritime (76) 4.5 14,752
520 Mouy Oise (60) 4.5 5,371
521 Vendôme Loir-et-Cher (41) 4.5 16,364
522 Albertville Savoie (73) 4.5 20,463
523 tied Mantes-la-Jolie Yvelines (78) 4.5 43,683
523 tied Terrasson-Lavilledieu Dordogne (24) 4.5 6,321
525 Aurillac Cantal (15) 4.5 27,578
526 Graulhet Tarn (81) 4.5 13,332
527 Gardanne Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 4.5 21,934
528 Saint-Denis Réunion (974) 4.5 157,142
529 Aigues-Mortes Gard (30) 4.5 8,786
530 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Haute-Savoie (74) 4.5 9,023
531 Sainte-Savine Aube (10) 4.5 10,616
532 Saint-Dié-des-Vosges Vosges (88) 4.5 19,721
533 Quimper Finistère (29) 4.5 66,579
534 Oignies Pas-de-Calais (62) 4.5 10,373
535 Privas Ardèche (07) 4.5 8,786
536 Fosses Val-d'Oise (95) 4.4 10,637
537 Nantes Loire-Atlantique (44) 4.4 332,515
538 Castelnaudary Aude (11) 4.4 12,700
539 Écouen Val-d'Oise (95) 4.4 7,231
540 Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie Vendée (85) 4.4 8,741
541 L'Hôpital Moselle (57) 4.4 5,237
542 Issoire Puy-de-Dôme (63) 4.4 15,477
543 Villiers-le-Bel Val-d'Oise (95) 4.4 30,195
544 La Souterraine Creuse (23) 4.4 5,176
545 Brive-la-Gaillarde Corrèze (19) 4.4 48,330
546 Neuilly-sur-Marne Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 4.4 39,891
547 Thouars Deux-Sèvres (79) 4.4 14,178
548 Darnétal Seine-Maritime (76) 4.4 9,639
549 Lannion Côtes-d'Armor (22) 4.4 21,041
550 Valentigney Doubs (25) 4.4 10,683
551 Choisy-le-Roi Val-de-Marne (94) 4.4 46,126
552 Gennevilliers Hauts-de-Seine (92) 4.4 51,177
553 Cuers Var (83) 4.4 13,409
554 Saint-Louis Réunion (974) 4.4 55,653
555 Saint-Denis-de-Pile Gironde (33) 4.4 6,042
556 Dinard Ille-et-Vilaine (35) 4.4 11,285
557 Manosque Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 4.4 23,349
558 Saint-Paul Réunion (974) 4.4 109,405
559 Lacanau Gironde (33) 4.4 5,853
560 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre Val-de-Marne (94) 4.4 24,206
561 Senlis Oise (60) 4.4 15,711
562 La Ricamarie Loire (42) 4.4 8,085
563 Le Muy Var (83) 4.3 10,338
564 Berre-l'Étang Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 4.3 13,912
565 Rodez Aveyron (12) 4.3 25,685
566 Die Drôme (26) 4.3 5,088
567 Loches Indre-et-Loire (37) 4.3 6,756
568 Nevers Nièvre (58) 4.3 34,018
569 Saint-Étienne Loire (42) 4.3 174,698
570 Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton Eure (27) 4.3 7,534
571 Faulquemont Moselle (57) 4.3 5,158
572 Villeneuve-la-Garenne Hauts-de-Seine (92) 4.3 26,094
573 Golbey Vosges (88) 4.3 8,950
574 Puget-sur-Argens Var (83) 4.3 8,724
575 Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule Allier (03) 4.3 5,009
576 Louvres Val-d'Oise (95) 4.3 12,606
577 Puteaux Hauts-de-Seine (92) 4.3 44,242
578 Ferrière-la-Grande Nord (59) 4.3 5,183
579 Saint-Chéron Essonne (91) 4.3 5,211
580 Auchel Pas-de-Calais (62) 4.3 10,098
581 Saint-Jean-de-Braye Loiret (45) 4.3 23,773
582 Clermont-Ferrand Puy-de-Dôme (63) 4.3 148,795
583 Aix-en-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 4.3 152,854
584 Déville-lès-Rouen Seine-Maritime (76) 4.3 10,902
585 Loison-sous-Lens Pas-de-Calais (62) 4.3 5,194
586 Chilly-Mazarin Essonne (91) 4.3 20,539
587 Wavrin Nord (59) 4.3 7,842
588 Sainte-Luce Martinique (972) 4.3 9,605
589 Leforest Pas-de-Calais (62) 4.2 7,122
590 Vaujours Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 4.2 8,040
591 Dijon Côte-d'Or (21) 4.2 164,963
592 Garges-lès-Gonesse Val-d'Oise (95) 4.2 41,893
593 Argenteuil Val-d'Oise (95) 4.2 106,546
594 Cernay Haut-Rhin (68) 4.2 12,219
595 Digne-les-Bains Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04) 4.2 18,764
596 Saint-Égrève Isère (38) 4.2 18,199
597 Arnage Sarthe (72) 4.2 5,548
598 Tarare Rhône (69) 4.2 11,110
599 Altkirch Haut-Rhin (68) 4.2 5,844
600 Montfermeil Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 4.2 28,825

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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