Forcalquier, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 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: 13,345 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 | 6 | 114.9 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 18 | 344.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 19 | 363.8 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 23 | 440.4 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 12 | 229.8 | 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 | 24 | 459.6 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | not published | - | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 33 | 631.9 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 38 | 727.7 | 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 | 6 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 37 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 33 |
| Other | 38 |
Questions about crime in Forcalquier
- Is Forcalquier safe?
- Forcalquier: Safety 5 out of 10 (Average 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 Forcalquier?
- Forcalquier: Weighted crime: 13,345 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 3/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire privée Jeanne d'Arc 290 m
- School: École maternelle Fontauris 440 m
- School: École Léon Espariat 640 m
- School: Collège Henri Laugier 1.0 km
- Bus stop: Forcalquier - Place Martial Sicard 390 m
- Bus stop: Forcalquier - École maternelle Fontauris 390 m
- Bus stop: Forcalquier - Place Martial Sicard 400 m
- Doctor or clinic 6.4 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier intercommunal des Alpes du Sud 29.1 km
- Supermarket: Biocoop 580 m
- Supermarket: Intermarché 670 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Oraison 5/10
- Manosque 3/10
- Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban 3/10
- Sisteron 3/10
- Digne-les-Bains 3/10
Mayors of Forcalquier since 2014
Forcalquier: Other right. Département president: Eliane Barreille (The Republicans)
David GEHANT · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
David GEHANT · Other right
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Forcalquier ▲ +6% · France ▲ +24%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Gérard AVRIL
July 2017 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Christophe CASTANER · Socialist
about March 2014 – date unknown
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
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).
