Poverty and living standards in Doubs (Burgundy-Franche-Comté, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Doubs was 13.4% in 2023, 2.5 points lower than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 23rd lowest of 97 departements.
How many people in Doubs depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 4.5% of household disposable income in Doubs in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.6%, housing benefits 0.9% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 2.0%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Doubs?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 805 burglaries of homes in Doubs in 2025, 2.8 per 1,000 dwellings (7th lowest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 52% fewer than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Doubs dangerous?
Doubs recorded 3.23 victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents in 2025 (1,765 people), 28th highest 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 Doubs spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €86.99 million in 2025, €155 per resident (38th highest of 94 councils), against €71.33 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 Doubs had 4.3 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 2.0% of income in Doubs in 2023, 26th lowest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Doubs reached 2,267 victims in 2025, 4.14 per 1,000 residents, up from 940 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 927 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Doubs in 2025, a rate of 1.69 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 590 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Doubs (1.08 per 1,000 residents) and 3,334 people reported card or payment fraud (6.1 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 8 homicide victims were recorded in Doubs in 2025, along with 43 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Doubs compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Doubs ranks 75 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Seine-et-Marne | 13.6% |
| 73 | Hauts-de-Seine | 13.5% |
| 74 | Calvados | 13.5% |
| 75 | Doubs | 13.4% |
| 76 | Eure-et-Loir | 13.3% |
| 77 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 13.3% |
| 78 | Charente-Maritime | 13.1% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Doubs ranks 72 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Corrèze | 2.1% |
| 70 | Loiret | 2.1% |
| 71 | Alpes-Maritimes | 2.0% |
| 72 | Doubs | 2.0% |
| 73 | Val-de-Marne | 2.0% |
| 74 | Landes | 2.0% |
| 75 | Calvados | 2.0% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Doubs ranks 95 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | Territoire de Belfort | 3.2 |
| 93 | Creuse | 3.1 |
| 94 | Aveyron | 3.0 |
| 95 | Doubs | 2.8 |
| 96 | Réunion | 2.3 |
| 97 | Hautes-Alpes | 2.3 |
| 98 | Cantal | 2.2 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Doubs ranks 28 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Vaucluse | 3.31 |
| 26 | Aude | 3.31 |
| 27 | Somme | 3.25 |
| 28 | Doubs | 3.23 |
| 29 | Ariège | 3.21 |
| 30 | Val-d'Oise | 3.21 |
| 31 | Val-de-Marne | 3.17 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Doubs ranks 82 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Ardèche | 1.71 |
| 80 | Haute-Loire | 1.71 |
| 81 | Aveyron | 1.70 |
| 82 | Doubs | 1.69 |
| 83 | Allier | 1.69 |
| 84 | Val-d'Oise | 1.68 |
| 85 | Val-de-Marne | 1.66 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Doubs ranks 38 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Haute-Marne | €159 |
| 36 | Loiret | €159 |
| 37 | Loir-et-Cher | €155 |
| 38 | Doubs | €155 |
| 39 | Loire | €153 |
| 40 | Indre | €153 |
| 41 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | €152 |
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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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