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The towns in Hauts-de-France with the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family

Q: Which town in Hauts-de-France has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Le Cateau-Cambrésis (Nord) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Hauts-de-France: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants.

Le Cateau-Cambrésis (Nord) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Hauts-de-France: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais, 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants) and Valenciennes (Nord, 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants).

219 towns ranked out of 3,782

Le Cateau-Cambrésis, 1^stThe next 19

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This ranking covers 219 of the 3,782 towns in Hauts-de-France. 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, Templeuve-en-Pévèle (Nord) 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 Hauts-de-France

Rank	Town	Department	Victims per 1,000 inhabitants	Population
1	Le Cateau-Cambrésis	Nord (59)	11.7	6,906
2	Saint-Omer	Pas-de-Calais (62)	11.1	14,954
3	Valenciennes	Nord (59)	11.1	43,966
4	Doullens	Somme (80)	10.8	5,938
5	Noyon	Oise (60)	10.3	13,173
6	Caudry	Nord (59)	10.0	13,980
7	Hirson	Aisne (02)	10.0	8,595
8	Annœullin	Nord (59)	9.3	10,958
9	Béthune	Pas-de-Calais (62)	9.2	25,585
10	Denain	Nord (59)	9.1	20,777
11	Nœux-les-Mines	Pas-de-Calais (62)	9.1	11,619
12	Lens	Pas-de-Calais (62)	9.0	33,122
13	Boulogne-sur-Mer	Pas-de-Calais (62)	8.9	40,924
14	Fourmies	Nord (59)	8.9	11,644
15	Arras	Pas-de-Calais (62)	8.8	43,765
16	Montdidier	Somme (80)	8.8	6,032
17	Roye	Somme (80)	8.7	5,909
18	Le Quesnoy	Nord (59)	8.4	5,006
19	Quiévrechain	Nord (59)	8.4	5,985
20	Liancourt	Oise (60)	8.4	6,855
21	Maubeuge	Nord (59)	8.4	29,031
22	Liévin	Pas-de-Calais (62)	8.2	30,398
23	Douai	Nord (59)	8.1	41,108
24	Louvroil	Nord (59)	7.9	6,329
25	Wormhout	Nord (59)	7.9	5,676
26	Péronne	Somme (80)	7.8	7,265
27	Saint-Just-en-Chaussée	Oise (60)	7.6	5,869
28	Beauvais	Oise (60)	7.0	56,934
29	Trith-Saint-Léger	Nord (59)	7.0	6,107
30	Aulnoye-Aymeries	Nord (59)	7.0	8,852
31	Calais	Pas-de-Calais (62)	6.8	68,246
32	Château-Thierry	Aisne (02)	6.8	15,366
33	Condé-sur-l'Escaut	Nord (59)	6.8	9,296
34	Roubaix	Nord (59)	6.7	98,701
35	Longuenesse	Pas-de-Calais (62)	6.7	11,039
36	Anzin	Nord (59)	6.7	13,273
37	Chauny	Aisne (02)	6.6	12,024
38	Armentières	Nord (59)	6.6	27,382
39	Berck	Pas-de-Calais (62)	6.6	13,289
40	Lille	Nord (59)	6.6	240,109
41	Laon	Aisne (02)	6.5	24,809
42	Bruay-la-Buissière	Pas-de-Calais (62)	6.5	21,772
43	Aire-sur-la-Lys	Pas-de-Calais (62)	6.5	9,856
44	Hénin-Beaumont	Pas-de-Calais (62)	6.4	26,029
45	Cambrai	Nord (59)	6.4	31,738
46	Hautmont	Nord (59)	6.2	14,232
47	Saint-Quentin	Aisne (02)	6.2	53,963
48	Sains-en-Gohelle	Pas-de-Calais (62)	6.1	5,986
49	Waziers	Nord (59)	5.9	7,310
50	Feignies	Nord (59)	5.8	6,765
51	Abbeville	Somme (80)	5.8	22,793
52	Sin-le-Noble	Nord (59)	5.7	16,154
53	Albert	Somme (80)	5.7	9,668
54	Bruay-sur-l'Escaut	Nord (59)	5.7	11,704
55	Chantilly	Oise (60)	5.7	10,810
56	Aniche	Nord (59)	5.6	10,007
57	Saint-Martin-Boulogne	Pas-de-Calais (62)	5.5	11,038
