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The towns in France with the lowest recorded burglary rate

Saint-Joseph (Réunion) has the lowest recorded burglary rate in France: 0.7 per 1,000 homes. Next come Les Trois-Îlets (Martinique, 0.8 per 1,000 homes) and Petite-Île (Réunion, 0.8 per 1,000 homes).

2,200 towns ranked out of 34,875

Saint-Joseph, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stSaint-Joseph 0.7per 1,000 Réunion
  2. 2ndLes Trois-Îlets 0.8per 1,000 Martinique
  3. 3rdPetite-Île 0.8per 1,000 Réunion

Photos: © Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 2.5

This ranking covers 2,200 of the 34,875 towns in France. 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, Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg (Ain) comes last with 25.6 per 1,000 homes.

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: lowest burglary rates in France

Rank Town Department Burglaries per 1,000 homes Proportional bar Population
1 Saint-Joseph Réunion (974) 0.7 39,763
2 Les Trois-Îlets Martinique (972) 0.8 6,584
3 Petite-Île Réunion (974) 0.8 13,228
4 Embrun Hautes-Alpes (05) 1.0 6,757
5 Ajaccio Corse-du-Sud (2A) 1.0 77,132
6 Saint-Louis Réunion (974) 1.1 55,653
7 La Londe-les-Maures Var (83) 1.1 10,707
8 Les Avirons Réunion (974) 1.1 11,735
9 La Hague Manche (50) 1.1 11,761
10 Porto-Vecchio Corse-du-Sud (2A) 1.2 11,387
11 Le Tampon Réunion (974) 1.2 83,518
12 Val-de-Reuil Eure (27) 1.2 13,566
13 Bastia Haute-Corse (2B) 1.2 47,374
14 Hazebrouck Nord (59) 1.2 22,331
15 Briançon Hautes-Alpes (05) 1.2 11,744
16 Mouans-Sartoux Alpes-Maritimes (06) 1.2 11,231
17 Saint-Leu Réunion (974) 1.3 36,687
18 Bourg-Saint-Maurice Savoie (73) 1.3 7,530
19 Dives-sur-Mer Calvados (14) 1.3 5,288
20 Gruissan Aude (11) 1.3 5,109
21 Pontarlier Doubs (25) 1.4 18,956
22 Condé-en-Normandie Calvados (14) 1.4 6,320
23 Perros-Guirec Côtes-d'Armor (22) 1.5 7,473
24 Mende Lozère (48) 1.5 13,292
25 Sainte-Suzanne Réunion (974) 1.5 25,809
26 Autun Saône-et-Loire (71) 1.5 14,175
27 Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Haute-Savoie (74) 1.5 5,886
28 Beausoleil Alpes-Maritimes (06) 1.5 12,055
29 La Possession Réunion (974) 1.6 37,005
30 Pégomas Alpes-Maritimes (06) 1.6 8,342
31 Mamers Sarthe (72) 1.6 5,150
32 Tournan-en-Brie Seine-et-Marne (77) 1.6 8,373
33 Saint-Paul Réunion (974) 1.6 109,405
34 Port-la-Nouvelle Aude (11) 1.7 5,912
35 Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 1.7 8,646
36 Gennevilliers Hauts-de-Seine (92) 1.7 51,177
37 Angers Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.7 162,290
38 Aurillac Cantal (15) 1.7 27,578
39 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Haute-Savoie (74) 1.7 9,023
40 Saint-Flour Cantal (15) 1.7 6,853
41 Sèvremont Vendée (85) 1.7 6,708
42 Sathonay-Camp Rhône (69) 1.7 7,082
43 Crozon Finistère (29) 1.8 7,662
44 Sainte-Sigolène Haute-Loire (43) 1.8 6,209
45 L'Étang-Salé Réunion (974) 1.8 14,688
46 Wimereux Pas-de-Calais (62) 1.8 6,386
47 Ustaritz Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 1.8 8,131
48 Lillebonne Seine-Maritime (76) 1.8 8,651
49 Lys-Haut-Layon Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.8 7,916
50 Rodez Aveyron (12) 1.8 25,685
51 Guebwiller Haut-Rhin (68) 1.8 11,503
52 Auxonne Côte-d'Or (21) 1.8 7,668
53 Le Lavandou Var (83) 1.8 6,712
54 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin Manche (50) 1.8 80,317
55 Gray Haute-Saône (70) 1.9 5,748
