Apatou, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime
8/10 in France · 8/10 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: 7,694 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 | 11 | 106.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 17 | 165 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 34 | 329.9 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 8 | 77.6 | 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 | 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 | 9 | 87.3 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | not published | - | 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 | 11 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 51 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 9 |
| Other | not published |
Questions about crime in Apatou
- Is Apatou safe?
- Apatou: Safety 8 out of 10 (Low 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 Apatou?
- Apatou: Weighted crime: 7,694 per 100,000 people (2025).
Other places nearby
- Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 2/10
- Grand-Santi 9/10
- Mana 5/10
- Papaichton 8/10
- Kourou 1/10
- Macouria 4/10
- Matoury 1/10
- Cayenne 1/10
Mayors of Apatou since 2014
Apatou: Other left. President of the Territorial Collectivity of French Guiana: Jean-Paul Fereira (Other left)
Moïse EDWIN · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Moïse EDWIN · Other right
September 2021 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Apatou ▲ +14% · France ▲ +11%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
François LOKADI
February 2021 – September 2021
excludes types not published for this commune
Apatou ▲ +2% · France ▲ +7%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Paul DOLIANKI · Other left
May 2020 – February 2021
excludes types not published for this commune
Apatou ▼ −13% · France ▼ −16%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Paul DOLIANKI · Other left
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Apatou ▲ +84% · 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).
