Behren-lès-Forbach, 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: 14,182 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 | 32 | 519 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 33 | 535.2 | 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 | 28 | 454.1 | 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 | 17 | 275.7 | 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 | 61 | 989.3 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 17 | 275.7 | 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 | 65 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 61 |
| Other | 17 |
Questions about crime in Behren-lès-Forbach
- Is Behren-lès-Forbach safe?
- Behren-lès-Forbach: 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 Behren-lès-Forbach?
- Behren-lès-Forbach: Weighted crime: 14,182 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire Centre Pasteur 210 m
- School: École maternelle Louis Pasteur 380 m
- School: Section d'enseignement général et professionnel adapté du Collège Robert Schuman 830 m
- School: Collège Robert Schuman 880 m
- School: École primaire Erckmann-Chatrian 1.2 km
- Bus stop: Église 90 m
- Railway station: Forbach 4.1 km
- Doctor or clinic: Centre de la Vision - Docteur Michel Zaoui 920 m
- A&E: CaritasKlinikum Saarbrücken St. Theresia 9.1 km
- Supermarket: Coccimarket 810 m
- Supermarket: Super U 2.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Stiring-Wendel 6/10
- Forbach 3/10
- Petite-Rosselle 8/10
- Farébersviller 5/10
- Freyming-Merlebach 5/10
- Sarreguemines 3/10
- Hombourg-Haut 9/10
- L'Hôpital 6/10
Mayors of Behren-lès-Forbach since 2014
Behren-lès-Forbach: Other. Département president: Patrick Weiten (Union of the right)
Gabriel WEBER · Other
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Dominique FERRAU · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Behren-lès-Forbach ▲ +11% · France ▲ +10%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Dominique FERRAU · Other right
April 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Behren-lès-Forbach ▼ −13% · France ▲ +3%
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).
