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The towns in France with the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family

Q: Which town in France has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

La Hague (Manche) has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in France: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitants.

La Hague (Manche) has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in France: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Petit-Caux (Seine-Maritime, 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants) and Noisy-le-Roi (Yvelines, 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants).

2,098 towns ranked out of 34,875

La Hague, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 2,098 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, Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) comes last with 18.4 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: lowest rates of physical violence in France

Rank	Town	Department	Victims per 1,000 inhabitants	Population
1	La Hague	Manche (50)	0.5	11,761
2	Petit-Caux	Seine-Maritime (76)	0.6	9,744
3	Noisy-le-Roi	Yvelines (78)	0.6	7,998
4	Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or	Rhône (69)	0.7	7,615
5	Bessancourt	Val-d'Oise (95)	0.7	8,912
6	Templeuve-en-Pévèle	Nord (59)	0.7	7,308
7	Lucciana	Haute-Corse (2B)	0.7	7,012
8	Acigné	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	0.7	7,040
9	Carnoux-en-Provence	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	0.7	6,952
10	Pégomas	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	0.7	8,342
11	Charnay-lès-Mâcon	Saône-et-Loire (71)	0.7	8,524
12	Sorbiers	Loire (42)	0.7	8,262
13	Guichen	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	0.7	9,594
14	Plougastel-Daoulas	Finistère (29)	0.7	13,756
15	Vallons-de-l'Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	0.7	6,795
16	Jouy-en-Josas	Yvelines (78)	0.8	8,108
17	Voisins-le-Bretonneux	Yvelines (78)	0.8	10,924
18	Fontaine-lès-Dijon	Côte-d'Or (21)	0.8	9,462
19	Pluvigner	Morbihan (56)	0.8	7,828
20	Cébazat	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	0.8	9,040
21	Panazol	Haute-Vienne (87)	0.8	11,520
22	Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin	Loiret (45)	0.8	6,389
23	Lempdes	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	0.8	9,127
24	Lagnieu	Ain (01)	0.8	7,524
25	Guidel	Morbihan (56)	0.8	12,672
26	Mauléon	Deux-Sèvres (79)	0.8	8,855
27	Mouvaux	Nord (59)	0.8	13,558
28	La Ferté-Saint-Aubin	Loiret (45)	0.8	7,439
29	Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau	Loire-Atlantique (44)	0.8	6,164
30	Gévezé	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	0.8	6,190
31	Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux	Vendée (85)	0.8	7,322
32	Guilers	Finistère (29)	0.8	8,421
33	Saint-Pierre-d'Irube	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	0.8	6,004
34	Sassenage	Isère (38)	0.9	11,854
35	Étréchy	Essonne (91)	0.9	7,047
36	Luisant	Eure-et-Loir (28)	0.9	7,221
37	Prévessin-Moëns	Ain (01)	0.9	9,412
38	Cambo-les-Bains	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	0.9	6,860
39	Baisieux	Nord (59)	0.9	5,595
40	Saint-Juéry	Tarn (81)	0.9	6,661
41	Ploudalmézeau	Finistère (29)	0.9	6,657
42	Souleuvre en Bocage	Calvados (14)	0.9	8,774
43	Gif-sur-Yvette	Essonne (91)	0.9	23,077
44	Orée d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	0.9	17,527
45	Courthézon	Vaucluse (84)	0.9	6,499
46	Le Loroux-Bottereau	Loire-Atlantique (44)	0.9	8,702
47	Urrugne	Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)	0.9	10,851
48	Villers-le-Lac	Doubs (25)	0.9	5,385
49	Vallet	Loire-Atlantique (44)	0.9	9,706
50	Fontenay-le-Fleury	Yvelines (78)	1.0	13,829
51	Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.0	9,604
52	Courdimanche	Val-d'Oise (95)	1.0	7,386
53	Fouesnant	Finistère (29)	1.0	10,951
54	Coubron	Seine-Saint-Denis (93)	1.0	5,217
55	Bruguières	Haute-Garonne (31)	1.0	6,309
56	Cucq	Pas-de-Calais (62)	1.0	5,210
57	Ouistreham	Calvados (14)	1.0	9,325
58	Linselles	Nord (59)	1.0	8,249
59	Muzillac	Morbihan (56)	1.0	5,229
60	Pierrefeu-du-Var	Var (83)	1.0	6,187
61	Grabels	Hérault (34)	1.0	9,188
62	Grandchamp-des-Fontaines	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.0	7,176
63	Lestrem	Pas-de-Calais (62)	1.0	5,095
64	Thouaré-sur-Loire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	1.0	11,182
65	Neuville-en-Ferrain	Nord (59)	1.0	10,074
66	Linas	Essonne (91)	1.0	8,047
67	Saint-Grégoire	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1.0	10,355
68	Bousbecque	Nord (59)	1.0	5,036
69	Saint-Lys	Haute-Garonne (31)	1.0	10,081
70	Brissac Loire Aubance	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1.0	11,161
71	Romagnat	Puy-de-Dôme (63)	1.0	8,026
72	Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert	Loire (42)	1.0	16,030
73	Auvers-sur-Oise	Val-d'Oise (95)	1.0	6,973
74	Les Essarts-le-Roi	Yvelines (78)	1.0	6,954
75	Quesnoy-sur-Deûle	Nord (59)	1.0	6,866
76	Mouroux	Seine-et-Marne (77)	1.0	5,873
77	Meyreuil	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.0	6,837
78	Itteville	Essonne (91)	1.0	6,824
79	Le Poiré-sur-Vie	Vendée (85)	1.0	8,926
80	Beaupréau-en-Mauges	Maine-et-Loire (49)	1.0	24,720
81	Canéjan	Gironde (33)	1.0	5,829
82	Villars	Loire (42)	1.0	7,780
83	La Cadière-d'Azur	Var (83)	1.0	5,771
84	Saint-Gély-du-Fesc	Hérault (34)	1.1	10,732
85	Aimargues	Gard (30)	1.1	5,791
86	Saleilles	Pyrénées-Orientales (66)	1.1	5,789
87	Vif	Isère (38)	1.1	8,665
88	Ballan-Miré	Indre-et-Loire (37)	1.1	8,647
89	Fuveau	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.1	10,564
90	Le Mené	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1.1	6,671
91	Le Beausset	Var (83)	1.1	10,418
92	Gouesnou	Finistère (29)	1.1	6,619
93	Chatou	Yvelines (78)	1.1	31,112
94	Villemoisson-sur-Orge	Essonne (91)	1.1	7,406
95	Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village	Nord (59)	1.1	8,468
96	Fillière	Haute-Savoie (74)	1.1	10,322
97	Roquefort-les-Pins	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1.1	7,485
98	Mehun-sur-Yèvre	Cher (18)	1.1	6,464
99	Plescop	Morbihan (56)	1.1	6,521
100	Viroflay	Yvelines (78)	1.1	17,596

Source: French Ministry of the Interior, Internal Security Statistical Service (SSMSI), crime recorded by the police and gendarmerie; victims of physical violence outside the family 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

Lowest rates of physical violence in France: FAQ

Which town in France has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

La Hague (Manche) has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in France: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitants.

What are the 10 towns in France with the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

In order: La Hague (0.5 per 1,000 inhabitants), Petit-Caux (0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants), Noisy-le-Roi (0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants), Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or (0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Bessancourt (0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Templeuve-en-Pévèle (0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Lucciana (0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Acigné (0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Carnoux-en-Provence (0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), and Pégomas (0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants).

Which town in France has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in France: 18.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. See the towns in France with the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family.

How many towns in France are ranked?

2,098 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.