Dijon, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 in France · 7/10 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: 20,091 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 | 358 | 221.2 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 509 | 314.5 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 686 | 423.9 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 27 | 16.7 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 131 | 80.9 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 2,262 | 1,397.8 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 425 | 262.6 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 170 | 105 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 480 | 296.6 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 123 | 76 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 818 | 505.5 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 382 | 236.1 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 1,678 | 1,036.9 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 1,142 | 705.7 | 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 | 358 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 1,195 |
| Robbery | 158 |
| Theft and burglary | 3,460 |
| Drugs | 1,200 |
| Damage and public order | 1,678 |
| Other | 1,142 |
Questions about crime in Dijon
- Is Dijon safe?
- Dijon: Safety 3 out of 10 (Above average 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 Dijon?
- Dijon: Weighted crime: 20,091 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Montchapet 60 m
- School: École primaire Montchapet 80 m
- School: École Le Cartable 470 m
- School: École maternelle privée Saint-François de Sales 540 m
- School: École E.D.E.L. 570 m
- Bus stop: Rouen 120 m
- Bus stop: Rouen 150 m
- Bus stop: Hoin 220 m
- Railway station: Dijon-Ville 1.1 km
- Tram or metro stop: Godrans Les Halles 890 m
- Doctor or clinic: Docteur Baussart 410 m
- A&E: Centre Hospitalier Spécialisé la Chartreuse 1.6 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché Super 530 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour City 590 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Fontaine-lès-Dijon 9/10
- Talant 7/10
- Saint-Apollinaire 7/10
- Chenôve 4/10
- Longvic 5/10
- Quetigny 3/10
- Marsannay-la-Côte 5/10
- Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur 6/10
Mayors of Dijon since 2014
Dijon: Socialist. Département president: François Sauvadet (The Republicans)
Nathalie KOENDERS · Socialist
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Nathalie KOENDERS
November 2024 – March 2026
Dijon ▼ −3% · France ▲ +2%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
François REBSAMEN · Union of the left
July 2020 – November 2024
Dijon ▲ +31% · France ▲ +19%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
François REBSAMEN · Union of the left
August 2015 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Alain MILLOT
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).
