Gordes, 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: 14,193 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 | not published | - | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | not published | - | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | not published | - | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 22 | 1,324.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 19 | 1,143.9 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 14 | 842.9 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 6 | 361.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 20 | 1,204.1 | 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 | not published |
|---|---|
| Violence | not published |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 6 |
| Other | 20 |
Questions about crime in Gordes
- Is Gordes safe?
- Gordes: 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 Gordes?
- Gordes: Weighted crime: 14,193 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.9 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 4/10
Nearest places
- School: École des Amandiers 850 m
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet médical 720 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier du Pays d'Apt 14.9 km
- Supermarket 4.7 km
- Supermarket: Aldi 6.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue 4/10
- Apt 1/10
- Cavaillon 3/10
- Le Thor 7/10
- Mazan 7/10
- Pernes-les-Fontaines 7/10
- Caumont-sur-Durance 6/10
- Carpentras 3/10
Mayors of Gordes since 2014
Gordes: no party label (small commune). Département president: Dominique Santoni (Union of the right)
Richard KITAEFF
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Richard KITAEFF
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Gordes ▼ −23% · France ▼ −14%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Françoise RAMBAUD
February 2018 – May 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Maurice CHABERT · Other right
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).
