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The towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family

Q: Which town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Carnoux-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône) has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants.

Carnoux-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône) has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Pégomas (Alpes-Maritimes, 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants) and Courthézon (Vaucluse, 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants).

167 towns ranked out of 946

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This ranking covers 167 of the 946 towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. 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, La Farlède (Var) comes last with 7.7 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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Rank	Town	Department	Victims per 1,000 inhabitants	Population
1	Carnoux-en-Provence	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	0.7	6,952
2	Pégomas	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	0.7	8,342
3	Courthézon	Vaucluse (84)	0.9	6,499
4	Pierrefeu-du-Var	Var (83)	1.0	6,187
5	Meyreuil	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.0	6,837
6	La Cadière-d'Azur	Var (83)	1.0	5,771
7	Fuveau	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.1	10,564
8	Le Beausset	Var (83)	1.1	10,418
9	Roquefort-les-Pins	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1.1	7,485
10	La Fare-les-Oliviers	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.1	9,152
11	Roquevaire	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.1	9,037
12	Éguilles	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.2	8,642
13	Venelles	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.2	8,581
14	Ventabren	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.2	5,985
15	Biot	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1.2	10,845
16	Eyguières	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.3	7,254
17	La Londe-les-Maures	Var (83)	1.3	10,707
18	Le Thor	Vaucluse (84)	1.4	9,062
19	Allauch	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.4	21,657
20	Gignac-la-Nerthe	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.4	10,432
21	Trets	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.4	11,139
22	Piolenc	Vaucluse (84)	1.4	5,825
23	Châteauneuf-les-Martigues	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.5	18,582
24	Noves	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.5	6,150
25	Levens	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1.5	5,431
26	Montauroux	Var (83)	1.5	7,321
27	Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer	Var (83)	1.5	11,899
28	Plan-de-Cuques	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.5	11,726
29	Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue	Vaucluse (84)	1.6	9,054
30	Caumont-sur-Durance	Vaucluse (84)	1.6	5,743
31	Bouc-Bel-Air	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.6	15,679
32	La Crau	Var (83)	1.6	19,939
33	Six-Fours-les-Plages	Var (83)	1.6	37,643
34	La Roque-d'Anthéron	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.6	5,614
35	Cassis	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.7	6,760
36	Gémenos	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.7	6,712
37	Peypin	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.7	5,870
38	Rognac	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.7	12,686
39	Fayence	Var (83)	1.8	6,241
40	Saint-Cannat	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.8	6,199
41	Saint-Martin-de-Crau	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1.9	14,443
42	La Gaude	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1.9	7,384
43	La Roquette-sur-Siagne	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1.9	5,770
44	Rocbaron	Var (83)	1.9	5,755
45	Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	2.0	5,235
46	Villefranche-sur-Mer	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2.0	5,042
47	Saint-Rémy-de-Provence	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2.1	9,773
48	Pernes-les-Fontaines	Vaucluse (84)	2.1	10,735
49	Sanary-sur-Mer	Var (83)	2.1	18,793
50	Cabriès	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2.1	10,610
51	Mougins	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2.2	20,142
52	Rousset	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2.2	5,541
53	Les Pennes-Mirabeau	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2.2	22,791
54	Carqueiranne	Var (83)	2.2	9,557
55	Septèmes-les-Vallons	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2.3	12,049
56	Valbonne	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2.3	12,669
57	Contes	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2.3	7,993
58	Le Cannet	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2.3	42,297
59 tied	Saint-Raphaël	Var (83)	2.3	37,704
59 tied	Trans-en-Provence	Var (83)	2.3	7,022
61	Ollioules	Var (83)	2.3	14,796
62	Beausoleil	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2.3	12,055
63	Saint-Zacharie	Var (83)	2.4	5,951
64	Lambesc	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2.4	10,272
65	Garéoult	Var (83)	2.4	5,923
66	La Penne-sur-Huveaune	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2.4	6,656
67	Lorgues	Var (83)	2.4	10,141
68	Auriol	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2.5	13,239
69	Vence	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2.5	20,253
70	Peymeinade	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2.5	8,713
71	Le Pradet	Var (83)	2.5	11,141
72	Le Castellet	Var (83)	2.5	6,109
73	Sausset-les-Pins	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2.5	7,690
74	Morières-lès-Avignon	Vaucluse (84)	2.6	9,152
75	Mallemort	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2.6	6,319
76	Vallauris	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2.6	29,509
77	Oraison	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	2.6	6,270
78	Lançon-Provence	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2.6	10,048
79	La Colle-sur-Loup	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2.7	8,349
80	Pertuis	Vaucluse (84)	2.7	19,817
81	Saint-André-de-la-Roche	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2.7	5,937
82	Drap	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2.7	5,502
83	Le Luc	Var (83)	2.7	11,453
84	Sénas	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2.7	7,025
85	Sainte-Maxime	Var (83)	2.8	14,260
86	Fos-sur-Mer	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2.8	16,074
87	Vidauban	Var (83)	2.8	12,763
88	Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume	Var (83)	2.8	18,413
89	Pélissanne	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2.8	11,319
90	Saint-Victoret	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2.8	6,758
91	Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer	Var (83)	2.8	6,116
92	Solliès-Pont	Var (83)	2.9	12,637
93	Roquebrune-sur-Argens	Var (83)	2.9	15,660
94	Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	2.9	6,291
95	Bormes-les-Mimosas	Var (83)	2.9	8,637
96	Carry-le-Rouet	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	3.0	5,839
97	Roquebrune-Cap-Martin	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	3.0	12,164
98	Monteux	Vaucluse (84)	3.0	13,549
99	Miramas	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	3.0	26,576
100	Cagnes-sur-Mer	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	3.0	53,819

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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: FAQ

Which town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Carnoux-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône) has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants.

What are the 10 towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

In order: Carnoux-en-Provence (0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Pégomas (0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Courthézon (0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants), Pierrefeu-du-Var (1.0 per 1,000 inhabitants), Meyreuil (1.0 per 1,000 inhabitants), La Cadière-d'Azur (1.0 per 1,000 inhabitants), Fuveau (1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants), Le Beausset (1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants), Roquefort-les-Pins (1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants), and La Fare-les-Oliviers (1.1 per 1,000 inhabitants).

Which town in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

La Farlède (Var) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. See the towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur with the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family.

How many towns in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur are ranked?

167 out of 946. 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.