Ajaccio, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 7 out of 10 Low crime
7/10 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: 9,852 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 | 66 | 86.5 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 144 | 188.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 175 | 229.3 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 16 | 21 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 371 | 486.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 38 | 49.8 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 154 | 201.8 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 43 | 56.3 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 65 | 85.2 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 267 | 349.8 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 70 | 91.7 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 648 | 849.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 214 | 280.4 | 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 | 66 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 319 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 671 |
| Drugs | 337 |
| Damage and public order | 648 |
| Other | 214 |
Questions about crime in Ajaccio
- Is Ajaccio safe?
- Ajaccio: Safety 7 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 Ajaccio?
- Ajaccio: Weighted crime: 9,852 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: 8/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- School: EREA Sanguinaires 1.4 km
- School: École primaire de Castelluccio 1.5 km
- School: École élémentaire Résidences des Îles d'Ajaccio 1.6 km
- School: École maternelle Résidence des Îles d'Ajaccio 1.6 km
- School: École élémentaire Jardins de l'Empereur 1.8 km
- Railway station: Ajaccio 2.8 km
- Doctor or clinic 2.0 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier d'Ajaccio 6.0 km
- Supermarket: Spar 1.5 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 1.9 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Porto-Vecchio 2/10
Mayors of Ajaccio since 2014
Ajaccio: Other right. President of the Executive Council of Corsica: Gilles Giovannangeli (Regionalist)
Stéphane SBRAGGIA · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Stéphane SBRAGGIA
July 2022 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Ajaccio ▼ −9% · France ▲ +4%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Laurent MARCANGELI · Other right
May 2020 – July 2022
excludes types not published for this commune
Ajaccio 0% · France ▲ +2%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Laurent MARCANGELI · Union of the right
April 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
Ajaccio ▼ −13% · 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).
