Poverty and living standards in Tarn (Occitanie, France): official figures
16.4% of people in Tarn lived below the poverty line (60% of the national median living standard) in 2023, 36th highest of 97 departements; the rate for metropolitan France was 15.9%.
How many people in Tarn depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 5.6% of household disposable income in Tarn in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.8%, housing benefits 1.1% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 2.7%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Tarn?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,362 burglaries of homes in Tarn in 2025, 6.2 per 1,000 dwellings (25th highest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 17% fewer than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Tarn dangerous?
Tarn recorded 2.15 victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents in 2025 (855 people), 9th 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 Tarn spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €68.94 million in 2025, €170 per resident (28th highest of 94 councils), against €62.57 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 Tarn had 3.7 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 2.7% of income in Tarn in 2023, 30th highest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Tarn reached 1,151 victims in 2025, 2.90 per 1,000 residents, up from 449 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 656 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Tarn in 2025, a rate of 1.65 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 271 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Tarn (0.68 per 1,000 residents) and 2,096 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
- 7 homicide victims were recorded in Tarn in 2025, along with 19 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Tarn compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Tarn ranks 36 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Moselle | 16.6% |
| 34 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 16.6% |
| 35 | Allier | 16.4% |
| 36 | Tarn | 16.4% |
| 37 | Rhône | 16.3% |
| 38 | Orne | 16.3% |
| 39 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 16.1% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Tarn ranks 30 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Vaucluse | 2.8% |
| 28 | Yonne | 2.7% |
| 29 | Charente | 2.7% |
| 30 | Tarn | 2.7% |
| 31 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 2.7% |
| 32 | Meuse | 2.6% |
| 33 | Vosges | 2.6% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Tarn ranks 25 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Hérault | 6.3 |
| 23 | Saône-et-Loire | 6.2 |
| 24 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 6.2 |
| 25 | Tarn | 6.2 |
| 26 | Seine-et-Marne | 6.2 |
| 27 | Eure-et-Loir | 6.2 |
| 28 | Lot-et-Garonne | 6.1 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Tarn ranks 93 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Finistère | 2.20 |
| 91 | Haute-Loire | 2.17 |
| 92 | Ain | 2.16 |
| 93 | Tarn | 2.15 |
| 94 | Haute-Corse | 2.14 |
| 95 | Dordogne | 2.13 |
| 96 | Aveyron | 2.08 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Tarn ranks 87 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | Val-d'Oise | 1.68 |
| 85 | Val-de-Marne | 1.66 |
| 86 | Saône-et-Loire | 1.66 |
| 87 | Tarn | 1.65 |
| 88 | Bas-Rhin | 1.65 |
| 89 | Vaucluse | 1.65 |
| 90 | Haute-Savoie | 1.65 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Tarn ranks 28 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Lot-et-Garonne | €178 |
| 26 | Haute-Garonne | €172 |
| 27 | Yonne | €172 |
| 28 | Tarn | €170 |
| 29 | Marne | €165 |
| 30 | Gironde | €161 |
| 31 | Orne | €161 |
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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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