Poverty and living standards in Paris (Ile de France, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Paris was 16.8% in 2023, 0.9 points higher than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 31st highest of 97 departements.
How many people in Paris depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 2.5% of household disposable income in Paris in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 0.6%, housing benefits 0.7% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 1.2%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Paris?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 7,072 burglaries of homes in Paris in 2025, 5.1 per 1,000 dwellings (40th lowest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 25% fewer than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Paris dangerous?
There were 11,095 recorded victims of physical violence outside the family in Paris in 2025, or 5.27 per 1,000 residents, 4th highest of 101 departements (France: 3.16).
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyHow much does Paris spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the authority €416.51 million in 2025, €196 per resident, against €363.86 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 Paris had 10.5 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 1.2% of income in Paris in 2023, 4th lowest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Paris reached 6,259 victims in 2025, 2.98 per 1,000 residents, up from 3,307 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 6,320 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Paris in 2025, a rate of 3.00 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 5,570 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Paris (2.65 per 1,000 residents) and 25,014 people reported card or payment fraud (11.9 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 35 homicide victims were recorded in Paris in 2025, along with 204 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Paris compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Paris ranks 31 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 17.0% |
| 29 | Var | 16.8% |
| 30 | Loire | 16.8% |
| 31 | Paris | 16.8% |
| 32 | Seine-Maritime | 16.6% |
| 33 | Moselle | 16.6% |
| 34 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 16.6% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Paris ranks 94 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Vendée | 1.5% |
| 92 | Savoie | 1.4% |
| 93 | Ain | 1.2% |
| 94 | Paris | 1.2% |
| 95 | Yvelines | 1.1% |
| 96 | Hauts-de-Seine | 1.1% |
| 97 | Haute-Savoie | 0.8% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Paris ranks 62 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Meuse | 5.2 |
| 60 | Haut-Rhin | 5.2 |
| 61 | Seine-Maritime | 5.1 |
| 62 | Paris | 5.1 |
| 63 | Var | 5.0 |
| 64 | Martinique | 5.0 |
| 65 | Côtes-d’Armor | 4.9 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Paris ranks 4 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayotte | 8.35 |
| 2 | French Guiana | 7.20 |
| 3 | Guadeloupe | 6.75 |
| 4 | Paris | 5.27 |
| 5 | Martinique | 5.16 |
| 6 | Seine-Saint-Denis | 4.74 |
| 7 | Réunion | 4.19 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Paris ranks 1 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris | 3.00 |
| 2 | Sarthe | 2.58 |
| 3 | Orne | 2.54 |
| 4 | Hautes-Alpes | 2.54 |
| 5 | Réunion | 2.51 |
| 6 | Charente | 2.48 |
| 7 | Somme | 2.44 |
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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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