Colmar, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 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: 23,310 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 | 160 | 238.9 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 338 | 504.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 359 | 536.1 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 29 | 43.3 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 1,179 | 1,760.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 136 | 203.1 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 101 | 150.8 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 184 | 274.7 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 40 | 59.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 288 | 430 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 128 | 191.1 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 734 | 1,096 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 358 | 534.6 | 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 | 160 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 697 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 1,640 |
| Drugs | 416 |
| Damage and public order | 734 |
| Other | 358 |
Questions about crime in Colmar
- Is Colmar safe?
- Colmar: 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 Colmar?
- Colmar: Weighted crime: 23,310 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 2/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire P. Frieh 1.8 km
- School: École maternelle La Clairière 1.8 km
- Railway station: Colmar Saint-Joseph 4.8 km
- Doctor or clinic: Andrea Savoiaa 2.2 km
- A&E: Hôpital Pasteur 5.7 km
- Supermarket: Grand Frais 2.2 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 2.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Horbourg-Wihr 8/10
- Wintzenheim 4/10
- Guebwiller 2/10
- Ensisheim 3/10
- Soultz-Haut-Rhin 7/10
- Wittenheim 5/10
- Kingersheim 5/10
- Sausheim 3/10
Mayors of Colmar since 2014
Colmar: Other right. President of the European Collectivity of Alsace: Frédéric Bierry (Union of the right)
Eric STRAUMANN · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Eric STRAUMANN · Other right
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Colmar ▲ +57% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Gilbert MEYER · Union of the right
March 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
Colmar ▼ −22% · 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).
