Briançon, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 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: 21,976 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 | 37 | 324.2 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 52 | 455.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 55 | 482 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 79 | 692.3 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 12 | 105.2 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 10 | 87.6 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 19 | 166.5 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 8 | 70.1 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 52 | 455.7 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 13 | 113.9 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 187 | 1,638.8 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 109 | 955.2 | 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 | 37 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 107 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 128 |
| Drugs | 65 |
| Damage and public order | 187 |
| Other | 109 |
Questions about crime in Briançon
- Is Briançon safe?
- Briançon: Safety 3 out of 10 (Above 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 Briançon?
- Briançon: Weighted crime: 21,976 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 4/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Les Artaillauds 960 m
- School: Section d'enseignement professionnel du Lycée polyvalent d'altitude Suzanne Joulié Roos 1.1 km
- School: École de Fontchristiane 1.1 km
- School: École primaire privée Carlhian Rippert 1.1 km
- School: Collège climatique Vauban 1.1 km
- Railway station: Briançon 1.9 km
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet Roche Méane 1.2 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier des Escartons 1.9 km
- Supermarket: Centre Commercial E.Leclerc 1.7 km
- Supermarket: Fresh 1.8 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
Mayors of Briançon since 2014
Briançon: Other right. Département president: Jean-Marie Bernard (Union of the right)
Arnaud MURGIA · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Arnaud MURGIA · Union of the right
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Briançon ▲ +63% · France ▲ +23%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Gérard FROMM · Socialist
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Briançon ▼ −18% · France ▼ −12%
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).
