Poverty and living standards in Pas-de-Calais (Hauts-de-France, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Pas-de-Calais was 19.1% in 2023, 3.2 points higher than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 16th highest of 97 departements.
How many people in Pas-de-Calais depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 7.2% of household disposable income in Pas-de-Calais in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 2.5%, housing benefits 1.3% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 3.4%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Pas-de-Calais?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 3,910 burglaries of homes in Pas-de-Calais in 2025, 5.3 per 1,000 dwellings (47th 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 copyIs Pas-de-Calais dangerous?
Pas-de-Calais recorded 3.95 victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents in 2025 (5,754 people), 10th 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 copyHow much does Pas-de-Calais spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €318.59 million in 2025, €215 per resident (8th highest of 94 councils), against €333.33 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 Pas-de-Calais 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 3.4% of income in Pas-de-Calais in 2023, 7th highest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Pas-de-Calais reached 8,996 victims in 2025, 6.17 per 1,000 residents, up from 3,610 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 3,400 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Pas-de-Calais in 2025, a rate of 2.33 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 939 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Pas-de-Calais (0.64 per 1,000 residents) and 7,677 people reported card or payment fraud (5.3 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 12 homicide victims were recorded in Pas-de-Calais in 2025, along with 67 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Pas-de-Calais compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Pas-de-Calais ranks 16 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Creuse | 19.5% |
| 14 | Val-d'Oise | 19.4% |
| 15 | Aisne | 19.4% |
| 16 | Pas-de-Calais | 19.1% |
| 17 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 18.6% |
| 18 | Lot-et-Garonne | 18.5% |
| 19 | Val-de-Marne | 18.4% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Pas-de-Calais ranks 7 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 4.0% |
| 5 | Ariège | 3.5% |
| 6 | Aisne | 3.4% |
| 7 | Pas-de-Calais | 3.4% |
| 8 | Nord | 3.4% |
| 9 | Ardennes | 3.3% |
| 10 | Creuse | 3.3% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Pas-de-Calais ranks 55 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Aisne | 5.5 |
| 53 | Oise | 5.5 |
| 54 | Dordogne | 5.4 |
| 55 | Pas-de-Calais | 5.3 |
| 56 | Allier | 5.3 |
| 57 | Gers | 5.3 |
| 58 | Orne | 5.2 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Pas-de-Calais ranks 10 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Réunion | 4.19 |
| 8 | Pyrénées-Orientales | 4.02 |
| 9 | Nord | 3.95 |
| 10 | Pas-de-Calais | 3.95 |
| 11 | Aube | 3.91 |
| 12 | Ardennes | 3.89 |
| 13 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 3.88 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Pas-de-Calais ranks 11 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Meuse | 2.44 |
| 9 | French Guiana | 2.43 |
| 10 | Yonne | 2.35 |
| 11 | Pas-de-Calais | 2.33 |
| 12 | Calvados | 2.33 |
| 13 | Vienne | 2.33 |
| 14 | Charente-Maritime | 2.32 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Pas-de-Calais ranks 8 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bouches-du-Rhône | €225 |
| 6 | Hérault | €220 |
| 7 | Aisne | €217 |
| 8 | Pas-de-Calais | €215 |
| 9 | Ardennes | €213 |
| 10 | Allier | €210 |
| 11 | Val-de-Marne | €209 |
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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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