Saint-Benoît, La Réunion, 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: 25,367 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 | 106 | 274.6 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 285 | 738.3 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 318 | 823.7 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 24 | 62.2 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 178 | 461.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 65 | 168.4 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 19 | 49.2 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 79 | 204.6 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 13 | 33.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 153 | 396.3 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 12 | 31.1 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 294 | 761.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 106 | 274.6 | 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 | 106 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 603 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 354 |
| Drugs | 165 |
| Damage and public order | 294 |
| Other | 106 |
Questions about crime in Saint-Benoît
- Is Saint-Benoît safe?
- Saint-Benoît: 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 Saint-Benoît?
- Saint-Benoît: Weighted crime: 25,367 per 100,000 people (2025).
Other places nearby
- Bras-Panon 4/10
- La Plaine-des-Palmistes 4/10
- Salazie 4/10
- Saint-André 3/10
- Sainte-Rose 5/10
- Sainte-Suzanne 5/10
- Le Tampon 4/10
- Cilaos 4/10
Mayors of Saint-Benoît since 2014
Saint-Benoît: Other left. Département president: Cyrille Melchior (Union of the right)
Patrice SELLY · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Patrice SELLY · Other left
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Saint-Benoît ▲ +33% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean Claude FRUTEAU · Union of the left
March 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Saint-Benoît ▲ +8% · France ▼ −13%
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).
