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

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

Lannemezan (Hautes-Pyrénées) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Occitanie: 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants.

Lannemezan (Hautes-Pyrénées) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Occitanie: 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Bédarieux (Hérault, 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants) and Figeac (Lot, 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants).

189 towns ranked out of 4,446

Lannemezan, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 189 of the 4,446 towns in Occitanie. 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, Saint-Juéry (Tarn) comes last with 0.9 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 Occitanie

Rank	Town	Department	Victims per 1,000 inhabitants	Population
1	Lannemezan	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	13.4	5,992
2	Bédarieux	Hérault (34)	11.2	6,014
3	Figeac	Lot (46)	9.9	10,378
4	Lodève	Hérault (34)	9.5	7,500
5	Sommières	Gard (30)	9.5	5,132
6	Argelès-sur-Mer	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	9.2	10,936
7	Condom	Gers (32)	8.2	6,650
8	Palavas-les-Flots	Hérault (34)	7.8	6,176
9	Perpignan	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	7.7	123,136
10	Carcassonne	Aude (11)	7.4	47,153
11	Saint-Girons	Ariège (09)	7.3	6,398
12	Pézenas	Hérault (34)	7.3	8,043
13	Vias	Hérault (34)	7.2	6,024
14	Mende	Lozère (48)	6.9	13,292
15	Le Grau-du-Roi	Gard (30)	6.9	8,661
16	Carbonne	Haute-Garonne (31)	6.8	5,677
17	Saint-Gaudens	Haute-Garonne (31)	6.8	12,609
18	Seysses	Haute-Garonne (31)	6.6	10,649
19	Agde	Hérault (34)	6.6	30,340
20	Béziers	Hérault (34)	6.5	82,629
21	Le Barcarès	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	6.5	6,147
22	Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone	Hérault (34)	6.5	11,010
23	Clermont-l'Hérault	Hérault (34)	6.4	9,607
24	Valence	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	6.4	5,475
25	Pamiers	Ariège (09)	6.4	17,005
26	Lourdes	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	6.3	13,520
27	Gignac	Hérault (34)	6.0	6,830
28	Lavelanet	Ariège (09)	6.0	6,095
29	Canet-en-Roussillon	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	5.8	13,460
30	Tarbes	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	5.6	45,361
31	Villefranche-de-Rouergue	Aveyron (12)	5.6	11,734
32	Alès	Gard (30)	5.5	46,632
33	Marseillan	Hérault (34)	5.5	8,495
34	Lattes	Hérault (34)	5.4	17,540
35	Céret	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	5.3	7,738
36	Poussan	Hérault (34)	5.3	6,888
37	Sérignan	Hérault (34)	5.2	8,772
38	Decazeville	Aveyron (12)	5.2	5,222
39	Port-la-Nouvelle	Aude (11)	5.1	5,912
40	Sète	Hérault (34)	5.1	45,901
41	Cahors	Lot (46)	5.0	20,887
42	Lézignan-Corbières	Aude (11)	5.0	10,584
43	Bagnols-sur-Cèze	Gard (30)	5.0	18,409
44	Montpellier	Hérault (34)	5.0	313,712
45	Toulouse	Haute-Garonne (31)	5.0	519,940
46	Foix	Ariège (09)	4.9	10,256
47	Nîmes	Gard (30)	4.9	154,017
48	La Grande-Motte	Hérault (34)	4.9	8,524
49	Elne	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	4.8	9,612
50	Gigean	Hérault (34)	4.8	6,719
51	Prades	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	4.7	6,407
52	Narbonne	Aude (11)	4.7	58,669
53	Limoux	Aude (11)	4.7	10,876
54	Auch	Gers (32)	4.6	23,451
55	Roques	Haute-Garonne (31)	4.6	5,510
56	Villefranche-de-Lauragais	Haute-Garonne (31)	4.5	5,228
57	Graulhet	Tarn (81)	4.5	13,332
58	Aigues-Mortes	Gard (30)	4.5	8,786
59	Castelnaudary	Aude (11)	4.4	12,700
60	Rodez	Aveyron (12)	4.3	25,685
61	Castres	Tarn (81)	4.2	43,800
62	Beaucaire	Gard (30)	4.1	15,883
63	Cornebarrieu	Haute-Garonne (31)	4.1	9,073
64	Uzès	Gard (30)	4.1	8,851
65	Bagnères-de-Bigorre	Hautes-Pyrénées (65)	4.1	7,375
66	Marguerittes	Gard (30)	4.0	8,487
67	Cugnaux	Haute-Garonne (31)	3.9	20,927
68	Vauvert	Gard (30)	3.9	11,766
69	Le Boulou	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	3.8	5,552
70	Florensac	Hérault (34)	3.8	5,345
71	Blagnac	Haute-Garonne (31)	3.8	28,047
72	Gruissan	Aude (11)	3.8	5,109
73	Bessan	Hérault (34)	3.8	5,916
74	Mazamet	Tarn (81)	3.8	10,501
75	Carmaux	Tarn (81)	3.7	10,034
76	Colomiers	Haute-Garonne (31)	3.7	41,337
77	Fleurance	Gers (32)	3.7	6,331
78	Saint-Jean-de-Védas	Hérault (34)	3.7	13,476
79	Labruguière	Tarn (81)	3.6	6,699
80	Ille-sur-Têt	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	3.6	5,627
81	Saint-Cyprien	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	3.6	12,210
82	Muret	Haute-Garonne (31)	3.5	26,618
83	Thuir	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	3.5	8,397
84	Milhaud	Gard (30)	3.5	6,402
85	Frontignan	Hérault (34)	3.4	24,383
86	Montauban	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	3.4	64,523
87	Albi	Tarn (81)	3.4	52,783
88	Cabestany	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	3.3	10,703
89	Baillargues	Hérault (34)	3.3	7,937
90	Ramonville-Saint-Agne	Haute-Garonne (31)	3.3	15,428
91	Caussade	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	3.2	7,028
92	Laudun-l'Ardoise	Gard (30)	3.2	6,958
93	Castelsarrasin	Tarn-et-Garonne (82)	3.2	14,579
94	Pont-Saint-Esprit	Gard (30)	3.2	11,156
95	Sigean	Aude (11)	3.2	5,766
96	Villeneuve-Tolosane	Haute-Garonne (31)	3.2	11,167
97	Rivesaltes	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	3.1	9,418
98	Fenouillet	Haute-Garonne (31)	3.1	5,836
99	Servian	Hérault (34)	3.1	5,626
100	Saint-Gilles	Gard (30)	3.1	14,859

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 Occitanie: FAQ

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

Lannemezan (Hautes-Pyrénées) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Occitanie: 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants.

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

In order: Lannemezan (13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants), Bédarieux (11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants), Figeac (9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants), Lodève (9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants), Sommières (9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants), Argelès-sur-Mer (9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants), Condom (8.2 per 1,000 inhabitants), Palavas-les-Flots (7.8 per 1,000 inhabitants), Perpignan (7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), and Carcassonne (7.4 per 1,000 inhabitants).

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

Saint-Juéry (Tarn) has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Occitanie: 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. See the towns in Occitanie with the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family.

How many towns in Occitanie are ranked?

189 out of 4,446. 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.