Besançon, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in France · 6/10 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: 23,543 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 | 296 | 249.8 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 559 | 471.8 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 645 | 544.4 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 23 | 19.4 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 106 | 89.5 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 1,341 | 1,131.8 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 207 | 174.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 165 | 139.3 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 371 | 313.1 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 111 | 93.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 905 | 763.8 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 344 | 290.3 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 1,221 | 1,030.5 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 795 | 670.9 | 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 | 296 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 1,204 |
| Robbery | 129 |
| Theft and burglary | 2,195 |
| Drugs | 1,249 |
| Damage and public order | 1,221 |
| Other | 795 |
Questions about crime in Besançon
- Is Besançon safe?
- Besançon: Safety 2 out of 10 (High 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 Besançon?
- Besançon: Weighted crime: 23,543 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Albert Camus 190 m
- School: Collège Albert Camus 250 m
- School 380 m
- School: École Montessori Grandir Ensemble 390 m
- School: École primaire Saint-Claude 510 m
- Bus stop: Collège Camus 150 m
- Bus stop: Collège Camus 150 m
- Bus stop: Reclus 200 m
- Railway station: Besançon-Viotte 1.6 km
- Tram or metro stop: Gare Viotte 1.7 km
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet des Hauts de Saint-Claude 140 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier régional universitaire Jean Minjoz 5.2 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 690 m
- Supermarket: Netto 750 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Saint-Vit 3/10
- Valdahon 5/10
- Baume-les-Dames 2/10
- Pontarlier 4/10
- Morteau 5/10
- Villers-le-Lac 9/10
- Montbéliard 2/10
- Valentigney 5/10
Mayors of Besançon since 2014
Besançon: Other right. Département president: Christine Bouquin (Union of the right)
Ludovic FAGAUT · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Anne VIGNOT · Union of the left
June 2020 – March 2026
Besançon 0% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Louis FOUSSERET · Union of the left
April 2014 – June 2020
figures start in 2016
Besançon ▼ −3% · France 0%
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).
