Poverty and living standards in Alpes-Maritimes (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France): official figures
The poverty rate in Alpes-Maritimes was 17.7% in 2023, 1.8 points higher than the 15.9% rate for metropolitan France and 22nd highest of 97 departements.
How many people in Alpes-Maritimes depend on benefits?
Social benefits made up 4.2% of household disposable income in Alpes-Maritimes in 2023 (metropolitan France: 4.9%): family benefits 1.3%, housing benefits 0.9% and minimum social benefits such as the RSA 2.0%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the burglary rate in Alpes-Maritimes?
Police and gendarmerie recorded 3,398 burglaries of homes in Alpes-Maritimes in 2025, 4.3 per 1,000 dwellings (29th lowest of 101 departements; France 5.6), 42% fewer than in 2016.
Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copyIs Alpes-Maritimes dangerous?
Alpes-Maritimes recorded 3.76 victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents in 2025 (4,248 people), 16th 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 Alpes-Maritimes spend on RSA?
RSA minimum income payments cost the council €106.80 million in 2025, €95 per resident (17th lowest of 94 councils), against €132.46 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 Alpes-Maritimes had 5.4 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 2.0% of income in Alpes-Maritimes in 2023, 27th lowest of 97 departements. Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Domestic (intrafamily) physical violence recorded in Alpes-Maritimes reached 4,913 victims in 2025, 4.35 per 1,000 residents, up from 2,327 in 2016 (France: 3.76 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 1,961 victims of sexual violence were recorded in Alpes-Maritimes in 2025, a rate of 1.74 per 1,000 residents (France: 1.93). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- In 2025 1,409 people were implicated in drug trafficking in Alpes-Maritimes (1.25 per 1,000 residents) and 8,011 people reported card or payment fraud (7.1 per 1,000). Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
- 22 homicide victims were recorded in Alpes-Maritimes in 2025, along with 90 victims of attempted homicide. Source: Ministère de l'Intérieur, Service statistique ministériel de la sécurité intérieure (SSMSI) · saved copy
How Alpes-Maritimes compares with other departments in France
Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) (2023)
Alpes-Maritimes ranks 22 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Poverty rate (60% of median living standard, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Val-de-Marne | 18.4% |
| 20 | Aube | 18.1% |
| 21 | Corse-du-Sud | 17.9% |
| 22 | Alpes-Maritimes | 17.7% |
| 23 | Somme | 17.3% |
| 24 | Nièvre | 17.3% |
| 25 | Haute-Vienne | 17.1% |
Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) (2023)
Alpes-Maritimes ranks 71 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Minimum social benefits as a share of income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | Moselle | 2.1% |
| 69 | Corrèze | 2.1% |
| 70 | Loiret | 2.1% |
| 71 | Alpes-Maritimes | 2.0% |
| 72 | Doubs | 2.0% |
| 73 | Val-de-Marne | 2.0% |
| 74 | Landes | 2.0% |
Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings (2025)
Alpes-Maritimes ranks 73 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Home burglaries per 1,000 dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Finistère | 4.6 |
| 71 | Hauts-de-Seine | 4.6 |
| 72 | Bas-Rhin | 4.4 |
| 73 | Alpes-Maritimes | 4.3 |
| 74 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | 4.2 |
| 75 | Landes | 4.2 |
| 76 | Hautes-Pyrénées | 4.1 |
Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Alpes-Maritimes ranks 16 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of non-domestic physical violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Bouches-du-Rhône | 3.88 |
| 14 | Rhône | 3.84 |
| 15 | Hérault | 3.77 |
| 16 | Alpes-Maritimes | 3.76 |
| 17 | Marne | 3.73 |
| 18 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 3.54 |
| 19 | Seine-Maritime | 3.53 |
Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents (2025)
Alpes-Maritimes ranks 75 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Victims of sexual violence per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Haute-Garonne | 1.76 |
| 73 | Gard | 1.75 |
| 74 | Finistère | 1.74 |
| 75 | Alpes-Maritimes | 1.74 |
| 76 | Savoie | 1.74 |
| 77 | Seine-et-Marne | 1.72 |
| 78 | Essonne | 1.71 |
RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) (2025)
Alpes-Maritimes ranks 78 of 94, highest first.
| Rank | Area | RSA minimum income payments per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | Morbihan | €105 |
| 76 | Finistère | €96 |
| 77 | Manche | €95 |
| 78 | Alpes-Maritimes | €95 |
| 79 | Cantal | €91 |
| 80 | Aveyron | €90 |
| 81 | Jura | €85 |
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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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