Matoury, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in France · 5/10 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: 34,950 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 | 104 | 284.8 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 347 | 950.4 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 309 | 846.3 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 94 | 257.4 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 61 | 167.1 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 241 | 660.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 162 | 443.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 134 | 367 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 82 | 224.6 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 21 | 57.5 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 214 | 586.1 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 426 | 1,166.7 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 213 | 583.4 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 108 | 295.8 | 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 | 104 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 656 |
| Robbery | 155 |
| Theft and burglary | 640 |
| Drugs | 640 |
| Damage and public order | 213 |
| Other | 108 |
Questions about crime in Matoury
- Is Matoury safe?
- Matoury: Safety 1 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 Matoury?
- Matoury: Weighted crime: 34,950 per 100,000 people (2025).
Other places nearby
- Remire-Montjoly 3/10
- Cayenne 1/10
- Macouria 4/10
- Kourou 1/10
- Mana 5/10
- Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 2/10
- Grand-Santi 9/10
- Apatou 8/10
Mayors of Matoury since 2014
Matoury: Other left. President of the Territorial Collectivity of French Guiana: Jean-Paul Fereira (Other left)
Serge SMOCK · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Serge SMOCK
November 2020 – March 2026
Matoury ▲ +54% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Serge SMOCK
September 2017 – November 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Gabriel SERVILLE · Other left
about March 2014 – date unknown
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
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).
