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The towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family

Sablé-sur-Sarthe (Sarthe) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Pays de la Loire: 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Saumur (Maine-et-Loire, 6.9 per 1,000 inhabitants) and Saint-Jean-de-Monts (Vendée, 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants).

118 towns ranked out of 1,228

Sablé-sur-Sarthe, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stSablé-sur-Sarthe 7.6per 1,000 Sarthe
  2. 2ndSaumur 6.9per 1,000 Maine-et-Loire
  3. 3rdSaint-Jean-de-Monts 5.6per 1,000 Vendée

Photos: © Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0

This ranking covers 118 of the 1,228 towns in Pays de la 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. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Vallons-de-l'Erdre (Loire-Atlantique) 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 Pays de la Loire

Rank Town Department Victims per 1,000 inhabitants Proportional bar Population
1 Sablé-sur-Sarthe Sarthe (72) 7.6 12,850
2 Saumur Maine-et-Loire (49) 6.9 27,096
3 Saint-Jean-de-Monts Vendée (85) 5.6 9,079
4 Beaucouzé Maine-et-Loire (49) 5.4 5,834
5 Beaufort-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 5.2 7,054
6 Coulaines Sarthe (72) 5.2 8,226
7 Montval-sur-Loir Sarthe (72) 5.1 5,827
8 Châteaubriant Loire-Atlantique (44) 5.1 12,716
9 Mayenne Mayenne (53) 5.0 13,612
10 Trignac Loire-Atlantique (44) 5.0 8,517
11 La Flèche Sarthe (72) 5.0 15,884
12 Le Mans Sarthe (72) 4.9 148,876
13 La Roche-sur-Yon Vendée (85) 4.8 57,683
14 Ancenis-Saint-Géréon Loire-Atlantique (44) 4.6 12,005
15 Nantes Loire-Atlantique (44) 4.4 332,515
16 Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie Vendée (85) 4.4 8,741
17 Arnage Sarthe (72) 4.2 5,548
18 Longué-Jumelles Maine-et-Loire (49) 4.1 6,665
19 Le Lion-d'Angers Maine-et-Loire (49) 4.1 5,481
20 La Baule-Escoublac Loire-Atlantique (44) 4.0 17,435
21 Laval Mayenne (53) 3.9 51,719
22 Segré-en-Anjou Bleu Maine-et-Loire (49) 3.8 18,379
23 Saint-Nazaire Loire-Atlantique (44) 3.8 76,243
24 Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire Loire-Atlantique (44) 3.7 16,679
25 Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne Mayenne (53) 3.7 17,255
26 Angers Maine-et-Loire (49) 3.6 162,290
27 Montreuil-Juigné Maine-et-Loire (49) 3.6 7,913
28 La Ferté-Bernard Sarthe (72) 3.5 8,981
29 Donges Loire-Atlantique (44) 3.5 8,298
30 Changé Mayenne (53) 3.4 6,662
31 Fontenay-le-Comte Vendée (85) 3.3 14,668
32 Cholet Maine-et-Loire (49) 3.3 56,363
33 Bouguenais Loire-Atlantique (44) 3.2 20,862
34 Mamers Sarthe (72) 3.2 5,150
35 Chantonnay Vendée (85) 3.2 9,049
36 Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez Vendée (85) 3.1 13,344
37 Luçon Vendée (85) 3.1 9,704
38 Mulsanne Sarthe (72) 3.1 5,352
39 Saint-Herblain Loire-Atlantique (44) 3.0 51,681
40 Machecoul-Saint-Même Loire-Atlantique (44) 3.0 7,912
41 Essarts-en-Bocage Vendée (85) 2.8 7,022
42 Rezé Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.7 44,286
43 Savenay Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.7 9,816
44 Doué-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 2.7 11,303
45 Challans Vendée (85) 2.7 23,627
46 Mortagne-sur-Sèvre Vendée (85) 2.6 6,193
47 Baugé-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 2.6 11,939
48 Ernée Mayenne (53) 2.5 5,599
49 Saint-Brevin-les-Pins Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.5 14,909
50 Bouaye Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.5 8,482
51 Allonnes Sarthe (72) 2.5 10,846
52 Montoir-de-Bretagne Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.5 7,378
53 Orvault Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.5 29,176
54 Pornichet Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.4 13,103
55 Les Sables-d'Olonne Vendée (85) 2.4 50,924
56 Blain Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.4 10,635
57 Les Ponts-de-Cé Maine-et-Loire (49) 2.4 13,704
58 Pornic Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.3 19,257
59 Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 2.3 9,964
