Laon, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 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: 29,957 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 | 96 | 396.4 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 146 | 602.8 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 158 | 652.4 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 16 | 66.1 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 261 | 1,077.6 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 83 | 342.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 71 | 293.1 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 72 | 297.3 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 51 | 210.6 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 270 | 1,114.8 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 18 | 74.3 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 328 | 1,354.3 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 182 | 751.4 | 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 | 96 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 304 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 538 |
| Drugs | 288 |
| Damage and public order | 328 |
| Other | 182 |
Questions about crime in Laon
- Is Laon safe?
- Laon: 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 Laon?
- Laon: Weighted crime: 29,957 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: 8/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: École Louise Macault 270 m
- School: École élémentaire d'application Louise Macault 300 m
- School: École maternelle d'application Louise Macault 340 m
- School: Lycée Paul Claudel 820 m
- School: École élémentaire Anatole France 870 m
- Bus stop: Albert Jamin 200 m
- Bus stop: Albert Jamin 210 m
- Bus stop: Rampe St Marcel 330 m
- Railway station: Laon 910 m
- Doctor or clinic: Maison Médicale 800 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Laon 990 m
- Supermarket: Lidl 2.4 km
- Supermarket: Supeco 2.5 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Tergnier 2/10
- Chauny 2/10
- Soissons 3/10
- Gauchy 7/10
- Saint-Quentin 1/10
- Bohain-en-Vermandois 2/10
- Villers-Cotterêts 2/10
- Hirson 1/10
Mayors of Laon since 2014
Laon: Other centre. Département president: Pierre-Jean Verzelen (Other right)
Eric DELHAYE · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Eric DELHAYE · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Laon ▲ +13% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Eric DELHAYE
October 2017 – May 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Antoine LEFEVRE · Union of the right
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).
