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The towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family

Q: Which town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

La Côte-Saint-André (Isère) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants.

La Côte-Saint-André (Isère) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Corbas (Rhône, 9.0 per 1,000 inhabitants) and Le Puy-en-Velay (Haute-Loire, 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants).

271 towns ranked out of 4,025

La Côte-Saint-André, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 271 of the 4,025 towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. 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, Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or (Rhône) comes last with 0.7 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 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Rank	Town	Department	Victims per 1,000 inhabitants	Population
1	La Côte-Saint-André	Isère (38)	10.7	5,157
2	Corbas	Rhône (69)	9.0	11,395
3	Le Puy-en-Velay	Haute-Loire (43)	8.8	19,376
4	Saint-Quentin-Fallavier	Isère (38)	8.7	6,235
5	La Tronche	Isère (38)	7.6	6,538
6	Varces-Allières-et-Risset	Isère (38)	7.5	8,702
7	Thiers	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	7.3	11,994
8	Annemasse	Haute-Savoie (74)	6.9	37,978
9	Aubenas	Ardèche (07)	6.8	13,130
10	Le Péage-de-Roussillon	Isère (38)	6.7	6,769
11	Gaillard	Haute-Savoie (74)	6.7	11,508
12	Roanne	Loire (42)	6.5	36,067
13	Ambert	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	6.4	6,732
14	Vénissieux	Rhône (69)	6.4	65,689
15	Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne	Ain (01)	6.3	5,462
16	Loriol-sur-Drôme	Drôme (26)	6.2	6,740
17	Saint-Maurice-l'Exil	Isère (38)	6.1	6,966
18	Grenoble	Isère (38)	6.1	158,303
19	Riom	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	6.1	19,541
20	Villefranche-sur-Saône	Rhône (69)	6.1	36,563
21	Moulins	Allier (03)	6.0	19,714
22	Le Teil	Ardèche (07)	6.0	8,949
23	Montluel	Ain (01)	5.8	7,083
24	Annonay	Ardèche (07)	5.7	17,836
25	Montbrison	Loire (42)	5.7	16,656
26	Firminy	Loire (42)	5.6	17,241
27	Ambilly	Haute-Savoie (74)	5.5	6,419
28	Montluçon	Allier (03)	5.5	34,107
29	Givors	Rhône (69)	5.4	21,503
30	Bonneville	Haute-Savoie (74)	5.4	13,726
31	Bourg-Saint-Maurice	Savoie (73)	5.4	7,530
32	Cluses	Haute-Savoie (74)	5.3	18,170
33	Feyzin	Rhône (69)	5.3	10,351
34	Bron	Rhône (69)	5.3	43,369
35	Lyon	Rhône (69)	5.3	525,314
36	Montélimar	Drôme (26)	5.3	41,752
37	Rillieux-la-Pape	Rhône (69)	5.3	31,691
38	Échirolles	Isère (38)	5.3	37,710
39	Neuville-sur-Saône	Rhône (69)	5.2	7,876
40	Vaulx-en-Velin	Rhône (69)	5.2	53,281
41	Brioude	Haute-Loire (43)	5.2	6,839
42	Bourgoin-Jallieu	Isère (38)	5.1	30,773
43	Valence	Drôme (26)	5.1	65,647
44	La Mure	Isère (38)	5.0	5,152
45	Roussillon	Isère (38)	5.0	8,707
46	Belleville-en-Beaujolais	Rhône (69)	5.0	14,307
47	Chambéry	Savoie (73)	5.0	61,493
48	Bourg-en-Bresse	Ain (01)	4.9	43,961
49	Voiron	Isère (38)	4.9	22,415
50	Thizy-les-Bourgs	Rhône (69)	4.9	5,877
51	Saint-Fons	Rhône (69)	4.8	19,342
52	Vichy	Allier (03)	4.8	25,445
53	Ville-la-Grand	Haute-Savoie (74)	4.7	9,654
54	Décines-Charpieu	Rhône (69)	4.5	30,064
