Mérindol, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime
8/10 in France · 8/10 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: 7,911 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 | not published | - | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | not published | - | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | not published | - | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 5 | 219 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 12 | 525.6 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | not published | - | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | not published | - | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 0 | 0 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 24 | 1,051.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 18 | 788.4 | 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 | not published |
|---|---|
| Violence | not published |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 24 |
| Other | 18 |
Questions about crime in Mérindol
- Is Mérindol safe?
- Mérindol: Safety 8 out of 10 (Low 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 Mérindol?
- Mérindol: Weighted crime: 7,911 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 4.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 5/10
- Supermarkets: 4/10
Nearest places
- School: École de Mérindol 1.5 km
- Doctor or clinic 4.0 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier intercommunal de Cavaillon-Lauris 14.8 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché 4.1 km
- Supermarket: Les Comptoirs De La Bio 4.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Cavaillon 3/10
- L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue 4/10
- Apt 1/10
- Caumont-sur-Durance 6/10
- Le Thor 7/10
- Pernes-les-Fontaines 7/10
- Pertuis 4/10
- Morières-lès-Avignon 5/10
Mayors of Mérindol since 2014
Mérindol: no party label (small commune). Département president: Dominique Santoni (Union of the right)
Philippe BATOUX
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Philippe BATOUX
June 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Mérindol ▲ +41% · France ▼ −3%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jacqueline COMBE · Other right
March 2014 – June 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Mérindol ▼ −20% · 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).
