Poverty and living standards in Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Savoie was 11.1% in 2023, 4.8 points lower than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 3rd lowest of 97 departements.
How many people in Savoie depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 3.5% of household disposable income in Savoie in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.4%, housing benefits 0.6% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 1.4%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Savoie?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,410 burglaries of homes in Savoie in 2025, 3.9 per 1,000 dwellings (21st lowest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 9% fewer than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Savoie dangerous?
There were 1,300 recorded victims of physical violence outside the family in Savoie in 2025, or 2.90 per 1,000 residents, 44th highest of 101 departements (France: 3.16).
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyHow much does Savoie spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €38.55 million in 2025, €84 per resident (12th lowest of 94 councils), against €32.25 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 Savoie had 3.9 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 1.4% of income in Savoie in 2023, 6th lowest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Savoie reached 1,332 victims in 2025, 2.97 per 1,000 residents, up from 532 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 778 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Savoie in 2025, a rate of 1.74 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 230 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Savoie (0.51 per 1,000 residents) and 2,899 people reported card or payment fraud (6.5 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 6 homicide victims were recorded in Savoie in 2025, along with 14 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Savoie compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Savoie ranks 95 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)
Savoie ranks 92 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 89 | Isère | 1.7% |
| 90 | Haut-Rhin | 1.7% |
| 91 | Vendée | 1.5% |
| 92 | Savoie | 1.4% |
| 93 | Ain | 1.2% |
| 94 | Paris | 1.2% |
| 95 | Yvelines | 1.1% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Savoie ranks 81 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | Corrèze | 4.0 |
| 79 | Ardèche | 4.0 |
| 80 | Vosges | 4.0 |
| 81 | Savoie | 3.9 |
| 82 | Haute-Marne | 3.8 |
| 83 | Haute-Loire | 3.7 |
| 84 | Vendée | 3.6 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Savoie ranks 44 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Lozère | 2.99 |
| 42 | Lot-et-Garonne | 2.98 |
| 43 | Loiret | 2.94 |
| 44 | Savoie | 2.90 |
| 45 | Loire | 2.88 |
| 46 | Indre | 2.87 |
| 47 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 2.87 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Savoie ranks 76 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Gard | 1.75 |
| 74 | Finistère | 1.74 |
| 75 | Alpes-Maritimes | 1.74 |
| 76 | Savoie | 1.74 |
| 77 | Seine-et-Marne | 1.72 |
| 78 | Essonne | 1.71 |
| 79 | Ardèche | 1.71 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Savoie ranks 83 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Aveyron | €90 |
| 81 | Jura | €85 |
| 82 | Corrèze | €85 |
| 83 | Savoie | €84 |
| 84 | Mayenne | €84 |
| 85 | Haute-Loire | €83 |
| 86 | Ain | €76 |
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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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