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The towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the lowest recorded burglary rate

Ustaritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) has the lowest recorded burglary rate in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 1.8 per 1,000 homes. Next come Gujan-Mestras (Gironde, 1.9 per 1,000 homes) and Nueil-les-Aubiers (Deux-Sèvres, 2.0 per 1,000 homes).

192 towns ranked out of 4,293

Ustaritz, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stUstaritz 1.8per 1,000 Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  2. 2ndGujan-Mestras 1.9per 1,000 Gironde
  3. 3rdNueil-les-Aubiers 2.0per 1,000 Deux-Sèvres

Photos: © Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0

This ranking covers 192 of the 4,293 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. 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-Loubès (Gironde) comes last with 18.9 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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Rank Town Department Burglaries per 1,000 homes Proportional bar Population
1 Ustaritz Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 1.8 8,131
2 Gujan-Mestras Gironde (33) 1.9 22,615
3 Nueil-les-Aubiers Deux-Sèvres (79) 2.0 5,623
4 Oloron-Sainte-Marie Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 2.1 11,279
5 Parentis-en-Born Landes (40) 2.1 7,780
6 Lacanau Gironde (33) 2.3 5,853
7 Mimizan Landes (40) 2.3 7,814
8 Biscarrosse Landes (40) 2.4 16,203
9 Châtelaillon-Plage Charente-Maritime (17) 2.5 6,750
10 Égletons Corrèze (19) 2.6 5,074
11 Jaunay-Marigny Vienne (86) 2.6 7,784
12 Nieul-sur-Mer Charente-Maritime (17) 2.6 5,884
13 Cambo-les-Bains Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 2.7 6,860
14 Lormont Gironde (33) 2.7 26,158
15 Parthenay Deux-Sèvres (79) 2.8 10,555
16 Lanton Gironde (33) 2.8 7,477
17 Boucau Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 3.0 9,123
18 Saint-Junien Haute-Vienne (87) 3.0 11,677
19 Tarnos Landes (40) 3.0 13,342
20 Saint-Laurent-Médoc Gironde (33) 3.1 5,014
21 Bayonne Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 3.1 55,590
22 Rochefort Charente-Maritime (17) 3.1 24,081
23 Arès Gironde (33) 3.1 6,606
24 Périgueux Dordogne (24) 3.2 30,496
25 Capbreton Landes (40) 3.3 9,453
26 Ussel Corrèze (19) 3.3 9,551
27 Le Teich Gironde (33) 3.4 9,381
28 Soustons Landes (40) 3.5 8,917
29 Aire-sur-l'Adour Landes (40) 3.5 6,656
30 Andernos-les-Bains Gironde (33) 3.6 13,000
31 Thouars Deux-Sèvres (79) 3.6 14,178
32 Brive-la-Gaillarde Corrèze (19) 3.6 48,330
33 Lège-Cap-Ferret Gironde (33) 3.7 8,041
34 Martignas-sur-Jalle Gironde (33) 3.7 8,204
35 Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot Lot-et-Garonne (47) 3.7 6,707
36 Billère Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 3.7 14,645
37 Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 3.8 7,459
38 Soyaux Charente (16) 3.8 10,396
39 Royan Charente-Maritime (17) 3.9 19,985
40 Audenge Gironde (33) 3.9 9,754
41 Tulle Corrèze (19) 3.9 14,017
42 Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse Landes (40) 3.9 8,262
43 Orthez Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 3.9 11,531
44 Arcachon Gironde (33) 4.0 11,396
45 La Rochelle Charente-Maritime (17) 4.0 81,843
46 Sarlat-la-Canéda Dordogne (24) 4.0 9,099
47 Blaye Gironde (33) 4.1 5,186
48 Pau Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 4.2 81,891
49 Dax Landes (40) 4.2 22,972
50 Bressuire Deux-Sèvres (79) 4.2 21,034
51 Saint-Martin-la-Pallu Vienne (86) 4.3 5,798
52 Terrasson-Lavilledieu Dordogne (24) 4.3 6,321
53 Malemort Corrèze (19) 4.4 8,420
