Carentan-les-Marais, 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: 14,232 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 | 264.2 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 34 | 332.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 16 | 156.6 | 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 | 47 | 460 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 23 | 225.1 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 10 | 97.9 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 20 | 195.7 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 42 | 411 | 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 | 70 | 685.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 50 | 489.3 | 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 | 27 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 50 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 70 |
| Other | 50 |
Questions about crime in Carentan-les-Marais
- Is Carentan-les-Marais safe?
- Carentan-les-Marais: 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 Carentan-les-Marais?
- Carentan-les-Marais: Weighted crime: 14,232 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 3/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- School 1.1 km
- Railway station: Carentan 2.4 km
- A&E: Centre Hospitalier Mémorial 23.6 km
- Supermarket: Centre Commercial E. Leclerc 1.5 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 3.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Saint-Lô 3/10
- Valognes 4/10
- Coutances 2/10
- Bricquebec-en-Cotentin 10/10
- Cherbourg-en-Cotentin 5/10
- La Hague 10/10
- Granville 3/10
- Avranches 3/10
Mayors of Carentan-les-Marais since 2014
Carentan-les-Marais: Other right. Département president: Jean Morin (Other right)
Rosine LESIEUR · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Jean-Pierre LHONNEUR · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Carentan-les-Marais ▲ +5% · France ▲ +7%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Pierre LHONNEUR · Other right
January 2019 – May 2020
excludes types not published for this commune
Carentan-les-Marais ▲ +20% · France ▲ +2%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Daniel HAMCHIN
about March 2014 – January 2016
commune merged in 2016
No published figures for this term
Jean-Marc DARTHENAY
about March 2014 – January 2017
commune merged in 2017
No published figures for this term
André TOURAINNE
about March 2014 – January 2019
figures start in 2016
commune merged in 2019
excludes types not published for this commune
Carentan-les-Marais ▲ +15% · France ▼ −1%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Pierre LHONNEUR · Other right
about March 2014 – January 2016
commune merged in 2016
No published figures for this term
Pierre VIOLETTE
about March 2014 – January 2019
figures start in 2016
commune merged in 2019
excludes types not published for this commune
Carentan-les-Marais ▲ +15% · France ▼ −1%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Raymond BROTIN
about March 2014 – January 2016
commune merged in 2016
No published figures for this term
Hubert LHONNEUR
about March 2014 – January 2019
figures start in 2016
commune merged in 2019
excludes types not published for this commune
Carentan-les-Marais ▲ +15% · France ▼ −1%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Danièle GIOT
about March 2014 – January 2016
commune merged in 2016
No published figures for this term
Louis FAUNY · Other right
about March 2014 – January 2019
figures start in 2016
commune merged in 2019
excludes types not published for this commune
Carentan-les-Marais ▲ +15% · France ▼ −1%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Michel NEEL
about March 2014 – January 2017
commune merged in 2017
No published figures for this term
Jean-Claude HAIZE
about March 2014 – January 2017
commune merged in 2017
No published figures for this term
Geneviève GUIOC
about March 2014 – January 2019
figures start in 2016
commune merged in 2019
excludes types not published for this commune
Carentan-les-Marais ▲ +15% · France ▼ −1%
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).
