Poverty and living standards in Seine-Maritime (Normandy, France): official figures
16.6% of people in Seine-Maritime lived below the poverty line (60% of the national median living standard) in 2023, 32nd highest of 97 departements; the rate for metropolitan France was 15.9%.
How many people in Seine-Maritime depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 6.3% of household disposable income in Seine-Maritime in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 2.1%, housing benefits 1.2% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 3.0%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Seine-Maritime?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 3,358 burglaries of homes in Seine-Maritime in 2025, 5.1 per 1,000 dwellings (41st lowest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 15% fewer than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Seine-Maritime dangerous?
Seine-Maritime recorded 3.53 victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents in 2025 (4,453 people), 19th 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 Seine-Maritime spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €248.00 million in 2025, €194 per resident (15th highest of 94 councils), against €245.96 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 Seine-Maritime had 3.9 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 3.0% of income in Seine-Maritime in 2023, 18th highest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Seine-Maritime reached 4,959 victims in 2025, 3.93 per 1,000 residents, up from 2,154 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 2,739 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Seine-Maritime in 2025, a rate of 2.17 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 529 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Seine-Maritime (0.42 per 1,000 residents) and 8,136 people reported card or payment fraud (6.5 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 12 homicide victims were recorded in Seine-Maritime in 2025, along with 53 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Seine-Maritime compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Seine-Maritime ranks 32 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 35 | Allier | 16.4% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Seine-Maritime ranks 18 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Hérault | 3.1% |
| 16 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 3.1% |
| 17 | Lozère | 3.0% |
| 18 | Seine-Maritime | 3.0% |
| 19 | Cher | 3.0% |
| 20 | Allier | 3.0% |
| 21 | Haute-Marne | 3.0% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Seine-Maritime ranks 61 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 64 | Martinique | 5.0 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Seine-Maritime ranks 19 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Alpes-Maritimes | 3.76 |
| 17 | Marne | 3.73 |
| 18 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 3.54 |
| 19 | Seine-Maritime | 3.53 |
| 20 | Haute-Marne | 3.45 |
| 21 | Meuse | 3.38 |
| 22 | Yonne | 3.37 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Seine-Maritime ranks 28 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Vosges | 2.18 |
| 26 | Haute-Marne | 2.17 |
| 27 | Mayenne | 2.17 |
| 28 | Seine-Maritime | 2.17 |
| 29 | Deux-Sèvres | 2.11 |
| 30 | Ariège | 2.11 |
| 31 | Oise | 2.11 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Seine-Maritime ranks 15 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Cher | €200 |
| 13 | Territoire de Belfort | €196 |
| 14 | Aube | €194 |
| 15 | Seine-Maritime | €194 |
| 16 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | €193 |
| 17 | Val-d'Oise | €190 |
| 18 | Nièvre | €189 |
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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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