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The towns in Normandy with the highest recorded vehicle theft rate

Gournay-en-Bray (Seine-Maritime) has the highest recorded vehicle theft rate in Normandy: 4.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Elbeuf (Seine-Maritime, 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitants) and Petit-Couronne (Seine-Maritime, 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitants).

75 towns ranked out of 2,644

Gournay-en-Bray, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stGournay-en-Bray 4.9per 1,000 Seine-Maritime
  2. 2ndElbeuf 4.3per 1,000 Seine-Maritime
  3. 3rdPetit-Couronne 3.3per 1,000 Seine-Maritime

This ranking covers 75 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, Le Mesnil-Esnard (Seine-Maritime) comes last with 0.6 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 vehicle theft rates in Normandy

Rank Town Department Vehicles stolen per 1,000 inhabitants Proportional bar Population
1 Gournay-en-Bray Seine-Maritime (76) 4.9 5,802
2 Elbeuf Seine-Maritime (76) 4.3 15,581
3 Petit-Couronne Seine-Maritime (76) 3.3 8,857
4 Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf Seine-Maritime (76) 3.1 10,549
5 Le Petit-Quevilly Seine-Maritime (76) 3.0 22,477
6 Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf Seine-Maritime (76) 3.0 8,515
7 Honfleur Calvados (14) 2.9 6,824
8 Oissel-sur-Seine Seine-Maritime (76) 2.8 12,405
9 Gisors Eure (27) 2.7 12,622
10 Rouen Seine-Maritime (76) 2.7 119,165
11 L'Aigle Orne (61) 2.6 7,886
12 Bolbec Seine-Maritime (76) 2.6 11,749
13 Mondeville Calvados (14) 2.5 10,552
14 Canteleu Seine-Maritime (76) 2.4 14,752
15 Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf Seine-Maritime (76) 2.4 8,393
16 Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville Seine-Maritime (76) 2.4 7,149
17 Gaillon Eure (27) 2.4 6,839
18 Vexin-sur-Epte Eure (27) 2.2 6,141
19 Bernay Eure (27) 2.2 10,031
20 Granville Manche (50) 2.1 13,143
21 Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray Seine-Maritime (76) 2.1 29,760
22 Bois-Guillaume Seine-Maritime (76) 2.1 14,843
23 Bihorel Seine-Maritime (76) 2.0 8,473
24 Fleury-sur-Orne Calvados (14) 2.0 5,993
25 Sotteville-lès-Rouen Seine-Maritime (76) 2.0 29,464
26 Le Grand-Quevilly Seine-Maritime (76) 1.9 25,999
27 Maromme Seine-Maritime (76) 1.9 11,038
28 Grand-Couronne Seine-Maritime (76) 1.8 9,939
29 Bayeux Calvados (14) 1.8 13,043
30 Harfleur Seine-Maritime (76) 1.8 8,341
31 Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton Eure (27) 1.8 7,534
32 Giberville Calvados (14) 1.8 5,117
33 Ifs Calvados (14) 1.8 12,166
34 Le Havre Seine-Maritime (76) 1.7 168,588
35 Pont-Audemer Eure (27) 1.7 10,303
36 Eu Seine-Maritime (76) 1.7 6,704
37 Évreux Eure (27) 1.7 50,601
38 Montivilliers Seine-Maritime (76) 1.7 15,684
39 Avranches Manche (50) 1.7 10,669
40 Darnétal Seine-Maritime (76) 1.7 9,639
41 Vire Normandie Calvados (14) 1.7 18,238
42 Yvetot Seine-Maritime (76) 1.7 11,648
43 Vernon Eure (27) 1.7 25,873
44 Coutances Manche (50) 1.6 9,529
45 Douvres-la-Délivrande Calvados (14) 1.6 5,289
46 Bonsecours Seine-Maritime (76) 1.6 6,531
47 Louviers Eure (27) 1.6 19,093
48 Malaunay Seine-Maritime (76) 1.4 6,288
49 Mont-Saint-Aignan Seine-Maritime (76) 1.4 20,598
50 Barentin Seine-Maritime (76) 1.4 12,239
51 Lillebonne Seine-Maritime (76) 1.4 8,651
52 Argentan Orne (61) 1.4 13,939
53 Pacy-sur-Eure Eure (27) 1.4 5,152
54 Déville-lès-Rouen Seine-Maritime (76) 1.4 10,902
55 Flers Orne (61) 1.4 14,745
56 Caen Calvados (14) 1.4 111,546
57 Gonfreville-l'Orcher Seine-Maritime (76) 1.3 8,958
58 Ouistreham Calvados (14) 1.3 9,325
59 Falaise Calvados (14) 1.3 7,908
60 Saint-Lô Manche (50) 1.3 20,213
61 Alençon Orne (61) 1.3 26,175
62 Livarot-Pays-d'Auge Calvados (14) 1.1 6,311
63 Colombelles Calvados (14) 1.1 7,279
64 Val-de-Reuil Eure (27) 1.1 13,566
65 Dieppe Seine-Maritime (76) 1.1 28,970
66 Hérouville-Saint-Clair Calvados (14) 1.0 23,672
67 Carentan-les-Marais Manche (50) 1.0 10,375
68 Le Val d'Hazey Eure (27) 1.0 5,219
69 Fécamp Seine-Maritime (76) 0.9 17,635
70 Lisieux Calvados (14) 0.9 20,196
71 Les Andelys Eure (27) 0.9 7,848
72 Petit-Caux Seine-Maritime (76) 0.8 9,744
73 Pavilly Seine-Maritime (76) 0.8 6,076
74 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin Manche (50) 0.6 80,317
75 Le Mesnil-Esnard Seine-Maritime (76) 0.6 8,560

Source: French Ministry of the Interior, Internal Security Statistical Service (SSMSI), crime recorded by the police and gendarmerie; vehicle thefts 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 vehicle theft rates in Normandy: FAQ

Which town in Normandy has the highest recorded vehicle theft rate?

Gournay-en-Bray (Seine-Maritime) has the highest recorded vehicle theft rate in Normandy: 4.9 per 1,000 inhabitants.

What are the 10 towns in Normandy with the highest recorded vehicle theft rate?

In order: Gournay-en-Bray (4.9 per 1,000 inhabitants), Elbeuf (4.3 per 1,000 inhabitants), Petit-Couronne (3.3 per 1,000 inhabitants), Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf (3.1 per 1,000 inhabitants), Le Petit-Quevilly (3.0 per 1,000 inhabitants), Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf (3.0 per 1,000 inhabitants), Honfleur (2.9 per 1,000 inhabitants), Oissel-sur-Seine (2.8 per 1,000 inhabitants), Gisors (2.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), and Rouen (2.7 per 1,000 inhabitants).

How many towns in Normandy are ranked?

75 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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