Chaponost, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 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: 13,345 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 | 9 | 95.9 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 16 | 170.5 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 28 | 298.4 | 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 | 52 | 554.3 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 46 | 490.3 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 30 | 319.8 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 70 | 746.1 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 22 | 234.5 | 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 | 68 | 724.8 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 88 | 938 | 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 | 9 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 44 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 220 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 68 |
| Other | 88 |
Questions about crime in Chaponost
- Is Chaponost safe?
- Chaponost: Safety 5 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 Chaponost?
- Chaponost: Weighted crime: 13,345 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 8/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Les Muguets 160 m
- School: École primaire Louis Martel 190 m
- School: Collège Françoise Dolto 310 m
- School: École primaire privée La Source 340 m
- School 760 m
- Bus stop: Chaponost Église 160 m
- Bus stop: Chaponost Église 170 m
- Bus stop: Chaponost Mairie 220 m
- Railway station: Chaponost 1.9 km
- Doctor or clinic 240 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier Lyon-Sud 4.9 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Contact 100 m
- Supermarket: Auchan Drive 1.9 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Francheville 5/10
- Brindas 8/10
- Brignais 3/10
- Saint-Genis-Laval 3/10
- Craponne 4/10
- Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon 5/10
- Oullins-Pierre-Bénite 3/10
- La Mulatière 3/10
Mayors of Chaponost since 2014
Chaponost: Other right. Département president: Christophe Guilloteau (Union of the right)
Damien COMBET · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Damien COMBET · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Chaponost ▲ +25% · France 0%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Damien COMBET · Other right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Chaponost ▲ +12% · France 0%
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).
