Maripasoula, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime
6/10 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: 11,129 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 | 15 | 156.6 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 34 | 354.9 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 27 | 281.9 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 31 | 323.6 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 11 | 114.8 | 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 | 19 | 198.4 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 14 | 146.2 | 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 | 15 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 61 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 19 |
| Other | 14 |
Questions about crime in Maripasoula
- Is Maripasoula safe?
- Maripasoula: Safety 6 out of 10 (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 Maripasoula?
- Maripasoula: Weighted crime: 11,129 per 100,000 people (2025).
Other places nearby
- Papaichton 8/10
- Grand-Santi 9/10
- Apatou 8/10
- Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 2/10
- Mana 5/10
- Kourou 1/10
- Matoury 1/10
- Macouria 4/10
Mayors of Maripasoula since 2014
Maripasoula: Other left. President of the Territorial Collectivity of French Guiana: Jean-Paul Fereira (Other left)
Jonathan ABIENSO · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Serge ANELLI · Other left
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Maripasoula ▲ +20% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Serge ANELLI · Other left
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Maripasoula ▲ +13% · France ▲ +4%
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).
