Poverty and living standards in Gard (Occitanie, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Gard was 21.0% in 2023, 5.1 points higher than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 8th highest of 97 departements.
How many people in Gard depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 6.7% of household disposable income in Gard in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 2.0%, housing benefits 1.4% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 3.3%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Gard?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 2,629 burglaries of homes in Gard in 2025, 5.9 per 1,000 dwellings (37th highest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 26% fewer than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Gard dangerous?
Gard recorded 3.08 victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents in 2025 (2,378 people), 37th 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 Gard spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €197.48 million in 2025, €254 per resident (3rd highest of 94 councils), against €185.39 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 Gard had 4.3 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 3.3% of income in Gard in 2023, 12th highest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Gard reached 2,680 victims in 2025, 3.48 per 1,000 residents, up from 1,186 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 1,348 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Gard in 2025, a rate of 1.75 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 723 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Gard (0.94 per 1,000 residents) and 5,306 people reported card or payment fraud (6.9 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 21 homicide victims were recorded in Gard in 2025, along with 38 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Gard compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Gard ranks 8 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Vaucluse | 21.4% |
| 6 | Aude | 21.2% |
| 7 | Hérault | 21.0% |
| 8 | Gard | 21.0% |
| 9 | Nord | 20.7% |
| 10 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 20.3% |
| 11 | Ariège | 20.0% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Gard ranks 12 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ardennes | 3.3% |
| 10 | Creuse | 3.3% |
| 11 | Nièvre | 3.3% |
| 12 | Gard | 3.3% |
| 13 | Somme | 3.2% |
| 14 | Haute-Corse | 3.2% |
| 15 | Hérault | 3.1% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Gard ranks 37 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Val-de-Marne | 6.0 |
| 35 | Aude | 5.9 |
| 36 | Ardennes | 5.9 |
| 37 | Gard | 5.9 |
| 38 | Mayenne | 5.9 |
| 39 | Nièvre | 5.9 |
| 40 | Vienne | 5.8 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Gard ranks 37 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Hautes-Alpes | 3.12 |
| 35 | Essonne | 3.10 |
| 36 | Aisne | 3.09 |
| 37 | Gard | 3.08 |
| 38 | Isère | 3.07 |
| 39 | Vosges | 3.06 |
| 40 | Oise | 3.01 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Gard ranks 73 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Côte-d’Or | 1.79 |
| 71 | Territoire de Belfort | 1.78 |
| 72 | Haute-Garonne | 1.76 |
| 73 | Gard | 1.75 |
| 74 | Finistère | 1.74 |
| 75 | Alpes-Maritimes | 1.74 |
| 76 | Savoie | 1.74 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Gard ranks 3 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadeloupe | €654 |
| 2 | Aude | €269 |
| 3 | Gard | €254 |
| 4 | Nord | €236 |
| 5 | Bouches-du-Rhône | €225 |
| 6 | Hérault | €220 |
| 7 | Aisne | €217 |
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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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