Vars, Hautes-Alpes, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in France · 5/10 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: 35,464 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 | 21 | 3,571.4 | 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 | 35 | 5,952.4 | 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 | 6 | 1,020.4 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | not published | - | 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 | 6 |
| Other | not published |
Questions about crime in Vars
- Is Vars safe?
- Vars: Safety 1 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 Vars?
- Vars: Weighted crime: 35,464 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
3/10 Living 3 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 2.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 1/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 5/10
- Supermarkets: 3/10
Nearest places
- Doctor or clinic: Centre médical de la Maison Blanche 3.9 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier d'Embrun 18.4 km
- Supermarket 7.7 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour 9.5 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
Mayors of Vars since 2014
Vars: no party label (small commune). Département president: Jean-Marie Bernard (Union of the right)
Jérôme HOSSZU
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Dominique LAUDRE
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Vars ▼ −31% · France ▲ +18%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Dominique LAUDRE
September 2017 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Jean-Pierre BOULET
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).
