Poverty and living standards in Haute-Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Haute-Savoie was 10.2% in 2023, 5.7 points lower than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 2nd lowest of 97 departements.
How many people in Haute-Savoie depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 2.1% of household disposable income in Haute-Savoie in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 0.9%, housing benefits 0.4% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 0.8%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Haute-Savoie?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 3,047 burglaries of homes in Haute-Savoie in 2025, 5.6 per 1,000 dwellings (46th highest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 13% fewer than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Haute-Savoie dangerous?
Haute-Savoie recorded 2.76 victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents in 2025 (2,381 people), 46th lowest of 101 departements against a national rate of 3.16.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyHow much does Haute-Savoie spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €58.31 million in 2025, €67 per resident (7th lowest of 94 councils), against €46.28 million in 2019.
Source: Observatoire des finances et de la gestion publique locales (OFGL), from DGFiP accounts · saved copyMore figures
- The richest 20% of people in Haute-Savoie had 5.7 times the combined living standard of the poorest 20% in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.6). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Minimum social benefits (RSA, minimum old-age pension, disabled adult allowance) accounted for 0.8% of income in Haute-Savoie in 2023, the lowest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Haute-Savoie reached 2,829 victims in 2025, 3.29 per 1,000 residents, up from 1,049 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 1,417 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Haute-Savoie in 2025, a rate of 1.65 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 690 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Haute-Savoie (0.80 per 1,000 residents) and 5,806 people reported card or payment fraud (6.7 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 6 homicide victims were recorded in Haute-Savoie in 2025, along with 35 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Haute-Savoie compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Haute-Savoie ranks 96 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Yvelines | 11.6% |
| 92 | Loire-Atlantique | 11.5% |
| 93 | Finistère | 11.4% |
| 94 | Morbihan | 11.3% |
| 95 | Savoie | 11.1% |
| 96 | Haute-Savoie | 10.2% |
| 97 | Vendée | 9.2% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Haute-Savoie ranks 97 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Vendée | 1.5% |
| 92 | Savoie | 1.4% |
| 93 | Ain | 1.2% |
| 94 | Paris | 1.2% |
| 95 | Yvelines | 1.1% |
| 96 | Hauts-de-Seine | 1.1% |
| 97 | Haute-Savoie | 0.8% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Haute-Savoie ranks 46 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Moselle | 5.6 |
| 44 | Deux-Sèvres | 5.6 |
| 45 | Haute-Vienne | 5.6 |
| 46 | Haute-Savoie | 5.6 |
| 47 | Charente | 5.5 |
| 48 | Loiret | 5.5 |
| 49 | Eure | 5.5 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Haute-Savoie ranks 56 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Vienne | 2.81 |
| 54 | Haute-Saône | 2.79 |
| 55 | Sarthe | 2.78 |
| 56 | Haute-Savoie | 2.76 |
| 57 | Calvados | 2.74 |
| 58 | Moselle | 2.74 |
| 59 | Charente | 2.72 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Haute-Savoie ranks 90 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | Tarn | 1.65 |
| 88 | Bas-Rhin | 1.65 |
| 89 | Vaucluse | 1.65 |
| 90 | Haute-Savoie | 1.65 |
| 91 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 1.63 |
| 92 | Var | 1.62 |
| 93 | Puy-de-Dôme | 1.62 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Haute-Savoie ranks 88 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Haute-Loire | €83 |
| 86 | Ain | €76 |
| 87 | Rhône | €75 |
| 88 | Haute-Savoie | €67 |
| 89 | Vendée | €65 |
| 90 | Seine-Saint-Denis | €0 |
| 91 | Ariège | €0 |
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Sources
- Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI): Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2016-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 05fd70cbfe72…)
- INSEE: Indicateurs sur les revenus et la pauvreté au niveau local en 2023 (Filosofi 2023, base FILOSOFI_CC), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f3822a78e3f5…)
- Observatoire des finances et de la gestion publique locales (OFGL), from DGFiP accounts: Comptes des départements 2012-2025 (budgets principaux, 2019-2025 extract), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3c1b2d8de45d…)
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