Espéraza, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime
6/10 in France · 7/10 in the world
Compared with 33614 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 1255 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
Weighted crime: 12,582 per 100,000 people (2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by SSMSI (Ministère de l'Intérieur) (2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual offences | |||
| Sexual violence | not published | - | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 12 | 676.4 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | not published | - | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 9 | 507.3 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | not published | - | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | not published | - | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | not published | - | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 0 | 0 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 16 | 901.9 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 14 | 789.2 | 651.7 |
| Counts victims, in the commune where the victim lives, not where the fraud happened. | |||
Source: SSMSI (Ministère de l'Intérieur), updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Sexual offences | not published |
|---|---|
| Violence | not published |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 16 |
| Other | 14 |
Questions about crime in Espéraza
- Is Espéraza safe?
- Espéraza: Safety 6 out of 10 (Average crime). Compared with 33614 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 1255 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
- What is the crime rate in Espéraza?
- Espéraza: Weighted crime: 12,582 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 8/10
- Health: 5/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle 560 m
- School: École élémentaire Jules Ferry 620 m
- School: École primaire 1.9 km
- School 1.9 km
- Bus stop: Espéraza - Route de Perpignan 190 m
- Bus stop: Espéraza - Route de Perpignan 200 m
- Railway station: Espéraza 710 m
- Doctor or clinic: Docteur El Habchi 6.6 km
- A&E: Centre Hospitalier de Quillan 6.2 km
- Supermarket: 8 à Huit 510 m
- Supermarket: Intermarché 1.5 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Limoux 3/10
- Carcassonne 2/10
- Trèbes 6/10
- Castelnaudary 3/10
- Lézignan-Corbières 3/10
- Sigean 4/10
- Port-la-Nouvelle 1/10
- Narbonne 2/10
Mayors of Espéraza since 2014
Espéraza: no party label (small commune). Département president: Hélène Sandragné (Union of the left)
Christian SOULA
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Christian SOULA
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Espéraza ▲ +21% · France ▲ +7%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Georges REVERTE · Other
March 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Espéraza ▼ −39% · France ▼ −21%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Maires: Répertoire national des élus and Ministère de l'Intérieur election results. Crime: SSMSI. Licence Ouverte v2.0. Maires 2014: Ministère de l'Intérieur via IdeesLibres (ODbL).
