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

21.8% of people in Haute-Corse lived below the poverty line (60% of the national median living standard) in 2023, 4th highest of 97 departements; the rate for metropolitan France was 15.9%.

Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings

0.8

2025

How many people in Haute-Corse depend on benefits?

Social benefits made up 5.7% of household disposable income in Haute-Corse in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.3%, housing benefits 1.2% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 3.2%.

Source: INSEE · saved copy

What is the burglary rate in Haute-Corse?

Police and gendarmerie recorded 115 burglaries of homes in Haute-Corse in 2025, 0.8 per 1,000 dwellings (the lowest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 58% fewer than in 2016.

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

Is Haute-Corse dangerous?

Haute-Corse recorded 2.14 victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents in 2025 (401 people), 8th 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 copy

More figures

The richest 20% of people in Haute-Corse had 5.0 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 3.2% of income in Haute-Corse in 2023, 14th highest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Haute-Corse reached 588 victims in 2025, 3.14 per 1,000 residents, up from 224 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
233 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Haute-Corse in 2025, a rate of 1.24 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
In 2025 137 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Haute-Corse (0.73 per 1,000 residents) and 892 people reported card or payment fraud (4.8 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
10 homicide victims were recorded in Haute-Corse in 2025, along with 5 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy

How Haute-Corse compares with other departments in France

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

Haute-Corse ranks 4 of 97, highest first.

Rank	Area	Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %)
1	Réunion	36.4%
2	Seine-Saint-Denis	29.5%
3	Pyrénées-Orientales	22.4%
4	Haute-Corse	21.8%
5	Vaucluse	21.4%
6	Aude	21.2%
7	Hérault	21.0%

Source: INSEE · saved copy

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

Haute-Corse ranks 14 of 97, highest first.

Rank	Area	Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%)
11	Nièvre	3.3%
12	Gard	3.3%
13	Somme	3.2%
14	Haute-Corse	3.2%
15	Hérault	3.1%
16	Hautes-Pyrénées	3.1%
17	Lozère	3.0%

Source: INSEE · saved copy

Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)

Haute-Corse ranks 101 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)

Haute-Corse ranks 94 of 101, highest first.

Rank	Area	Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents
91	Haute-Loire	2.17
92	Ain	2.16
93	Tarn	2.15
94	Haute-Corse	2.14
95	Dordogne	2.13
96	Aveyron	2.08
97	Cantal	2.03

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

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

Haute-Corse ranks 100 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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