56 Saint-Cyprien Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 1.9 12,210
57 Honfleur Calvados (14) 1.9 6,824
58 Bouillante Guadeloupe (971) 1.9 6,210
59 Vallet Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.9 9,706
60 Moëlan-sur-Mer Finistère (29) 1.9 6,912
61 Le Barcarès Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 1.9 6,147
62 Tarare Rhône (69) 1.9 11,110
63 Épinay-sous-Sénart Essonne (91) 1.9 11,679
64 Divatte-sur-Loire Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.9 7,371
65 Cogolin Var (83) 1.9 12,448
66 Gujan-Mestras Gironde (33) 1.9 22,615
67 Bras-Panon Réunion (974) 2.0 13,232
68 Mandelieu-la-Napoule Alpes-Maritimes (06) 2.0 21,845
69 Le Puy-en-Velay Haute-Loire (43) 2.0 19,376
70 Montrouge Hauts-de-Seine (92) 2.0 46,579
71 Gaillon Eure (27) 2.0 6,839
72 Carrières-sous-Poissy Yvelines (78) 2.0 20,950
73 Saint-Pol-de-Léon Finistère (29) 2.0 7,156
74 Chemillé-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 2.0 22,615
75 Berre-l'Étang Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 2.0 13,912
76 Grasse Alpes-Maritimes (06) 2.0 51,830
77 Le Cateau-Cambrésis Nord (59) 2.0 6,906
78 Nueil-les-Aubiers Deux-Sèvres (79) 2.0 5,623
79 Nouzonville Ardennes (08) 2.0 5,588
80 Berck Pas-de-Calais (62) 2.0 13,289
81 Belfort Territoire de Belfort (90) 2.0 46,662
82 Wittelsheim Haut-Rhin (68) 2.0 10,783
83 Les Achards Vendée (85) 2.1 5,633
84 Oloron-Sainte-Marie Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 2.1 11,279
85 Provins Seine-et-Marne (77) 2.1 11,911
86 Trappes Yvelines (78) 2.1 34,788
87 Saint-Renan Finistère (29) 2.1 8,772
88 Le Port Réunion (974) 2.1 34,212
89 Saint-Denis Réunion (974) 2.1 157,142
90 Courbevoie Hauts-de-Seine (92) 2.1 83,480
91 Marck Pas-de-Calais (62) 2.1 10,616
92 Le Grau-du-Roi Gard (30) 2.1 8,661
93 Nort-sur-Erdre Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.1 9,755
94 Albert Somme (80) 2.1 9,668
95 Marquise Pas-de-Calais (62) 2.1 5,288
96 Bormes-les-Mimosas Var (83) 2.1 8,637
97 Douarnenez Finistère (29) 2.1 14,425
98 Castries Hérault (34) 2.1 6,984
99 Mtsamboro Mayotte (976) 2.1 8,025
100 Louvroil Nord (59) 2.1 6,329

Source: French Ministry of the Interior, Internal Security Statistical Service (SSMSI), crime recorded by the police and gendarmerie; residential burglaries recorded per 1,000 homes, 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

Lowest burglary rates in France: FAQ

Which town in France has the lowest recorded burglary rate?

Saint-Joseph (Réunion) has the lowest recorded burglary rate in France: 0.7 per 1,000 homes.

What are the 10 towns in France with the lowest recorded burglary rate?

In order: Saint-Joseph (0.7 per 1,000 homes), Les Trois-Îlets (0.8 per 1,000 homes), Petite-Île (0.8 per 1,000 homes), Embrun (1.0 per 1,000 homes), Ajaccio (1.0 per 1,000 homes), Saint-Louis (1.1 per 1,000 homes), La Londe-les-Maures (1.1 per 1,000 homes), Les Avirons (1.1 per 1,000 homes), La Hague (1.1 per 1,000 homes), and Porto-Vecchio (1.2 per 1,000 homes).

Which town in France has the highest recorded burglary rate?

Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg (Ain) has the highest recorded burglary rate in France: 25.6 per 1,000 homes. See the towns in France with the highest recorded burglary rate.

How many towns in France are ranked?

2,200 out of 34,875. 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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