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The towns in Centre-Val de Loire with the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family

Q: Which town in Centre-Val de Loire has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Montargis (Loiret) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Centre-Val de Loire: 8.0 per 1,000 inhabitants.

Montargis (Loiret) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Centre-Val de Loire: 8.0 per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Pithiviers (Loiret, 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants) and Châteaudun (Eure-et-Loir, 7.0 per 1,000 inhabitants).

69 towns ranked out of 1,754

Montargis, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 69 of the 1,754 towns in Centre-Val de Loire. 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. At the other end of the ranking, Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin (Loiret) comes last with 0.8 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 Centre-Val de Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Victims per 1,000 inhabitants	Population
1	Montargis	Loiret (45)	8.0	15,193
2	Pithiviers	Loiret (45)	7.6	8,989
3	Châteaudun	Eure-et-Loir (28)	7.0	13,129
4	Issoudun	Indre (36)	6.5	11,403
5	Le Blanc	Indre (36)	5.7	6,401
6	Dreux	Eure-et-Loir (28)	5.7	32,045
7	Blois	Loir-et-Cher (41)	5.5	48,742
8	Sully-sur-Loire	Loiret (45)	5.5	5,175
9	Argenton-sur-Creuse	Indre (36)	5.4	5,010
10	Chinon	Indre-et-Loire (37)	5.4	8,432
11	Orléans	Loiret (45)	5.3	118,788
12	Chartres	Eure-et-Loir (28)	5.2	39,318
13	Tours	Indre-et-Loire (37)	5.2	141,746
14	Amboise	Indre-et-Loire (37)	5.1	13,303
15	Châlette-sur-Loing	Loiret (45)	5.0	12,883
16	Gien	Loiret (45)	4.8	13,808
17	Nogent-le-Rotrou	Eure-et-Loir (28)	4.7	9,683
18	Châteauroux	Indre (36)	4.6	44,536
19	Vendôme	Loir-et-Cher (41)	4.5	16,364
20	Loches	Indre-et-Loire (37)	4.3	6,756
21	Saint-Jean-de-Braye	Loiret (45)	4.3	23,773
22	Saint-Amand-Montrond	Cher (18)	4.1	10,201
23	Fleury-les-Aubrais	Loiret (45)	4.1	22,020
24	Vierzon	Cher (18)	4.0	25,527
25	Saran	Loiret (45)	3.9	17,535
26	Bourges	Cher (18)	3.9	66,155
27	Saint-Pierre-des-Corps	Indre-et-Loire (37)	3.8	16,124
28	Le Controis-en-Sologne	Loir-et-Cher (41)	3.8	7,007
29	Vernouillet	Eure-et-Loir (28)	3.7	12,503
30	Mainvilliers	Eure-et-Loir (28)	3.6	10,840
31	Chambray-lès-Tours	Indre-et-Loire (37)	3.5	12,940
32	Ingré	Loiret (45)	3.1	10,288
33	Lucé	Eure-et-Loir (28)	3.0	16,166
34	Bléré	Indre-et-Loire (37)	3.0	5,415
35	Amilly	Loiret (45)	2.9	14,216
36	Beaugency	Loiret (45)	2.9	8,192
37	Joué-lès-Tours	Indre-et-Loire (37)	2.9	38,836
38	Neuville-aux-Bois	Loiret (45)	2.8	5,050
39	Saint-Jean-le-Blanc	Loiret (45)	2.7	9,697
40	Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle	Loiret (45)	2.7	16,992
41	Montlouis-sur-Loire	Indre-et-Loire (37)	2.6	11,536
42	La Riche	Indre-et-Loire (37)	2.6	10,599
43	Mer	Loir-et-Cher (41)	2.6	6,351
44	Le Malesherbois	Loiret (45)	2.5	8,175
45	Châteauneuf-sur-Loire	Loiret (45)	2.5	8,684
46	Romorantin-Lanthenay	Loir-et-Cher (41)	2.4	18,847
47	Vineuil	Loir-et-Cher (41)	2.4	8,270
48	Saint-Florent-sur-Cher	Cher (18)	2.3	6,556
49	Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières	Eure-et-Loir (28)	2.3	5,704
50	Chécy	Loiret (45)	2.3	9,286
51	La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin	Loiret (45)	2.3	11,194
52	Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire	Indre-et-Loire (37)	2.1	17,301
53	Aubigny-sur-Nère	Cher (18)	2.0	5,536
54	Villemandeur	Loiret (45)	2.0	7,430
55	Saint-Doulchard	Cher (18)	2.0	9,873
56	Olivet	Loiret (45)	1.9	24,046
57	Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien	Eure-et-Loir (28)	1.9	6,497
58	Déols	Indre (36)	1.8	7,744
59	Meung-sur-Loire	Loiret (45)	1.8	6,793
60	Saint-Avertin	Indre-et-Loire (37)	1.7	15,367
61	Lèves	Eure-et-Loir (28)	1.6	5,848
62	Fondettes	Indre-et-Loire (37)	1.5	11,395
63	Luynes	Indre-et-Loire (37)	1.4	5,194
64	Monts	Indre-et-Loire (37)	1.4	8,221
65	Mehun-sur-Yèvre	Cher (18)	1.1	6,464
66	Ballan-Miré	Indre-et-Loire (37)	1.1	8,647
67	Luisant	Eure-et-Loir (28)	0.9	7,221
68	La Ferté-Saint-Aubin	Loiret (45)	0.8	7,439
69	Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin	Loiret (45)	0.8	6,389

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 Centre-Val de Loire: FAQ

Which town in Centre-Val de Loire has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Montargis (Loiret) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Centre-Val de Loire: 8.0 per 1,000 inhabitants.

What are the 10 towns in Centre-Val de Loire with the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

In order: Montargis (8.0 per 1,000 inhabitants), Pithiviers (7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants), Châteaudun (7.0 per 1,000 inhabitants), Issoudun (6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants), Le Blanc (5.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Dreux (5.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Blois (5.5 per 1,000 inhabitants), Sully-sur-Loire (5.5 per 1,000 inhabitants), Argenton-sur-Creuse (5.4 per 1,000 inhabitants), and Chinon (5.4 per 1,000 inhabitants).

Which town in Centre-Val de Loire has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin (Loiret) has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Centre-Val de Loire: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants.

How many towns in Centre-Val de Loire are ranked?

69 out of 1,754. 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.