54 Marennes-Hiers-Brouage Charente-Maritime (17) 4.5 6,264
55 Melle Deux-Sèvres (79) 4.5 6,021
56 Saint-Georges-de-Didonne Charente-Maritime (17) 4.6 5,189
57 Guéret Creuse (23) 4.6 13,584
58 Ambazac Haute-Vienne (87) 4.6 5,622
59 Saujon Charente-Maritime (17) 4.6 7,549
60 Morcenx-la-Nouvelle Landes (40) 4.6 5,159
61 Poitiers Vienne (86) 4.7 92,187
62 Nérac Lot-et-Garonne (47) 4.7 7,377
63 Mauléon Deux-Sèvres (79) 4.7 8,855
64 Chauvigny Vienne (86) 4.8 7,166
65 Dompierre-sur-Mer Charente-Maritime (17) 4.8 6,486
66 Saint-Jean-de-Luz Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 4.9 15,268
67 Bazas Gironde (33) 5.0 5,147
68 Aytré Charente-Maritime (17) 5.0 9,881
69 Anglet Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.0 44,406
70 Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron Charente-Maritime (17) 5.0 6,731
71 Biarritz Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.0 26,879
72 Verneuil-sur-Vienne Haute-Vienne (87) 5.1 5,171
73 Saint-Xandre Charente-Maritime (17) 5.1 5,806
74 Villeneuve-sur-Lot Lot-et-Garonne (47) 5.2 23,095
75 Tonneins Lot-et-Garonne (47) 5.2 9,619
76 Labenne Landes (40) 5.2 7,304
77 Agen Lot-et-Garonne (47) 5.2 33,656
78 Migné-Auxances Vienne (86) 5.2 6,381
79 Châtellerault Vienne (86) 5.2 31,656
80 Angoulême Charente (16) 5.2 43,454
81 Mouguerre Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.3 5,583
82 Ciboure Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.3 6,077
83 Libourne Gironde (33) 5.3 25,591
84 Parempuyre Gironde (33) 5.4 10,765
85 Hendaye Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.4 18,506
86 Saint-Pierre-d'Irube Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 5.4 6,004
87 Belin-Béliet Gironde (33) 5.4 6,386
88 Limoges Haute-Vienne (87) 5.5 131,817
89 Marmande Lot-et-Garonne (47) 5.5 17,833
90 Saint-Maixent-l'École Deux-Sèvres (79) 5.7 7,743
91 Bassens Gironde (33) 5.7 8,485
92 Champniers Charente (16) 5.8 5,353
93 Loudun Vienne (86) 5.8 7,113
94 Lagord Charente-Maritime (17) 5.9 7,945
95 Ruelle-sur-Touvre Charente (16) 6.0 7,598
96 Gond-Pontouvre Charente (16) 6.0 5,955
97 Saint-Pierre-du-Mont Landes (40) 6.0 10,461
98 Saint-Paul-lès-Dax Landes (40) 6.0 14,981
99 Biganos Gironde (33) 6.1 11,609
100 Le Pian-Médoc Gironde (33) 6.1 7,446

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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine: FAQ

Which town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the lowest recorded burglary rate?

Ustaritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) has the lowest recorded burglary rate in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 1.8 per 1,000 homes.

What are the 10 towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the lowest recorded burglary rate?

In order: Ustaritz (1.8 per 1,000 homes), Gujan-Mestras (1.9 per 1,000 homes), Nueil-les-Aubiers (2.0 per 1,000 homes), Oloron-Sainte-Marie (2.1 per 1,000 homes), Parentis-en-Born (2.1 per 1,000 homes), Lacanau (2.3 per 1,000 homes), Mimizan (2.3 per 1,000 homes), Biscarrosse (2.4 per 1,000 homes), Châtelaillon-Plage (2.5 per 1,000 homes), and Égletons (2.6 per 1,000 homes).

Which town in Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the highest recorded burglary rate?

Saint-Loubès (Gironde) has the highest recorded burglary rate in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: 18.9 per 1,000 homes. See the towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with the highest recorded burglary rate.

How many towns in Nouvelle-Aquitaine are ranked?

192 out of 4,293. 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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