Canet-en-Roussillon, 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: 28,271 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 | 31 | 234.4 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 53 | 400.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 77 | 582.1 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 20 | 151.2 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 291 | 2,200 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 91 | 688 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 49 | 370.5 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 82 | 619.9 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 18 | 136.1 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 56 | 423.4 | 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 | 308 | 2,328.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 170 | 1,285.2 | 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 | 31 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 130 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 531 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 308 |
| Other | 170 |
Questions about crime in Canet-en-Roussillon
- Is Canet-en-Roussillon safe?
- Canet-en-Roussillon: 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 Canet-en-Roussillon?
- Canet-en-Roussillon: Weighted crime: 28,271 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.7 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelles Les mouettes 1.4 km
- School: École élémentaire Charles Renouvier 1.5 km
- Doctor or clinic: Centre médical 2.2 km
- A&E: Polyclinique Médipôle Saint-Roch 5.6 km
- Supermarket: Utile 2.6 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché Super 2.7 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Cabestany 5/10
- Saleilles 9/10
- Saint-Cyprien 4/10
- Bompas 4/10
- Perpignan 1/10
- Elne 2/10
- Pia 4/10
- Pollestres 5/10
Mayors of Canet-en-Roussillon since 2014
Canet-en-Roussillon: Other right. Département president: Hermeline Malherbe (Union of the left)
Stéphane LODA · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Stéphane LODA · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Canet-en-Roussillon ▼ −7% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Bernard DUPONT · The Republicans
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Canet-en-Roussillon ▼ −16% · 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).
