Metz, 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: 24,761 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 | 263 | 214.6 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 584 | 476.5 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 735 | 599.6 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 22 | 17.9 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 129 | 105.2 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 1,879 | 1,533 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 409 | 333.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 171 | 139.5 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 951 | 775.9 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 166 | 135.4 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 586 | 478.1 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 148 | 120.7 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 1,359 | 1,108.7 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 713 | 581.7 | 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 | 263 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 1,319 |
| Robbery | 151 |
| Theft and burglary | 3,576 |
| Drugs | 734 |
| Damage and public order | 1,359 |
| Other | 713 |
Questions about crime in Metz
- Is Metz safe?
- Metz: 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 Metz?
- Metz: Weighted crime: 24,761 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 Queuleu Les Petits Poucets 30 m
- School: École élémentaire Camille Hilaire 80 m
- School: Institution de La Salle 200 m
- School: École maternelle Les Roitelets 450 m
- School: École élémentaire Jean Burger 700 m
- Bus stop: Saint-Maximin 100 m
- Bus stop: Saint-Maximin 120 m
- Bus stop: Devilly 130 m
- Railway station: Metz 1.4 km
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet Infirmier 130 m
- A&E: Hôpital d'instruction des armées Legouest 1.2 km
- Supermarket: Match 420 m
- Supermarket: Auchan Supermarché 860 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Montigny-lès-Metz 6/10
- Marly 5/10
- Moulins-lès-Metz 3/10
- Woippy 3/10
- Maizières-lès-Metz 5/10
- Marange-Silvange 8/10
- Talange 4/10
- Hagondange 5/10
Mayors of Metz since 2014
Metz: Other right. Département president: Patrick Weiten (Union of the right)
François GROSDIDIER · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
François GROSDIDIER · The Republicans
June 2020 – March 2026
Metz ▲ +4% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Dominique GROS · Socialist
April 2014 – June 2020
figures start in 2016
Metz ▼ −1% · 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).
