2Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 in France · 6/10 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: 26,634 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 | 262 | 151.3 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 678 | 391.6 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 747 | 431.5 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 46 | 26.6 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 766 | 442.4 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 2,643 | 1,526.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 1,005 | 580.5 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 484 | 279.5 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 1,844 | 1,065.1 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 633 | 365.6 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 1,426 | 823.6 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 105 | 60.6 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 2,631 | 1,519.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 1,216 | 702.3 | 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 | 262 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 1,425 |
| Robbery | 812 |
| Theft and burglary | 6,609 |
| Drugs | 1,531 |
| Damage and public order | 2,631 |
| Other | 1,216 |
Questions about crime in Saint-Étienne
- Is Saint-Étienne safe?
- Saint-Étienne: Safety 2 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 Saint-Étienne?
- Saint-Étienne: Weighted crime: 26,634 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- School: École élémentaire Rosa Parks 1.1 km
- School: École élémentaire Paillon 1.2 km
- School: École maternelle Rosa Parks 1.2 km
- School: École maternelle Tardy 1.3 km
- School: École élémentaire Tardy 1.4 km
- Railway station: Saint-Étienne-le-Clapier 1.7 km
- Tram or metro stop: Campus Tréfilerie 1.9 km
- Doctor or clinic: Service de santé au travail du BTP 1.4 km
- A&E: Clinique mutualiste chirurgicale 2.4 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour 1.6 km
- Supermarket: La Vie Claire 1.9 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- La Ricamarie 2/10
- Roche-la-Molière 8/10
- Saint-Genest-Lerpt 8/10
- Le Chambon-Feugerolles 4/10
- Villars 5/10
- Saint-Priest-en-Jarez 4/10
- Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds 8/10
- La Talaudière 5/10
