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The towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family

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

Langon (Gironde) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants.

Langon (Gironde) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Blaye (Gironde, 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants) and Angoulême (Charente, 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants).

168 towns ranked out of 4,293

Langon, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 168 of the 4,293 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. 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, Panazol (Haute-Vienne) 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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Rank	Town	Department	Victims per 1,000 inhabitants	Population
1	Langon	Gironde (33)	13.4	7,834
2	Blaye	Gironde (33)	8.3	5,186
3	Angoulême	Charente (16)	7.9	43,454
4	Libourne	Gironde (33)	7.5	25,591
5	Mont-de-Marsan	Landes (40)	7.1	32,981
6	Agen	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	7.1	33,656
7	Marmande	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	6.9	17,833
8	Dax	Landes (40)	6.8	22,972
9	Rochefort	Charente-Maritime (17)	6.8	24,081
10	Parthenay	Deux-Sèvres (79)	6.6	10,555
11	Guéret	Creuse (23)	6.4	13,584
12	Saint-Jean-d'Angély	Charente-Maritime (17)	6.2	7,218
13	La Couronne	Charente (16)	6.1	8,012
14	Oloron-Sainte-Marie	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	5.9	11,279
15	Tonneins	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	5.8	9,619
16	Poitiers	Vienne (86)	5.8	92,187
17	Bazas	Gironde (33)	5.8	5,147
18	Capbreton	Landes (40)	5.7	9,453
19	Périgueux	Dordogne (24)	5.5	30,496
20	Saint-Maixent-l'École	Deux-Sèvres (79)	5.5	7,743
21	Saintes	Charente-Maritime (17)	5.5	26,773
22	Loudun	Vienne (86)	5.4	7,113
23	Pau	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	5.4	81,891
24	Surgères	Charente-Maritime (17)	5.2	7,152
25	Tulle	Corrèze (19)	5.1	14,017
26	Limoges	Haute-Vienne (87)	5.1	131,817
27	Bordeaux	Gironde (33)	5.1	271,552
28	Saint-André-de-Cubzac	Gironde (33)	5.1	12,776
29	Bergerac	Dordogne (24)	5.1	27,863
30	Royan	Charente-Maritime (17)	5.0	19,985
31	Aire-sur-l'Adour	Landes (40)	5.0	6,656
32	Bayonne	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	5.0	55,590
33	Arcachon	Gironde (33)	5.0	11,396
34	La Rochelle	Charente-Maritime (17)	4.9	81,843
35	Pauillac	Gironde (33)	4.8	5,277
36	Sarlat-la-Canéda	Dordogne (24)	4.8	9,099
37	Lesparre-Médoc	Gironde (33)	4.8	5,972
38	Cognac	Charente (16)	4.6	18,984
39	Puilboreau	Charente-Maritime (17)	4.6	6,875
40	Mourenx	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	4.6	5,859
41	Terrasson-Lavilledieu	Dordogne (24)	4.5	6,321
42	La Souterraine	Creuse (23)	4.4	5,176
43	Brive-la-Gaillarde	Corrèze (19)	4.4	48,330
44	Thouars	Deux-Sèvres (79)	4.4	14,178
45	Saint-Denis-de-Pile	Gironde (33)	4.4	6,042
46	Lacanau	Gironde (33)	4.4	5,853
47	Villeneuve-sur-Lot	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	4.2	23,095
48	Châtellerault	Vienne (86)	4.2	31,656
49	Gradignan	Gironde (33)	4.1	27,379
50	L'Isle-d'Espagnac	Charente (16)	4.0	5,791
51	Lège-Cap-Ferret	Gironde (33)	4.0	8,041
52	Ussel	Corrèze (19)	4.0	9,551
53	Niort	Deux-Sèvres (79)	4.0	61,675
54	Melle	Deux-Sèvres (79)	4.0	6,021
55	Montmorillon	Vienne (86)	4.0	6,217
56	Blanquefort	Gironde (33)	4.0	17,850
57	Lormont	Gironde (33)	3.9	26,158
58	Orthez	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	3.8	11,531
59	Nérac	Lot-et-Garonne (47)	3.7	7,377
60	Coutras	Gironde (33)	3.7	8,803
61	Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche	Haute-Vienne (87)	3.7	7,164
62	Montpon-Ménestérol	Dordogne (24)	3.6	5,934
63	Parentis-en-Born	Landes (40)	3.6	7,780
64	Jurançon	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	3.6	7,309
65	Bassens	Gironde (33)	3.4	8,485
66	Biarritz	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	3.4	26,879
67	Mimizan	Landes (40)	3.4	7,814
68	Bègles	Gironde (33)	3.3	32,221
69	La Teste-de-Buch	Gironde (33)	3.3	27,909
70	Saint-Benoît	Vienne (86)	3.3	7,555
71	Marennes-Hiers-Brouage	Charente-Maritime (17)	3.2	6,264
72	Ambazac	Haute-Vienne (87)	3.2	5,622
73	Soyaux	Charente (16)	3.2	10,396
74	Floirac	Gironde (33)	3.2	18,439
75	Cenon	Gironde (33)	3.1	27,065
76	Eysines	Gironde (33)	3.0	25,154
77	Tonnay-Charente	Charente-Maritime (17)	3.0	8,396
78	Tarnos	Landes (40)	3.0	13,342
79	Bressuire	Deux-Sèvres (79)	3.0	21,034
80	Saint-Junien	Haute-Vienne (87)	3.0	11,677
81	Ruelle-sur-Touvre	Charente (16)	2.8	7,598
82	Carbon-Blanc	Gironde (33)	2.8	8,416
83	Hendaye	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.7	18,506
84	Chauvigny	Vienne (86)	2.6	7,166
85	Aytré	Charente-Maritime (17)	2.6	9,881
86	Gond-Pontouvre	Charente (16)	2.6	5,955
87	Saint-Paul-lès-Dax	Landes (40)	2.6	14,981
88	Nueil-les-Aubiers	Deux-Sèvres (79)	2.6	5,623
89	Talence	Gironde (33)	2.5	47,340
90	Migné-Auxances	Vienne (86)	2.5	6,381
91	Artigues-près-Bordeaux	Gironde (33)	2.5	8,765
92	Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente	Charente (16)	2.5	7,823
93	Villenave-d'Ornon	Gironde (33)	2.5	42,858
94	Labenne	Landes (40)	2.5	7,304
95	Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse	Landes (40)	2.5	8,262
96	La Crèche	Deux-Sèvres (79)	2.5	5,797
97	Saint-Astier	Dordogne (24)	2.4	5,476
98	Saint-Jean-d'Illac	Gironde (33)	2.4	9,817
99	Morcenx-la-Nouvelle	Landes (40)	2.4	5,159
100	Bidart	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	2.3	7,830

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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine: FAQ

Which town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Langon (Gironde) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants.

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

In order: Langon (13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants), Blaye (8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants), Angoulême (7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants), Libourne (7.5 per 1,000 inhabitants), Mont-de-Marsan (7.1 per 1,000 inhabitants), Agen (7.1 per 1,000 inhabitants), Marmande (6.9 per 1,000 inhabitants), Dax (6.8 per 1,000 inhabitants), Rochefort (6.8 per 1,000 inhabitants), and Parthenay (6.6 per 1,000 inhabitants).

Which town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Panazol (Haute-Vienne) has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. See the towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family.

How many towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine are ranked?

168 out of 4,293. 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.