Montélimar, 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: 24,880 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 | 92 | 226.6 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 228 | 561.6 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 215 | 529.6 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 7 | 17.2 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 41 | 101 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 456 | 1,123.3 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 148 | 364.6 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 135 | 332.6 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 201 | 495.1 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 93 | 229.1 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 207 | 509.9 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 27 | 66.5 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 543 | 1,337.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 369 | 909 | 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 | 92 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 443 |
| Robbery | 48 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,033 |
| Drugs | 234 |
| Damage and public order | 543 |
| Other | 369 |
Questions about crime in Montélimar
- Is Montélimar safe?
- Montélimar: 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 Montélimar?
- Montélimar: Weighted crime: 24,880 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 10.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Cité scolaire Alain Borne 130 m
- School 220 m
- School: École professionnelle privée AMAE Formation 310 m
- School: École élémentaire Joliot Curie 410 m
- School: École maternelle Nocaze - Les Grèzes 590 m
- Bus stop: Palais des Congrès 110 m
- Bus stop: Palais des Congrès 120 m
- Bus stop: Palais des Congrès 130 m
- Railway station: Montélimar 500 m
- Doctor or clinic: Imagerie Médicale Selarl-Montélimar 250 m
- A&E: GHPP 3.4 km
- Supermarket: Spar 370 m
- Supermarket: Monoprix 530 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Donzère 4/10
- Pierrelatte 5/10
- Loriol-sur-Drôme 1/10
- Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux 5/10
- Livron-sur-Drôme 5/10
- Crest 3/10
- Étoile-sur-Rhône 7/10
- Nyons 2/10
Mayors of Montélimar since 2014
Montélimar: Other right. Département president: Franck Soulignac (Union of the right)
Julien CORNILLET · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Julien CORNILLET · Other right
July 2020 – March 2026
Montélimar ▲ +17% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Franck REYNIER · Centre
March 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
Montélimar ▼ −19% · France ▼ −13%
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).