55	Albertville	Savoie (73)	4.5	20,463
56	Aurillac	Cantal (15)	4.5	27,578
57	Chamonix-Mont-Blanc	Haute-Savoie (74)	4.5	9,023
58	Privas	Ardèche (07)	4.5	8,786
59	Issoire	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	4.4	15,477
60	La Ricamarie	Loire (42)	4.4	8,085
61	Die	Drôme (26)	4.3	5,088
62	Saint-Étienne	Loire (42)	4.3	174,698
63	Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule	Allier (03)	4.3	5,009
64	Clermont-Ferrand	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	4.3	148,795
65	Saint-Égrève	Isère (38)	4.2	18,199
66	Tarare	Rhône (69)	4.2	11,110
67	Montbonnot-Saint-Martin	Isère (38)	4.2	6,257
68	La Talaudière	Loire (42)	4.2	7,207
69	La Tour-du-Pin	Isère (38)	4.2	8,326
70	Crest	Drôme (26)	4.2	8,916
71	Vienne	Isère (38)	4.2	32,216
72	Ornex	Ain (01)	4.1	5,191
73	Valserhône	Ain (01)	4.1	17,031
74	Thonon-les-Bains	Haute-Savoie (74)	4.1	38,946
75	Nyons	Drôme (26)	4.1	6,966
76	Fontaine	Isère (38)	4.1	22,237
77	Saint-Priest-en-Jarez	Loire (42)	4.0	6,576
78	Reignier-Ésery	Haute-Savoie (74)	4.0	8,710
79	Sathonay-Camp	Rhône (69)	4.0	7,082
80	Villefontaine	Isère (38)	4.0	19,662
81	Ambérieu-en-Bugey	Ain (01)	4.0	16,339
82	Andrézieux-Bouthéon	Loire (42)	3.9	10,596
83	Ugine	Savoie (73)	3.9	7,360
84	L'Isle-d'Abeau	Isère (38)	3.9	17,792
85	Rive-de-Gier	Loire (42)	3.9	15,379
86	Vizille	Isère (38)	3.8	7,466
87	Bourg-de-Péage	Drôme (26)	3.8	10,082
88	Villeurbanne	Rhône (69)	3.8	164,747
89	Évian-les-Bains	Haute-Savoie (74)	3.8	9,521
90	Saint-Marcellin	Isère (38)	3.8	7,838
91	Oullins-Pierre-Bénite	Rhône (69)	3.7	38,495
92	Eybens	Isère (38)	3.7	10,594
93	Saint-Rambert-d'Albon	Drôme (26)	3.7	7,073
94	Scionzier	Haute-Savoie (74)	3.7	9,299
95	Epagny Metz-Tessy	Haute-Savoie (74)	3.7	9,167
96	Yzeure	Allier (03)	3.6	13,451
97	Chasse-sur-Rhône	Isère (38)	3.6	6,629
98	Ferney-Voltaire	Ain (01)	3.6	12,235
99	Aix-les-Bains	Savoie (73)	3.6	32,944
100	Saint-Flour	Cantal (15)	3.6	6,853

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 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: FAQ

Which town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

La Côte-Saint-André (Isère) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants.

What are the 10 towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

In order: La Côte-Saint-André (10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Corbas (9.0 per 1,000 inhabitants), Le Puy-en-Velay (8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants), Saint-Quentin-Fallavier (8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), La Tronche (7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants), Varces-Allières-et-Risset (7.5 per 1,000 inhabitants), Thiers (7.3 per 1,000 inhabitants), Annemasse (6.9 per 1,000 inhabitants), Aubenas (6.8 per 1,000 inhabitants), and Le Péage-de-Roussillon (6.7 per 1,000 inhabitants).

Which town in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or (Rhône) has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. See the towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family.

How many towns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes are ranked?

271 out of 4,025. 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.