Courpière, 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: 13,127 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 | 23 | 552.1 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 19 | 456.1 | 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 | 9 | 216 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | not published | - | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 5 | 120 | 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 | not published | - | 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 | 29 | 696.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 19 | 456.1 | 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 | 42 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 29 |
| Other | 19 |
Questions about crime in Courpière
- Is Courpière safe?
- Courpière: 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 Courpière?
- Courpière: Weighted crime: 13,127 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle et primaire Saint-Pierre 270 m
- School: École maternelle 400 m
- School: École élémentaire Jean Zay 460 m
- School: Collège et Lycée Saint-Pierre 1.1 km
- Bus stop: Gare SNCF 280 m
- Railway station: Courpière 300 m
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet d'Infirmiers 330 m
- A&E: Centre Hospitalier de Thiers 11.3 km
- Supermarket: Spar 280 m
- Supermarket: Les Comptoirs De La Bio 340 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Thiers 2/10
- Lezoux 5/10
- Pont-du-Château 6/10
- Vic-le-Comte 8/10
- Lempdes 7/10
- Le Cendre 9/10
- Cournon-d'Auvergne 6/10
- Ambert 4/10
Mayors of Courpière since 2014
Courpière: Other left. Département president: Lionel Chauvin (Union of the right)
Laurent CLIVILLÉ · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Laurent CLIVILLÉ
April 2023 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Courpière ▼ −11% · France ▲ +3%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Christiane SAMSON · Union of the left
July 2020 – April 2023
excludes types not published for this commune
Courpière ▲ +5% · France ▲ +14%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Christiane SAMSON · Union of the left
March 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Courpière ▼ −19% · France ▼ −14%
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).
