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Nice, 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: 23,863 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 | 726 | 202.9 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 1,645 | 459.8 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 1,761 | 492.3 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 48 | 13.4 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 450 | 125.8 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 5,714 | 1,597.3 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 1,454 | 406.4 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 911 | 254.7 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 1,299 | 363.1 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 282 | 78.8 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 2,864 | 800.6 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 900 | 251.6 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 3,399 | 950.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 2,554 | 713.9 | 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 | 726 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 3,406 |
| Robbery | 498 |
| Theft and burglary | 9,660 |
| Drugs | 3,764 |
| Damage and public order | 3,399 |
| Other | 2,554 |
Questions about crime in Nice
- Is Nice safe?
- Nice: 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 Nice?
- Nice: Weighted crime: 23,863 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Cité Mixte du Parc Impérial 230 m
- School: École élémentaire Saint-Philippe 400 m
- School: École maternelle Saint-Philippe 410 m
- School: Section d'enseignement professionnel - Lycée Polyvalent Estienne d'Orves - Rive Gauche 440 m
- School: École Azurlingua 500 m
- Bus stop: Les Cliniques 50 m
- Bus stop: Les Cliniques 70 m
- Bus stop: Tzaréwitch 140 m
- Railway station: Parc Impérial 350 m
- Tram or metro stop: Alsace Lorraine 690 m
- Doctor or clinic: Clinique Atlantis 60 m
- A&E: Fondation Lenval - Hôpital pour Enfants 1.8 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché Express 540 m
- Supermarket: Italian Discount Market 720 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Saint-André-de-la-Roche 6/10
- Villefranche-sur-Mer 3/10
- Saint-Laurent-du-Var 4/10
- La Gaude 9/10
- La Trinité 3/10
- Cagnes-sur-Mer 4/10
- Drap 6/10
- Carros 4/10
