Brioude, 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: 28,238 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 | 27 | 413.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 49 | 750.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 34 | 520.9 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 47 | 720.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 19 | 291.1 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 20 | 306.4 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 14 | 214.5 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 49 | 750.7 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 17 | 260.5 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 76 | 1,164.4 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 56 | 858 | 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 | 27 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 83 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | 66 |
| Damage and public order | 76 |
| Other | 56 |
Questions about crime in Brioude
- Is Brioude safe?
- Brioude: 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 Brioude?
- Brioude: Weighted crime: 28,238 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École élémentaire privée Institution Sainte-Thérèse 300 m
- School: Groupe scolaire Jean Pradier 380 m
- School: École maternelle Victor Hugo 380 m
- School 390 m
- School: École élémentaire Jules Ferry 430 m
- Railway station: Brioude 640 m
- Doctor or clinic 460 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Brioude 290 m
- Supermarket: Casino 430 m
- Supermarket: Netto 760 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Le Puy-en-Velay 1/10
- Yssingeaux 6/10
- Monistrol-sur-Loire 4/10
- Aurec-sur-Loire 8/10
- Sainte-Sigolène 10/10
Mayors of Brioude since 2014
Brioude: Other right. Département president: Marie-Agnès Petit (The Republicans)
Jean-Luc VACHELARD · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Jean-Luc VACHELARD · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Brioude ▼ −4% · France ▲ +7%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Jacques FAUCHER · Other right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Brioude ▲ +30% · France ▲ +2%
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).
