Poverty and living standards in Bas-Rhin (Grand Est, France): official figures

On poverty, Bas-Rhin ranked 41st lowest of 97 departements in 2023: 15.0% of residents lived on less than 60% of the national median living standard, against 15.9% in metropolitan France.

Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings

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2025

How many people in Bas-Rhin depend on benefits?

Social benefits made up 4.4% of household disposable income in Bas-Rhin in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.6%, housing benefits 0.9% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 1.9%.

Source: INSEE · saved copy

What is the burglary rate in Bas-Rhin?

Police and gendarmerie recorded 2,570 burglaries of homes in Bas-Rhin in 2025, 4.4 per 1,000 dwellings (30th lowest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 17% more than in 2016.

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

Is Bas-Rhin dangerous?

There were 3,274 recorded victims of physical violence outside the family in Bas-Rhin in 2025, or 2.81 per 1,000 residents, 50th 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 Bas-Rhin had 4.4 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 1.9% of income in Bas-Rhin in 2023, 14th lowest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Bas-Rhin reached 3,909 victims in 2025, 3.36 per 1,000 residents, up from 1,838 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
1,921 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Bas-Rhin 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 473 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Bas-Rhin (0.41 per 1,000 residents) and 7,004 people reported card or payment fraud (6.0 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
10 homicide victims were recorded in Bas-Rhin in 2025, along with 55 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy

How Bas-Rhin compares with other departments in France

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

Bas-Rhin ranks 57 of 97, highest first.

Rank	Area	Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %)
54	Lozère	15.3%
55	Meuse	15.0%
56	Loiret	15.0%
57	Bas-Rhin	15.0%
58	Puy-de-Dôme	14.8%
59	Aveyron	14.5%
60	Oise	14.5%

Source: INSEE · saved copy

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

Bas-Rhin ranks 84 of 97, highest first.

Rank	Area	Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%)
81	Eure-et-Loir	1.9%
82	Loire-Atlantique	1.9%
83	Côte-d’Or	1.9%
84	Bas-Rhin	1.9%
85	Mayenne	1.8%
86	Seine-et-Marne	1.8%
87	Morbihan	1.8%

Source: INSEE · saved copy

Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)

Bas-Rhin ranks 72 of 101, highest first.

Rank	Area	Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings
69	Pyrénées-Orientales	4.7
70	Finistère	4.6
71	Hauts-de-Seine	4.6
72	Bas-Rhin	4.4
73	Alpes-Maritimes	4.3
74	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	4.2
75	Landes	4.2

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)

Bas-Rhin ranks 52 of 101, highest first.

Rank	Area	Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents
49	Haute-Vienne	2.86
50	Hautes-Pyrénées	2.85
51	Drôme	2.82
52	Bas-Rhin	2.81
53	Vienne	2.81
54	Haute-Saône	2.79
55	Sarthe	2.78

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

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

Bas-Rhin ranks 88 of 101, highest first.

Rank	Area	Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents
85	Val-de-Marne	1.66
86	Saône-et-Loire	1.66
87	Tarn	1.65
88	Bas-Rhin	1.65
89	Vaucluse	1.65
90	Haute-Savoie	1.65
91	Bouches-du-Rhône	1.63

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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