58	Le Portel	Pas-de-Calais (62)	5.5	8,878
59	Beuvry	Pas-de-Calais (62)	5.4	9,344
60	Sallaumines	Pas-de-Calais (62)	5.4	9,451
61	Seclin	Nord (59)	5.4	13,360
62	Saint-Amand-les-Eaux	Nord (59)	5.3	16,239
63	Amiens	Somme (80)	5.3	139,183
64	Rouvroy	Pas-de-Calais (62)	5.3	8,580
65	Jeumont	Nord (59)	5.2	10,260
66	Divion	Pas-de-Calais (62)	5.2	6,802
67	La Bassée	Nord (59)	5.1	6,687
68	Raismes	Nord (59)	5.1	12,253
69	Billy-Montigny	Pas-de-Calais (62)	5.0	7,975
70	Orchies	Nord (59)	5.0	8,528
71	Creil	Oise (60)	5.0	36,533
72	Dunkerque	Nord (59)	4.9	87,442
73	Loon-Plage	Nord (59)	4.9	6,021
74	Bully-les-Mines	Pas-de-Calais (62)	4.9	12,241
75	Courcelles-lès-Lens	Pas-de-Calais (62)	4.9	7,860
76	Avion	Pas-de-Calais (62)	4.8	17,556
77	Bohain-en-Vermandois	Aisne (02)	4.8	5,671
78	Petite-Forêt	Nord (59)	4.7	5,093
79	Tourcoing	Nord (59)	4.7	99,346
80	Villers-Cotterêts	Aisne (02)	4.7	10,885
81	Gravelines	Nord (59)	4.6	11,604
82	Chambly	Oise (60)	4.6	10,085
83	Estaires	Nord (59)	4.6	6,648
84	Merville	Nord (59)	4.6	9,908
85	Saint-Étienne-au-Mont	Pas-de-Calais (62)	4.6	5,080
86	Vendin-le-Vieil	Pas-de-Calais (62)	4.6	8,596
87	Escaudain	Nord (59)	4.5	9,080
88	Mouy	Oise (60)	4.5	5,371
89	Oignies	Pas-de-Calais (62)	4.5	10,373
90	Senlis	Oise (60)	4.4	15,711
91	Ferrière-la-Grande	Nord (59)	4.3	5,183
92	Auchel	Pas-de-Calais (62)	4.3	10,098
93	Loison-sous-Lens	Pas-de-Calais (62)	4.3	5,194
94	Wavrin	Nord (59)	4.3	7,842
95	Leforest	Pas-de-Calais (62)	4.2	7,122
96	Montigny-en-Gohelle	Pas-de-Calais (62)	4.2	9,784
97	Tergnier	Aisne (02)	4.1	13,213
98	Soissons	Aisne (02)	4.1	28,664
99	Wingles	Pas-de-Calais (62)	4.1	8,765
100	Dechy	Nord (59)	4.1	5,365

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 Hauts-de-France: FAQ

Which town in Hauts-de-France has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Le Cateau-Cambrésis (Nord) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Hauts-de-France: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants.

What are the 10 towns in Hauts-de-France with the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

In order: Le Cateau-Cambrésis (11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Saint-Omer (11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants), Valenciennes (11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants), Doullens (10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants), Noyon (10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants), Caudry (10.0 per 1,000 inhabitants), Hirson (10.0 per 1,000 inhabitants), Annœullin (9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants), Béthune (9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants), and Denain (9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants).

Which town in Hauts-de-France has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Templeuve-en-Pévèle (Nord) has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Hauts-de-France: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. See the towns in Hauts-de-France with the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family.

How many towns in Hauts-de-France are ranked?

219 out of 3,782. 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.