Poverty and living standards in Lot (Occitanie, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Lot was 15.8% in 2023, 0.1 points lower than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 45th highest of 97 departements.
How many people in Lot depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 4.7% of household disposable income in Lot in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.4%, housing benefits 0.9% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 2.4%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Lot?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 668 burglaries of homes in Lot in 2025, 5.5 per 1,000 dwellings (50th highest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 16% more than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Lot dangerous?
Lot recorded 2.61 victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents in 2025 (461 people), 37th 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 Lot spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €27.37 million in 2025, €151 per resident (44th highest of 94 councils), against €22.51 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 Lot had 3.8 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 2.4% of income in Lot in 2023, 42nd highest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Lot reached 534 victims in 2025, 3.03 per 1,000 residents, up from 174 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 317 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Lot in 2025, a rate of 1.80 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 85 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Lot (0.48 per 1,000 residents) and 1,135 people reported card or payment fraud (6.4 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 2 homicide victims were recorded in Lot in 2025, along with 1 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Lot compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Lot ranks 45 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Haute-Marne | 16.0% |
| 43 | Cher | 15.9% |
| 44 | Haute-Garonne | 15.9% |
| 45 | Lot | 15.8% |
| 46 | Marne | 15.8% |
| 47 | Vosges | 15.8% |
| 48 | Indre | 15.8% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Lot ranks 42 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Vienne | 2.5% |
| 40 | Orne | 2.5% |
| 41 | Haute-Saône | 2.5% |
| 42 | Lot | 2.4% |
| 43 | Haute-Garonne | 2.4% |
| 44 | Corse-du-Sud | 2.4% |
| 45 | Eure | 2.4% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Lot ranks 50 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Charente | 5.5 |
| 48 | Loiret | 5.5 |
| 49 | Eure | 5.5 |
| 50 | Lot | 5.5 |
| 51 | Morbihan | 5.5 |
| 52 | Aisne | 5.5 |
| 53 | Oise | 5.5 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Lot ranks 65 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Charente-Maritime | 2.69 |
| 63 | Côte-d’Or | 2.68 |
| 64 | Eure | 2.64 |
| 65 | Lot | 2.61 |
| 66 | Ardèche | 2.61 |
| 67 | Jura | 2.61 |
| 68 | Orne | 2.57 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Lot ranks 68 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | Hérault | 1.81 |
| 66 | Isère | 1.81 |
| 67 | Loir-et-Cher | 1.80 |
| 68 | Lot | 1.80 |
| 69 | Rhône | 1.79 |
| 70 | Côte-d’Or | 1.79 |
| 71 | Territoire de Belfort | 1.78 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Lot ranks 44 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | €152 |
| 42 | Essonne | €152 |
| 43 | Dordogne | €152 |
| 44 | Lot | €151 |
| 45 | Moselle | €151 |
| 46 | Indre-et-Loire | €150 |
| 47 | Meuse | €148 |
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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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