Montluçon, 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: 23,540 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 | 74 | 223.2 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 130 | 392.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 181 | 546.1 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 20 | 60.3 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 287 | 865.8 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 128 | 386.2 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 37 | 111.6 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 66 | 199.1 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 34 | 102.6 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 531 | 1,602 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 83 | 250.4 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 445 | 1,342.5 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 271 | 817.6 | 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 | 74 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 311 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 552 |
| Drugs | 614 |
| Damage and public order | 445 |
| Other | 271 |
Questions about crime in Montluçon
- Is Montluçon safe?
- Montluçon: 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 Montluçon?
- Montluçon: Weighted crime: 23,540 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire Lamartine 70 m
- School: École maternelle Elsa Triolet 90 m
- School: École élémentaire privée Sainte-Philomène 100 m
- School: Collège - Lycée Saint-Vincent / Saint-Joseph 170 m
- School: École maternelle Pauline Kergomard 430 m
- Bus stop: Hôpital 20 m
- Bus stop: Cordeliers 50 m
- Bus stop: Cordeliers 90 m
- Railway station: Montluçon-Rimard 850 m
- Doctor or clinic: Avicenne 230 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Montluçon 80 m
- Supermarket: Monoprix 590 m
- Supermarket: Monoprix 620 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
Mayors of Montluçon since 2014
Montluçon: Other right. Département president: Claude Riboulet (Union of the right)
Philippe PERCHE · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Frédéric LAPORTE · The Republicans
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Montluçon ▲ +29% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Frédéric LAPORTE
December 2017 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Daniel DUGLERY · Other 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).
