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The towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest recorded vehicle theft rate

Q: Which town in Pays de la Loire has the highest recorded vehicle theft rate?

Trignac (Loire-Atlantique) has the highest recorded vehicle theft rate in Pays de la Loire: 5.4 per 1,000 inhabitants.

Trignac (Loire-Atlantique) has the highest recorded vehicle theft rate in Pays de la Loire: 5.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Les Sorinières (Loire-Atlantique, 4.5 per 1,000 inhabitants) and Saint-Herblain (Loire-Atlantique, 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitants).

120 towns ranked out of 1,228

Trignac, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 120 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, Montrevault-sur-Èvre (Maine-et-Loire) comes last with 0.4 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 Pays de la Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Vehicles stolen per 1,000 inhabitants	Population
1	Trignac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	5.4	8,517
2	Les Sorinières	Loire-Atlantique (44)	4.5	9,394
3	Saint-Herblain	Loire-Atlantique (44)	3.7	51,681
4	Gennes-Val-de-Loire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	3.7	8,592
5	Rezé	Loire-Atlantique (44)	3.7	44,286
6	Saumur	Maine-et-Loire (49)	3.5	27,096
7	Saint-Jean-de-Monts	Vendée (85)	3.5	9,079
8	Savenay	Loire-Atlantique (44)	3.4	9,816
9	Longué-Jumelles	Maine-et-Loire (49)	3.4	6,665
10	Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	3.3	29,151
11	Clisson	Loire-Atlantique (44)	3.2	7,723
12	Verrières-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	3.1	8,421
13	Ancenis-Saint-Géréon	Loire-Atlantique (44)	3.0	12,005
14	Chaumes-en-Retz	Loire-Atlantique (44)	3.0	7,577
15	Pornic	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.9	19,257
16	Bouguenais	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.9	20,862
17	Carquefou	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.9	21,509
18	Nantes	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.8	332,515
19	La Montagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.8	6,653
20	Vertou	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.7	26,684
21	Villeneuve-en-Retz	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.7	5,207
22	Basse-Goulaine	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.6	9,894
23	La Garnache	Vendée (85)	2.5	5,621
24	Doué-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2.4	11,303
25	Orvault	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.4	29,176
26	La Flèche	Sarthe (72)	2.3	15,884
27	Montoir-de-Bretagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.3	7,378
28	La Chevrolière	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.3	6,650
29	Bouaye	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.3	8,482
30	Fontenay-le-Comte	Vendée (85)	2.2	14,668
31	Noyant-Villages	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2.2	5,541
32	Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie	Vendée (85)	2.2	8,741
33	Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.1	16,679
34	Les Ponts-de-Cé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2.1	13,704
35	Montval-sur-Loir	Sarthe (72)	2.1	5,827
36	Grandchamp-des-Fontaines	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.1	7,176
37	Sablé-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	2.1	12,850
38	Chalonnes-sur-Loire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2.1	6,836
39	Machecoul-Saint-Même	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.1	7,912
40	La Chapelle-sur-Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.0	21,281
41	Saint-Nazaire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.0	76,243
42	Saint-Brevin-les-Pins	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.0	14,909
43	Pont-Saint-Martin	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.0	7,179
44	Guérande	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.0	17,355
45	Châteaubriant	Loire-Atlantique (44)	2.0	12,716
46	Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	2.0	9,964
47	Plessé	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.9	5,478
48	Bretignolles-sur-Mer	Vendée (85)	1.9	5,446
49	Chantonnay	Vendée (85)	1.9	9,049
50	Loire-Authion	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1.8	17,361
51	Arnage	Sarthe (72)	1.8	5,548
52	Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez	Vendée (85)	1.8	13,344
53	Sautron	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.8	8,679
54	Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.8	5,820
55	Thouaré-sur-Loire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.7	11,182
56	Montaigu-Vendée	Vendée (85)	1.7	21,789
57	Treillières	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.7	10,800
58	La Baule-Escoublac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.7	17,435
59	Vigneux-de-Bretagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.6	6,790
60	Ernée	Mayenne (53)	1.6	5,599
61	Saint-Père-en-Retz	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.6	5,053
62	Mayenne	Mayenne (53)	1.6	13,612
63	Bellevigny	Vendée (85)	1.6	6,389
64	Trélazé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1.6	16,518
65	Pouzauges	Vendée (85)	1.6	5,868
66	Donges	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.6	8,298
67	Challans	Vendée (85)	1.6	23,627
68	Nort-sur-Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.6	9,755
69	Segré-en-Anjou Bleu	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1.5	18,379
70	Guémené-Penfao	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.5	5,340
71	Allonnes	Sarthe (72)	1.5	10,846
72	Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.5	9,604
73	La Ferté-Bernard	Sarthe (72)	1.5	8,981
74	Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.5	6,164
75	Haute-Goulaine	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.5	6,253
76	Le Mans	Sarthe (72)	1.5	148,876
77	La Roche-sur-Yon	Vendée (85)	1.4	57,683
78	Beaucouzé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1.4	5,834
79	Pontchâteau	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.4	11,798
80	Sainte-Pazanne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.4	7,348
81	Couëron	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.4	24,367
82	Héric	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.4	6,705
83	Ombrée d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1.4	9,000
84	Sucé-sur-Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.3	7,713
85	Le Pellerin	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.3	5,538
86	Cholet	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1.3	56,363
87	Laval	Mayenne (53)	1.3	51,719
88	Luçon	Vendée (85)	1.3	9,704
89	Blain	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.3	10,635
90	Mûrs-Erigné	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1.2	6,501
91	Divatte-sur-Loire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.2	7,371
92	Les Herbiers	Vendée (85)	1.2	17,053
93	Vallons-de-l'Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.2	6,795
94	Loireauxence	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.2	7,748
95	Angers	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1.2	162,290
96	Le Loroux-Bottereau	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.2	8,702
97	Lys-Haut-Layon	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1.2	7,916
98	Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne	Mayenne (53)	1.1	17,255
99	Saint-Julien-de-Concelles	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.1	8,009
100	Coulaines	Sarthe (72)	1.1	8,226

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 Pays de la Loire: FAQ

Which town in Pays de la Loire has the highest recorded vehicle theft rate?

Trignac (Loire-Atlantique) has the highest recorded vehicle theft rate in Pays de la Loire: 5.4 per 1,000 inhabitants.

What are the 10 towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest recorded vehicle theft rate?

In order: Trignac (5.4 per 1,000 inhabitants), Les Sorinières (4.5 per 1,000 inhabitants), Saint-Herblain (3.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Gennes-Val-de-Loire (3.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Rezé (3.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Saumur (3.5 per 1,000 inhabitants), Saint-Jean-de-Monts (3.5 per 1,000 inhabitants), Savenay (3.4 per 1,000 inhabitants), Longué-Jumelles (3.4 per 1,000 inhabitants), and Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire (3.3 per 1,000 inhabitants).

How many towns in Pays de la Loire are ranked?

120 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.