Basse-Terre, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in France · 5/10 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: 36,592 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 | 33 | 350.4 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 64 | 679.6 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 109 | 1,157.5 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 8 | 85 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 14 | 148.7 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 84 | 892 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 47 | 499.1 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 82 | 870.8 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 6 | 63.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 125 | 1,327.4 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 6 | 63.7 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 131 | 1,391.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 40 | 424.8 | 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 | 33 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 173 |
| Robbery | 22 |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | 131 |
| Damage and public order | 131 |
| Other | 40 |
Questions about crime in Basse-Terre
- Is Basse-Terre safe?
- Basse-Terre: Safety 1 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 Basse-Terre?
- Basse-Terre: Weighted crime: 36,592 per 100,000 people (2025).
Other places nearby
- Gourbeyre 3/10
- Baillif 2/10
- Saint-Claude 5/10
- Trois-Rivières 2/10
- Vieux-Habitants 6/10
- Capesterre-Belle-Eau 3/10
- Bouillante 2/10
- Goyave 2/10
Mayors of Basse-Terre since 2014
Basse-Terre: Socialist. Département president: Guy Losbar (Other centre)
André ATALLAH · Socialist
since March 2026
Too early to compare
André ATALLAH · Socialist
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Basse-Terre ▲ +32% · France ▲ +23%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Marie-Luce PENCHARD
May 2014 – July 2020
sources disagree on who was maire in 2014–2020
Lucette MICHAUX-CHEVRY · The Republicans
about March 2014 – May 2014
sources disagree on who was maire in 2014–2020
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).
