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

Gournay-en-Bray (Seine-Maritime) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Normandy: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Val-de-Reuil (Eure, 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants) and Rouen (Seine-Maritime, 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants).

88 towns ranked out of 2,644

Gournay-en-Bray, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stGournay-en-Bray 8.7per 1,000 Seine-Maritime
  2. 2ndVal-de-Reuil 8.5per 1,000 Eure
  3. 3rdRouen 8.4per 1,000 Seine-Maritime

This ranking covers 88 of the 2,644 towns in Normandy. 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, La Hague (Manche) comes last with 0.5 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 Normandy

Rank Town Department Victims per 1,000 inhabitants Proportional bar Population
1 Gournay-en-Bray Seine-Maritime (76) 8.7 5,802
2 Val-de-Reuil Eure (27) 8.5 13,566
3 Rouen Seine-Maritime (76) 8.4 119,165
4 Bayeux Calvados (14) 7.3 13,043
5 Maromme Seine-Maritime (76) 7.1 11,038
6 Elbeuf Seine-Maritime (76) 7.1 15,581
7 Falaise Calvados (14) 7.0 7,908
8 L'Aigle Orne (61) 6.7 7,886
9 Pont-Audemer Eure (27) 6.6 10,303
10 Bernay Eure (27) 6.6 10,031
11 Dieppe Seine-Maritime (76) 6.5 28,970
12 Eu Seine-Maritime (76) 6.2 6,704
13 Honfleur Calvados (14) 6.0 6,824
14 Alençon Orne (61) 6.0 26,175
15 Évreux Eure (27) 6.0 50,601
16 Caen Calvados (14) 6.0 111,546
17 Fécamp Seine-Maritime (76) 5.9 17,635
18 Coutances Manche (50) 5.4 9,529
19 Colombelles Calvados (14) 5.1 7,279
20 Le Havre Seine-Maritime (76) 5.1 168,588
21 Bolbec Seine-Maritime (76) 5.1 11,749
22 Louviers Eure (27) 5.1 19,093
23 La Ferté Macé Orne (61) 4.9 5,365
24 Argentan Orne (61) 4.8 13,939
25 Le Petit-Quevilly Seine-Maritime (76) 4.6 22,477
26 Lisieux Calvados (14) 4.5 20,196
27 Canteleu Seine-Maritime (76) 4.5 14,752
28 Darnétal Seine-Maritime (76) 4.4 9,639
29 Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton Eure (27) 4.3 7,534
30 Déville-lès-Rouen Seine-Maritime (76) 4.3 10,902
31 Ifs Calvados (14) 4.2 12,166
32 Vernon Eure (27) 4.1 25,873
33 Grand-Couronne Seine-Maritime (76) 4.1 9,939
34 Sotteville-lès-Rouen Seine-Maritime (76) 4.0 29,464
35 Les Andelys Eure (27) 4.0 7,848
36 Saint-Lô Manche (50) 4.0 20,213
37 Saint-Pierre-en-Auge Calvados (14) 3.9 7,458
38 Avranches Manche (50) 3.9 10,669
39 Vire Normandie Calvados (14) 3.9 18,238
40 Flers Orne (61) 3.9 14,745
41 Harfleur Seine-Maritime (76) 3.9 8,341
42 Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray Seine-Maritime (76) 3.8 29,760
43 Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf Seine-Maritime (76) 3.8 8,515
44 Gaillon Eure (27) 3.7 6,839
45 Granville Manche (50) 3.7 13,143
46 Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf Seine-Maritime (76) 3.6 10,549
47 Yvetot Seine-Maritime (76) 3.6 11,648
48 Gisors Eure (27) 3.5 12,622
49 Lillebonne Seine-Maritime (76) 3.5 8,651
50 Pacy-sur-Eure Eure (27) 3.4 5,152
51 Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët Manche (50) 3.3 6,076
52 Mondeville Calvados (14) 3.3 10,552
53 Gonfreville-l'Orcher Seine-Maritime (76) 3.3 8,958
54 Saint-James Manche (50) 3.2 5,102
55 Oissel-sur-Seine Seine-Maritime (76) 3.2 12,405
56 Montivilliers Seine-Maritime (76) 3.1 15,684
57 Hérouville-Saint-Clair Calvados (14) 3.0 23,672
58 Barentin Seine-Maritime (76) 2.9 12,239
59 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin Manche (50) 2.8 80,317
60 Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf Seine-Maritime (76) 2.8 8,393
61 Dives-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 2.7 5,288
62 Condé-en-Normandie Calvados (14) 2.7 6,320
63 Le Grand-Quevilly Seine-Maritime (76) 2.6 25,999
64 Mesnils-sur-Iton Eure (27) 2.6 6,291
65 Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville Seine-Maritime (76) 2.4 7,149
66 Fleury-sur-Orne Calvados (14) 2.4 5,993
67 Valognes Manche (50) 2.3 7,200
68 Franqueville-Saint-Pierre Seine-Maritime (76) 2.3 6,371
69 Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent Eure (27) 2.2 5,695
70 Giberville Calvados (14) 2.2 5,117
71 Sainte-Adresse Seine-Maritime (76) 2.1 7,186
72 Le Mesnil-Esnard Seine-Maritime (76) 2.1 8,560
73 Mont-Saint-Aignan Seine-Maritime (76) 2.0 20,598
74 Mézidon Vallée d'Auge Calvados (14) 1.9 9,863
75 Livarot-Pays-d'Auge Calvados (14) 1.6 6,311
76 Carentan-les-Marais Manche (50) 1.6 10,375
77 Petit-Couronne Seine-Maritime (76) 1.5 8,857
78 Bois-Guillaume Seine-Maritime (76) 1.3 14,843
79 Bonsecours Seine-Maritime (76) 1.2 6,531
80 Valdallière Calvados (14) 1.2 5,804
81 Bihorel Seine-Maritime (76) 1.2 8,473
82 Vexin-sur-Epte Eure (27) 1.2 6,141
83 Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine Seine-Maritime (76) 1.1 10,821
84 Malaunay Seine-Maritime (76) 1.1 6,288
85 Ouistreham Calvados (14) 1.0 9,325
86 Souleuvre en Bocage Calvados (14) 0.9 8,774
87 Petit-Caux Seine-Maritime (76) 0.6 9,744
88 La Hague Manche (50) 0.5 11,761

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 Normandy: FAQ

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

Gournay-en-Bray (Seine-Maritime) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Normandy: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants.

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

In order: Gournay-en-Bray (8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Val-de-Reuil (8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants), Rouen (8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants), Bayeux (7.3 per 1,000 inhabitants), Maromme (7.1 per 1,000 inhabitants), Elbeuf (7.1 per 1,000 inhabitants), Falaise (7.0 per 1,000 inhabitants), L'Aigle (6.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Pont-Audemer (6.6 per 1,000 inhabitants), and Bernay (6.6 per 1,000 inhabitants).

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

La Hague (Manche) has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Normandy: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitants.

How many towns in Normandy are ranked?

88 out of 2,644. 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.

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