Bar-le-Duc, 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: 25,039 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 | 44 | 301.2 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 83 | 568.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 69 | 472.4 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 5 | 34.2 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 108 | 739.4 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 26 | 178 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 7 | 47.9 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 14 | 95.8 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 295 | 2,019.6 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 39 | 267 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 163 | 1,115.9 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 72 | 492.9 | 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 | 44 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 152 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | 334 |
| Damage and public order | 163 |
| Other | 72 |
Questions about crime in Bar-le-Duc
- Is Bar-le-Duc safe?
- Bar-le-Duc: 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 Bar-le-Duc?
- Bar-le-Duc: Weighted crime: 25,039 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.7 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 9/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: EPL Agro de la Meuse 840 m
- School: Lycée Professionnel Ligier Richier 1.1 km
- School: École Émile Bugnon / Jean Rostand 1.1 km
- School: Ensemble scolaire Jean-Paul II (Collège La Croix & Lycée Saint-Louis) 1.3 km
- School: École Gaston Thiebaut 1.3 km
- Bus stop: Cascade 170 m
- Bus stop: Gendarmerie 190 m
- Bus stop: Vaux Foron 220 m
- Railway station: Bar-le-Duc 1.3 km
- Doctor or clinic: Dr Dominique Bassenne 1.0 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier Geneviève de Gaulle Anthonioz 19.5 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 340 m
- Supermarket: ALDI 530 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
Mayors of Bar-le-Duc since 2014
Bar-le-Duc: Other left. Département president: Jérôme Dumont (Other right)
Benoît DEJAIFFE · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Martine JOLY · Other right
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Bar-le-Duc ▲ +41% · France ▲ +23%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Martine JOLY
June 2017 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Bertrand PANCHER · Centre
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).
