Poverty and living standards in Moselle (Grand Est, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Moselle was 16.6% in 2023, 0.7 points higher than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 33rd highest of 97 departements.
How many people in Moselle depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 4.5% of household disposable income in Moselle in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.4%, housing benefits 0.9% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 2.1%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Moselle?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 3,010 burglaries of homes in Moselle in 2025, 5.6 per 1,000 dwellings (43rd highest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 7% fewer than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Moselle dangerous?
Moselle recorded 2.74 victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents in 2025 (2,881 people), 44th 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 copyHow much does Moselle spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €161.29 million in 2025, €151 per resident (45th highest of 94 councils), against €156.97 million in 2019.
Source: Observatoire des finances et de la gestion publique locales (OFGL), from DGFiP accounts · saved copyMore figures
- The richest 20% of people in Moselle had 4.6 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 2.1% of income in Moselle in 2023, 30th lowest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Moselle reached 3,692 victims in 2025, 3.51 per 1,000 residents, up from 1,465 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 1,419 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Moselle in 2025, a rate of 1.35 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 535 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Moselle (0.51 per 1,000 residents) and 5,079 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 Moselle in 2025, along with 42 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Moselle compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Moselle ranks 33 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Loire | 16.8% |
| 31 | Paris | 16.8% |
| 32 | Seine-Maritime | 16.6% |
| 33 | Moselle | 16.6% |
| 34 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 16.6% |
| 35 | Allier | 16.4% |
| 36 | Tarn | 16.4% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Moselle ranks 68 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | Finistère | 2.1% |
| 66 | Val-d'Oise | 2.1% |
| 67 | Manche | 2.1% |
| 68 | Moselle | 2.1% |
| 69 | Corrèze | 2.1% |
| 70 | Loiret | 2.1% |
| 71 | Alpes-Maritimes | 2.0% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Moselle ranks 43 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Vienne | 5.8 |
| 41 | Puy-de-Dôme | 5.7 |
| 42 | Yvelines | 5.7 |
| 43 | Moselle | 5.6 |
| 44 | Deux-Sèvres | 5.6 |
| 45 | Haute-Vienne | 5.6 |
| 46 | Haute-Savoie | 5.6 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Moselle ranks 58 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Sarthe | 2.78 |
| 56 | Haute-Savoie | 2.76 |
| 57 | Calvados | 2.74 |
| 58 | Moselle | 2.74 |
| 59 | Charente | 2.72 |
| 60 | Indre-et-Loire | 2.69 |
| 61 | Allier | 2.69 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Moselle ranks 99 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 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Moselle ranks 45 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Essonne | €152 |
| 43 | Dordogne | €152 |
| 44 | Lot | €151 |
| 45 | Moselle | €151 |
| 46 | Indre-et-Loire | €150 |
| 47 | Meuse | €148 |
| 48 | Seine-et-Marne | €147 |
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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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