Poverty and living standards in Meuse (Grand Est, France): official figures

On poverty, Meuse ranked 43rd 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

5.2

2025

How many people in Meuse depend on benefits?

Social benefits made up 5.2% of household disposable income in Meuse in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.7%, housing benefits 0.9% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 2.6%.

Source: INSEE · saved copy

What is the burglary rate in Meuse?

Police and gendarmerie recorded 518 burglaries of homes in Meuse in 2025, 5.2 per 1,000 dwellings (43rd lowest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 14% fewer than in 2016.

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

Is Meuse dangerous?

There were 610 recorded victims of physical violence outside the family in Meuse in 2025, or 3.38 per 1,000 residents, 21st highest of 101 departements (France: 3.16).

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

How much does Meuse spend on RSA?

RSA minimum income payments cost the council €27.52 million in 2025, €148 per resident (47th highest of 94 councils), against €30.19 million in 2019.

Source: Observatoire des finances et de la gestion publique locales (OFGL), from DGFiP accounts · saved copy

More figures

The richest 20% of people in Meuse had 3.6 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 2.6% of income in Meuse in 2023, 32nd highest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Meuse reached 602 victims in 2025, 3.34 per 1,000 residents, up from 270 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
440 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Meuse in 2025, a rate of 2.44 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
In 2025 177 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Meuse (0.98 per 1,000 residents) and 993 people reported card or payment fraud (5.5 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
3 homicide victims were recorded in Meuse in 2025, along with 7 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy

How Meuse compares with other departments in France

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

Meuse ranks 55 of 97, highest first.

Rank	Area	Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %)
52	Charente	15.4%
53	Essonne	15.4%
54	Lozère	15.3%
55	Meuse	15.0%
56	Loiret	15.0%
57	Bas-Rhin	15.0%
58	Puy-de-Dôme	14.8%

Source: INSEE · saved copy

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

Meuse ranks 32 of 97, highest first.

Rank	Area	Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%)
29	Charente	2.7%
30	Tarn	2.7%
31	Bouches-du-Rhône	2.7%
32	Meuse	2.6%
33	Vosges	2.6%
34	Gers	2.6%
35	Dordogne	2.6%

Source: INSEE · saved copy

Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)

Meuse ranks 59 of 101, highest first.

Rank	Area	Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings
56	Allier	5.3
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

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)

Meuse ranks 21 of 101, highest first.

Rank	Area	Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents
18	Meurthe-et-Moselle	3.54
19	Seine-Maritime	3.53
20	Haute-Marne	3.45
21	Meuse	3.38
22	Yonne	3.37
23	Var	3.35
24	Territoire de Belfort	3.33

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

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

Meuse ranks 8 of 101, highest first.

Rank	Area	Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents
5	Réunion	2.51
6	Charente	2.48
7	Somme	2.44
8	Meuse	2.44
9	French Guiana	2.43
10	Yonne	2.35
11	Pas-de-Calais	2.33

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

RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)

Meuse ranks 47 of 94, highest first.

Rank	Area	RSA minimum income payments per resident (€)
44	Lot	€151
45	Moselle	€151
46	Indre-et-Loire	€150
47	Meuse	€148
48	Seine-et-Marne	€147
49	Puy-de-Dôme	€143
50	Vaucluse	€141

Source: Observatoire des finances et de la gestion publique locales (OFGL), from DGFiP accounts · 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…)
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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