Cahors, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 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: 22,756 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 | 52 | 259.4 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 77 | 384 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 101 | 503.7 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 10 | 49.9 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 227 | 1,132.2 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 60 | 299.3 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 28 | 139.7 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 100 | 498.8 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 22 | 109.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 146 | 728.2 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 33 | 164.6 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 308 | 1,536.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 117 | 583.5 | 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 | 52 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 178 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 437 |
| Drugs | 179 |
| Damage and public order | 308 |
| Other | 117 |
Questions about crime in Cahors
- Is Cahors safe?
- Cahors: 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 Cahors?
- Cahors: Weighted crime: 22,756 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Sainte-Valérie 480 m
- School: École primaire Bellevue 530 m
- School: Ensemble Scolaire Saint-Etienne - Site des Mirepoises - Lycée Générale et Technologique 630 m
- School: École maternelle Jean Calvet 640 m
- School: Groupe scolaire Jean Calvet 640 m
- Bus stop: Ségala 140 m
- Bus stop: Ségala 160 m
- Bus stop: Barbacane 190 m
- Railway station: Cahors 940 m
- Doctor or clinic: Dispensaire 910 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Cahors 1.3 km
- Supermarket: Spar 670 m
- Supermarket: Biocoop 1.0 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Figeac 1/10
Mayors of Cahors since 2014
Cahors: Union of the left. Département president: Serge Rigal (Other left)
Vivien COSTE · Union of the left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Jean-Luc MARX
October 2023 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Cahors ▲ +11% · France ▲ +2%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Marc VAYSSOUZE-FAURE · Union of the left
May 2020 – October 2023
excludes types not published for this commune
Cahors ▲ +12% · France ▲ +3%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Marc VAYSSOUZE-FAURE · Socialist
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Cahors ▲ +6% · France ▲ +1%
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).
