Poverty and living standards in Haut-Rhin (Grand Est, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Haut-Rhin was 14.1% in 2023, 1.8 points lower than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 33rd lowest of 97 departements.
How many people in Haut-Rhin depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 4.0% of household disposable income in Haut-Rhin in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.5%, housing benefits 0.8% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 1.7%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Haut-Rhin?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 2,030 burglaries of homes in Haut-Rhin in 2025, 5.2 per 1,000 dwellings (42nd lowest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 6% more than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Haut-Rhin dangerous?
Haut-Rhin recorded 3.12 victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents in 2025 (2,408 people), 33rd 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 copyMore figures
- The richest 20% of people in Haut-Rhin had 4.8 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 1.7% of income in Haut-Rhin in 2023, 8th lowest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Haut-Rhin reached 3,132 victims in 2025, 4.06 per 1,000 residents, up from 1,142 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 1,466 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Haut-Rhin in 2025, a rate of 1.90 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 453 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Haut-Rhin (0.59 per 1,000 residents) and 3,966 people reported card or payment fraud (5.1 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 9 homicide victims were recorded in Haut-Rhin in 2025, along with 57 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Haut-Rhin compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Haut-Rhin ranks 65 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Hautes-Alpes | 14.3% |
| 63 | Gironde | 14.2% |
| 64 | Indre-et-Loire | 14.1% |
| 65 | Haut-Rhin | 14.1% |
| 66 | Sarthe | 14.1% |
| 67 | Saône-et-Loire | 14.1% |
| 68 | Loir-et-Cher | 14.0% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Haut-Rhin ranks 90 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | Morbihan | 1.8% |
| 88 | Essonne | 1.7% |
| 89 | Isère | 1.7% |
| 90 | Haut-Rhin | 1.7% |
| 91 | Vendée | 1.5% |
| 92 | Savoie | 1.4% |
| 93 | Ain | 1.2% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Haut-Rhin ranks 60 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Gers | 5.3 |
| 58 | Orne | 5.2 |
| 59 | Meuse | 5.2 |
| 60 | Haut-Rhin | 5.2 |
| 61 | Seine-Maritime | 5.1 |
| 62 | Paris | 5.1 |
| 63 | Var | 5.0 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Haut-Rhin ranks 33 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Val-d'Oise | 3.21 |
| 31 | Val-de-Marne | 3.17 |
| 32 | Haute-Garonne | 3.13 |
| 33 | Haut-Rhin | 3.12 |
| 34 | Hautes-Alpes | 3.12 |
| 35 | Essonne | 3.10 |
| 36 | Aisne | 3.09 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Haut-Rhin ranks 54 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 1.93 |
| 52 | Gers | 1.91 |
| 53 | Loire-Atlantique | 1.91 |
| 54 | Haut-Rhin | 1.90 |
| 55 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 1.90 |
| 56 | Vendée | 1.90 |
| 57 | Côtes-d’Armor | 1.89 |
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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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