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The towns in Occitanie with the highest recorded vehicle theft rate

Gruissan (Aude) has the highest recorded vehicle theft rate in Occitanie: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Le Barcarès (Pyrénées-Orientales, 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants) and Fenouillet (Haute-Garonne, 7.8 per 1,000 inhabitants).

172 towns ranked out of 4,446

Gruissan, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stGruissan 9.5per 1,000 Aude
  2. 2ndLe Barcarès 9.3per 1,000 Pyrénées-Orientales
  3. 3rdFenouillet 7.8per 1,000 Haute-Garonne

This ranking covers 172 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, Lourdes (Hautes-Pyrénées) 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 vehicle theft rates in Occitanie

Rank Town Department Vehicles stolen per 1,000 inhabitants Proportional bar Population
1 Gruissan Aude (11) 9.5 5,109
2 Le Barcarès Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 9.3 6,147
3 Fenouillet Haute-Garonne (31) 7.8 5,836
4 Argelès-sur-Mer Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 6.3 10,936
5 Sainte-Marie-la-Mer Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 6.1 5,021
6 Vias Hérault (34) 5.9 6,024
7 Elne Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 5.3 9,612
8 Bompas Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 5.0 7,936
9 Saint-Jean-de-Védas Hérault (34) 4.7 13,476
10 Vendargues Hérault (34) 4.4 7,345
11 Pia Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 4.3 11,718
12 Portet-sur-Garonne Haute-Garonne (31) 4.1 9,902
13 Garons Gard (30) 3.9 5,445
14 Palavas-les-Flots Hérault (34) 3.8 6,176
15 Canet-en-Roussillon Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 3.7 13,460
16 Perpignan Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 3.5 123,136
17 Cugnaux Haute-Garonne (31) 3.5 20,927
18 Saint-Cyprien Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 3.4 12,210
19 Le Grau-du-Roi Gard (30) 3.3 8,661
20 Rivesaltes Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 3.2 9,418
21 Aucamville Haute-Garonne (31) 3.2 9,715
22 Carcassonne Aude (11) 3.2 47,153
23 Milhaud Gard (30) 3.2 6,402
24 Pignan Hérault (34) 3.1 8,526
25 Pézenas Hérault (34) 3.1 8,043
26 Port-la-Nouvelle Aude (11) 3.1 5,912
27 Vauvert Gard (30) 3.0 11,766
28 Juvignac Hérault (34) 3.0 14,181
29 Launaguet Haute-Garonne (31) 2.9 9,251
30 Pollestres Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 2.9 5,640
31 Marseillan Hérault (34) 2.9 8,495
32 Béziers Hérault (34) 2.8 82,629
33 Sommières Gard (30) 2.8 5,132
34 Roques Haute-Garonne (31) 2.8 5,510
35 Bruguières Haute-Garonne (31) 2.7 6,309
36 Fleurance Gers (32) 2.7 6,331
37 Montpellier Hérault (34) 2.7 313,712
38 Fabrègues Hérault (34) 2.7 7,532
39 Muret Haute-Garonne (31) 2.7 26,618
40 Nîmes Gard (30) 2.7 154,017
41 Bagnères-de-Bigorre Hautes-Pyrénées (65) 2.7 7,375
42 Mauguio Hérault (34) 2.7 16,695
43 Ramonville-Saint-Agne Haute-Garonne (31) 2.6 15,428
44 L'Union Haute-Garonne (31) 2.6 12,815
45 Grenade Haute-Garonne (31) 2.5 9,238
46 Carbonne Haute-Garonne (31) 2.5 5,677
47 Plaisance-du-Touch Haute-Garonne (31) 2.5 21,443
48 Pérols Hérault (34) 2.5 9,758
49 Séméac Hautes-Pyrénées (65) 2.5 5,319
50 Narbonne Aude (11) 2.5 58,669
51 Cornebarrieu Haute-Garonne (31) 2.5 9,073
52 Cournonterral Hérault (34) 2.4 7,428
53 Lattes Hérault (34) 2.4 17,540
54 Gigean Hérault (34) 2.4 6,719
55 Blagnac Haute-Garonne (31) 2.4 28,047
56 Castelnau-le-Lez Hérault (34) 2.4 26,449
57 Beaucaire Gard (30) 2.4 15,883
58 Uzès Gard (30) 2.3 8,851
59 Saint-Girons Ariège (09) 2.3 6,398
60 Saint-Alban Haute-Garonne (31) 2.3 6,605
61 Revel Haute-Garonne (31) 2.3 10,095
62 Agde Hérault (34) 2.2 30,340
63 Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 2.2 10,038
64 Grabels Hérault (34) 2.2 9,188
65 Roquemaure Gard (30) 2.2 5,586
66 Marguerittes Gard (30) 2.2 8,487
67 Sète Hérault (34) 2.1 45,901
68 La Grande-Motte Hérault (34) 2.1 8,524
69 Lézignan-Corbières Aude (11) 2.1 10,584
70 Saint-Georges-d'Orques Hérault (34) 2.1 5,748
71 Balma Haute-Garonne (31) 2.1 18,079
72 Toulouse Haute-Garonne (31) 2.1 519,940
73 Manduel Gard (30) 2.0 7,126
74 Sérignan Hérault (34) 2.0 8,772
75 Labarthe-sur-Lèze Haute-Garonne (31) 2.0 6,701
76 Saint-Jory Haute-Garonne (31) 2.0 8,756
77 Thuir Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 1.9 8,397
78 Figeac Lot (46) 1.9 10,378
79 Florensac Hérault (34) 1.9 5,345
80 Castelnaudary Aude (11) 1.9 12,700
81 Alès Gard (30) 1.9 46,632
82 Colomiers Haute-Garonne (31) 1.9 41,337
83 Castelsarrasin Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 1.9 14,579
84 Saint-Gilles Gard (30) 1.8 14,859
85 Montauban Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 1.8 64,523
86 Verdun-sur-Garonne Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 1.8 5,046
87 Sigean Aude (11) 1.8 5,766
88 Céret Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 1.7 7,738
89 Cabestany Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 1.7 10,703
90 Bessan Hérault (34) 1.7 5,916
91 Valence Tarn-et-Garonne (82) 1.7 5,475
92 Villefranche-de-Rouergue Aveyron (12) 1.7 11,734
93 Les Angles Gard (30) 1.7 9,066
94 Lavelanet Ariège (09) 1.7 6,095
95 Lodève Hérault (34) 1.7 7,500
96 Gignac Hérault (34) 1.7 6,830
97 Bouillargues Gard (30) 1.6 6,202
98 Pamiers Ariège (09) 1.6 17,005
99 Lunel Hérault (34) 1.6 26,923
100 Toulouges Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 1.6 7,608

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 Occitanie: FAQ

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

Gruissan (Aude) has the highest recorded vehicle theft rate in Occitanie: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants.

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

In order: Gruissan (9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants), Le Barcarès (9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants), Fenouillet (7.8 per 1,000 inhabitants), Argelès-sur-Mer (6.3 per 1,000 inhabitants), Sainte-Marie-la-Mer (6.1 per 1,000 inhabitants), Vias (5.9 per 1,000 inhabitants), Elne (5.3 per 1,000 inhabitants), Bompas (5.0 per 1,000 inhabitants), Saint-Jean-de-Védas (4.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), and Vendargues (4.4 per 1,000 inhabitants).

How many towns in Occitanie are ranked?

172 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.

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