L'Escale, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 9 out of 10 Very low crime
9/10 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: 7,471 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 | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | not published | - | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | not published | - | 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 | 9 | 630.7 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 13 | 911 | 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 | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 9 |
| Other | 13 |
Questions about crime in L'Escale
- Is L'Escale safe?
- L'Escale: Safety 9 out of 10 (Very 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 L'Escale?
- L'Escale: Weighted crime: 7,471 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 2/10
- Health: 5/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: SESSAD La Durance 1.1 km
- School 1.1 km
- School: École des hamaux 1.3 km
- Railway station: Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban 3.6 km
- Doctor or clinic: Maison de Santé 2 4.2 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Digne-les-Bains 11.3 km
- Supermarket: Auchan Supermarché 2.7 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché 7.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban 3/10
- Sisteron 3/10
- Digne-les-Bains 3/10
- Oraison 5/10
- Forcalquier 5/10
- Manosque 3/10
Mayors of L'Escale since 2014
L'Escale: no party label (small commune). Département president: Eliane Barreille (The Republicans)
Claude FIAERT
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Claude FIAERT
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
L'Escale ▼ −14% · France ▼ −10%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Claude FIAERT · Other left
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
L'Escale ▼ −62% · France ▼ −5%
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).
