Since the start of the health crisis, home burglaries have decreased in part of the national territory. The Alpes-Maritimes and the Var are no exception to this trend.
However, as evidenced by the figures from the Ministry of the Interior and INSEE for the year 2021, with a rate of 5.9 burglaries per 1,000 dwellings, the Var is within the French average (5.8%). , while its Maralpine neighbor is less affected: 4.5 burglaries per 1,000 homes.
The hyper-center of Nice particularly targeted
But this in-depth study also makes it possible to know the situation by district. For this, squares of 200 m side were established. They make it possible to establish an average of burglaries by zone, avoiding revealing the addresses of the victims.
The study focuses on urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants In the Alpes-Maritimes, the data thus lifts the veil on a large part of the coastal municipalities.
AT Nice, if certain wealthy neighborhoods are the target of burglars, on the heights of Fabron or north of Rimiez, with more than 13 burglaries per 1,000 dwellings, certain dwellings in the hyper-centre, south of Voie Mathis, are not spared from the phenomenon. Overall, few areas are below the national average (of 5.8). Just as on part of Villefranche sur mer.
To do this, you have to turn to the outskirts of the Riviera capital, as in La Gaude, Vence, Gattieres, Aspremont or sang et Murder.
The centers of Cannes and Antibes are not spared
This observation is also true for the west of the department. The centers of Cannes et Antibesjust like at Vallaurisare also more affected by burglaries, often with more than 9 offenses per 1,000 dwellings, when inland areas, such as Grasse, Peymenade, Mouans-Sartoux or Pegomas seem less affected.