Saint-Claude, Jura, 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: 21,432 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 | 27 | 322 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 42 | 500.8 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 47 | 560.5 | 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 | 47 | 560.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | not published | - | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 11 | 131.2 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 6 | 71.5 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 5 | 59.6 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 36 | 429.3 | 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 | 84 | 1,001.7 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 60 | 715.5 | 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 | 27 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 89 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 84 |
| Other | 60 |
Questions about crime in Saint-Claude
- Is Saint-Claude safe?
- Saint-Claude: 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 Saint-Claude?
- Saint-Claude: Weighted crime: 21,432 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
5/10 Living 5 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 3.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 1/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- Railway station: Saint-Claude 2.7 km
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet Médical La Bienne 2.7 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier Louis Jaillon 3.0 km
- Supermarket: Spar 2.3 km
- Supermarket: Colruyt 3.8 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Hauts de Bienne 3/10
- Champagnole 4/10
- Lons-le-Saunier 2/10
- Dole 3/10
Mayors of Saint-Claude since 2014
Saint-Claude: Other left. Département president: Gérôme Fassenet (The Republicans)
Frédéric PONCET · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Jean-Louis MILLET · Other right
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Saint-Claude ▲ +46% · France ▲ +24%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Louis MILLET · Other right
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Saint-Claude ▲ +16% · France ▼ −11%
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).
