Saint-Joseph, La Réunion, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 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: 14,018 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 | 94 | 239.8 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 173 | 441.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 106 | 270.4 | 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 | 125 | 318.8 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 13 | 33.2 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 23 | 58.7 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 15 | 38.3 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 11 | 28.1 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 95 | 242.3 | 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 | 133 | 339.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 93 | 237.2 | 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 | 94 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 279 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 187 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 133 |
| Other | 93 |
Questions about crime in Saint-Joseph
- Is Saint-Joseph safe?
- Saint-Joseph: Safety 5 out of 10 (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-Joseph?
- Saint-Joseph: Weighted crime: 14,018 per 100,000 people (2025).
Other places nearby
- Petite-Île 6/10
- Saint-Philippe 4/10
- Le Tampon 4/10
- Saint-Pierre 2/10
- La Plaine-des-Palmistes 4/10
- Sainte-Rose 5/10
- Entre-Deux 6/10
- Saint-Benoît 2/10
Mayors of Saint-Joseph since 2014
Saint-Joseph: Other left. Département president: Cyrille Melchior (Union of the right)
Patrick LEBRETON · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Patrick LEBRETON · Other left
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Saint-Joseph ▲ +7% · France ▲ +6%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Patrick LEBRETON · Socialist
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Saint-Joseph ▲ +25% · 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).
