“Burglaries on the Rise in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: INSEE Study Reveals Disparate Trends by Department and Area”

At the national level, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is the third region of France the most robbed metropolitan area behind Île-de-France and Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, according to data from the national police and gerndarmerie. But by zooming in more precisely, the situation is very disparate depending on the departments. The Rhône is the second most affected department in the metropolis with 10.2 burglaries per 1,000 dwellings, and therefore by far the most affected department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. On the Auvergne side, it is Puy-de-Dome which is the most affected with 6.9 burglaries per 1000 homes, above the national average. Conversely, Allier, Haute-Loire and especially Cantal with only 170 burglaries recorded in 2022 are much less affected.

Source : INSEE

According to INSEE, it is not good to live in urban areas. Three out of four home burglaries are carried out in dense urban areas. In effect, “the more populated the area of ​​attraction of cities, the higher the share of burglaries” informs us of the survey. For example, the urban area of ​​Clermont-Ferrand has 8.7 burglaries per 1,000 dwellings, while that of Thiers has 3.7 per 1,000.

It should be noted that criminals also target the wealthiest towns, but are only very interested in second homes. The share of second homes in the most burglarized municipalities is 3.7%, while it is 29.3% in towns with no burglaries.