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The towns in Brittany with the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family

Q: Which town in Brittany has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Guingamp (Côtes-d'Armor) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Brittany: 10.0 per 1,000 inhabitants.

Guingamp (Côtes-d'Armor) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Brittany: 10.0 per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Saint-Brieuc (Côtes-d'Armor, 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitants) and Redon (Ille-et-Vilaine, 6.1 per 1,000 inhabitants).

112 towns ranked out of 1,202

Guingamp, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

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This ranking covers 112 of the 1,202 towns in Brittany. 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, Acigné (Ille-et-Vilaine) 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 Brittany

Rank	Town	Department	Victims per 1,000 inhabitants	Population
1	Guingamp	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	10.0	7,672
2	Saint-Brieuc	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	6.3	45,736
3	Redon	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	6.1	10,342
4	Lorient	Morbihan (56)	5.9	59,856
5	Pontivy	Morbihan (56)	5.7	15,490
6	Carhaix-Plouguer	Finistère (29)	5.7	7,869
7	Morlaix	Finistère (29)	5.4	15,647
8	Paimpol	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	5.3	7,654
9	Loudéac	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	5.1	10,344
10	Dinan	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	4.9	15,351
11	Vannes	Morbihan (56)	4.8	57,745
12	Locminé	Morbihan (56)	4.8	5,013
13	Vezin-le-Coquet	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	4.8	6,546
14	Saint-Malo	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	4.8	48,675
15	Brest	Finistère (29)	4.6	144,890
16	Ploërmel	Morbihan (56)	4.5	10,688
17	Quimper	Finistère (29)	4.5	66,579
18	Lannion	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	4.4	21,041
19	Dinard	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	4.4	11,285
20	Combourg	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	4.2	6,534
21	Rennes	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	4.2	234,950
22	Fougères	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	4.1	20,946
23	Dol-de-Bretagne	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.9	6,173
24	Châteaulin	Finistère (29)	3.7	5,507
25	Douarnenez	Finistère (29)	3.7	14,425
26	Bain-de-Bretagne	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.6	7,851
27	Maen Roch	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.3	5,186
28	Crozon	Finistère (29)	3.3	7,662
29	Vitré	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.3	19,938
30	Questembert	Morbihan (56)	3.2	8,442
31	Caudan	Morbihan (56)	3.2	7,369
32	Vern-sur-Seiche	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	3.2	8,360
33	Baud	Morbihan (56)	3.1	6,519
34	Binic-Étables-sur-Mer	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	3.0	7,254
35	Quimperlé	Finistère (29)	3.0	12,948
36	Penmarch	Finistère (29)	2.9	5,600
37	Landerneau	Finistère (29)	2.9	16,975
38	Bréal-sous-Montfort	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.7	6,489
39	Le Rheu	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.6	10,068
40	Plouigneau	Finistère (29)	2.6	5,180
41	Concarneau	Finistère (29)	2.6	21,635
42	Guer	Morbihan (56)	2.6	6,511
43	Hennebont	Morbihan (56)	2.6	16,385
44	Elven	Morbihan (56)	2.6	6,807
45	Mordelles	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.5	8,032
46	Saint-Pol-de-Léon	Finistère (29)	2.4	7,156
47	Landivisiau	Finistère (29)	2.4	9,714
48	Lanester	Morbihan (56)	2.4	23,752
49	Auray	Morbihan (56)	2.4	14,607
50	Rosporden	Finistère (29)	2.3	7,712
51	Bruz	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.1	20,113
52	Pacé	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	2.1	12,021
53	Lamballe-Armor	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	2.0	17,746
54	Plédran	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	2.0	7,080
55	Langueux	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	2.0	8,173
56	Pont-l'Abbé	Finistère (29)	2.0	8,930
57	Ploufragan	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	2.0	11,841
58	Cancale	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.9	5,769
59	Ploemeur	Morbihan (56)	1.9	19,496
60	Montauban-de-Bretagne	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.8	6,798
61	Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.8	13,912
62	Quéven	Morbihan (56)	1.8	9,237
63	Noyal-sur-Vilaine	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.8	6,384
64	Janzé	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.7	8,838
65	Briec	Finistère (29)	1.7	5,940
66	Plonéour-Lanvern	Finistère (29)	1.7	6,634
67	Trégunc	Finistère (29)	1.7	7,368
68	Guipry-Messac	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.6	7,524
69	Betton	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.6	13,273
70	Liffré	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.6	9,484
71	Guipavas	Finistère (29)	1.5	15,882
72	Trégueux	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1.5	8,614
73	Theix-Noyalo	Morbihan (56)	1.5	8,742
74	Sarzeau	Morbihan (56)	1.5	9,377
75	Languidic	Morbihan (56)	1.5	8,205
76	Plouzané	Finistère (29)	1.5	13,863
77	Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.4	8,451
78	Saint-Gilles	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.4	5,650
79	Le Relecq-Kerhuon	Finistère (29)	1.4	12,171
80	Chantepie	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.4	10,824
81	La Mézière	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.4	5,149
82	Plouay	Morbihan (56)	1.4	5,886
83	Plabennec	Finistère (29)	1.4	8,869
84	Perros-Guirec	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1.4	7,473
85	Séné	Morbihan (56)	1.4	9,745
86	Melesse	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.3	7,653
87	Ploeren	Morbihan (56)	1.3	7,025
88	Montfort-sur-Meu	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.3	6,993
89	Ploumagoar	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1.3	5,519
90	Saint-Renan	Finistère (29)	1.3	8,772
91	Brech	Morbihan (56)	1.3	7,349
92	Chartres-de-Bretagne	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.2	9,012
93	Orgères	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.2	5,799
94	Inzinzac-Lochrist	Morbihan (56)	1.2	6,820
95	Lesneven	Finistère (29)	1.2	7,776
96	Plérin	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1.2	14,880
97	Cesson-Sévigné	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.2	19,263
98	Saint-Avé	Morbihan (56)	1.1	12,792
99	Plescop	Morbihan (56)	1.1	6,521
100	Gouesnou	Finistère (29)	1.1	6,619

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 Brittany: FAQ

Which town in Brittany has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Guingamp (Côtes-d'Armor) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Brittany: 10.0 per 1,000 inhabitants.

What are the 10 towns in Brittany with the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

In order: Guingamp (10.0 per 1,000 inhabitants), Saint-Brieuc (6.3 per 1,000 inhabitants), Redon (6.1 per 1,000 inhabitants), Lorient (5.9 per 1,000 inhabitants), Pontivy (5.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Carhaix-Plouguer (5.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Morlaix (5.4 per 1,000 inhabitants), Paimpol (5.3 per 1,000 inhabitants), Loudéac (5.1 per 1,000 inhabitants), and Dinan (4.9 per 1,000 inhabitants).

Which town in Brittany has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Acigné (Ille-et-Vilaine) has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Brittany: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. See the towns in Brittany with the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family.

How many towns in Brittany are ranked?

112 out of 1,202. 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.