60 La Ferrière Vendée (85) 2.2 5,666
61 Mûrs-Erigné Maine-et-Loire (49) 2.2 6,501
62 Changé Sarthe (72) 2.2 7,070
63 La Montagne Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.2 6,653
64 Clisson Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.1 7,723
65 Saint-Berthevin Mayenne (53) 2.1 7,714
66 Aizenay Vendée (85) 2.1 10,573
67 Basse-Goulaine Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.1 9,894
68 Carquefou Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.1 21,509
69 L'Île-d'Yeu Vendée (85) 2.0 5,021
70 Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.0 29,151
71 Saint-André-des-Eaux Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.0 7,196
72 Verrières-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 2.0 8,421
73 Guérande Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.0 17,355
74 Chalonnes-sur-Loire Maine-et-Loire (49) 2.0 6,836
75 Pouzauges Vendée (85) 1.9 5,868
76 Les Herbiers Vendée (85) 1.9 17,053
77 Avrillé Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.9 15,655
78 Nort-sur-Erdre Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.9 9,755
79 Pontchâteau Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.8 11,798
80 Couëron Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.8 24,367
81 Mauges-sur-Loire Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.8 19,159
82 Guémené-Penfao Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.7 5,340
83 Chemillé-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.7 22,615
84 Parigné-l'Évêque Sarthe (72) 1.7 5,454
85 Loireauxence Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.6 7,748
86 Trélazé Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.5 16,518
87 Loire-Authion Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.5 17,361
88 Ombrée d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.5 9,000
89 Montaigu-Vendée Vendée (85) 1.5 21,789
90 Pont-Saint-Martin Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.4 7,179
91 Herbignac Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.4 7,347
92 Villeneuve-en-Retz Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.4 5,207
93 La Chapelle-sur-Erdre Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.4 21,281
94 Chaumes-en-Retz Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.3 7,577
95 Talmont-Saint-Hilaire Vendée (85) 1.3 8,658
96 Les Sorinières Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.3 9,394
97 Sèvremoine Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.3 26,473
98 Treillières Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.2 10,800
99 Évron Mayenne (53) 1.2 8,421
100 Val d'Erdre-Auxence Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.2 5,062

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 Pays de la Loire: FAQ

Which town in Pays de la Loire has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Sablé-sur-Sarthe (Sarthe) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Pays de la Loire: 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants.

What are the 10 towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

In order: Sablé-sur-Sarthe (7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants), Saumur (6.9 per 1,000 inhabitants), Saint-Jean-de-Monts (5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants), Beaucouzé (5.4 per 1,000 inhabitants), Beaufort-en-Anjou (5.2 per 1,000 inhabitants), Coulaines (5.2 per 1,000 inhabitants), Montval-sur-Loir (5.1 per 1,000 inhabitants), Châteaubriant (5.1 per 1,000 inhabitants), Mayenne (5.0 per 1,000 inhabitants), and Trignac (5.0 per 1,000 inhabitants).

Which town in Pays de la Loire has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Vallons-de-l'Erdre (Loire-Atlantique) has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Pays de la Loire: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. See the towns in Pays de la Loire with the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family.

How many towns in Pays de la Loire are ranked?

118 out of 1,228. 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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