Poverty and living standards in Corse-du-Sud (Corsica, France): official figures

17.9% of people in Corse-du-Sud lived below the poverty line (60% of the national median living standard) in 2023, 21st highest of 97 departements; the rate for metropolitan France was 15.9%.

Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings

0.9

2025

How many people in Corse-du-Sud depend on benefits?

Social benefits made up 4.3% of household disposable income in Corse-du-Sud in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.1%, housing benefits 0.8% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 2.4%.

Source: INSEE · saved copy

What is the burglary rate in Corse-du-Sud?

Police and gendarmerie recorded 116 burglaries of homes in Corse-du-Sud in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 dwellings (2nd lowest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 69% fewer than in 2016.

Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy

Is Corse-du-Sud dangerous?

There were 394 recorded victims of physical violence outside the family in Corse-du-Sud in 2025, or 2.34 per 1,000 residents, 25th lowest of 101 departements (France: 3.16).

Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy

More figures

The richest 20% of people in Corse-du-Sud had 5.1 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 2.4% of income in Corse-du-Sud in 2023, 44th highest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Corse-du-Sud reached 394 victims in 2025, 2.34 per 1,000 residents, up from 193 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
197 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Corse-du-Sud in 2025, a rate of 1.17 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
In 2025 142 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Corse-du-Sud (0.84 per 1,000 residents) and 760 people reported card or payment fraud (4.5 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
2 homicide victims were recorded in Corse-du-Sud in 2025, along with 13 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy

How Corse-du-Sud compares with other departments in France

Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)

Corse-du-Sud ranks 21 of 97, highest first.

Rank	Area	Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %)
18	Lot-et-Garonne	18.5%
19	Val-de-Marne	18.4%
20	Aube	18.1%
21	Corse-du-Sud	17.9%
22	Alpes-Maritimes	17.7%
23	Somme	17.3%
24	Nièvre	17.3%

Source: INSEE · saved copy

Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)

Corse-du-Sud ranks 44 of 97, highest first.

Rank	Area	Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%)
41	Haute-Saône	2.5%
42	Lot	2.4%
43	Haute-Garonne	2.4%
44	Corse-du-Sud	2.4%
45	Eure	2.4%
46	Marne	2.3%
47	Charente-Maritime	2.3%

Source: INSEE · saved copy

Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)

Corse-du-Sud ranks 100 of 101, highest first.

Rank	Area	Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings
95	Doubs	2.8
96	Réunion	2.3
97	Hautes-Alpes	2.3
98	Cantal	2.2
99	Lozère	1.8
100	Corse-du-Sud	0.9
101	Haute-Corse	0.8

Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy

Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)

Corse-du-Sud ranks 77 of 101, highest first.

Rank	Area	Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents
74	Nièvre	2.48
75	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	2.38
76	Puy-de-Dôme	2.37
77	Corse-du-Sud	2.34
78	Tarn-et-Garonne	2.34
79	Côtes-d’Armor	2.32
80	Corrèze	2.31

Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy

Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)

Corse-du-Sud ranks 101 of 101, highest first.

Rank	Area	Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents
95	Ain	1.49
96	Loire	1.49
97	Hauts-de-Seine	1.47
98	Yvelines	1.42
99	Moselle	1.35
100	Haute-Corse	1.24
101	Corse-du-Sud	1.17

Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy

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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…)

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