Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 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: 20,734 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 | 21 | 411.2 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 25 | 489.5 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 10 | 195.8 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 28 | 548.3 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 9 | 176.2 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 5 | 97.9 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 59 | 1,155.3 | 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 | 38 | 744.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 35 | 685.3 | 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 | 21 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 35 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 38 |
| Other | 35 |
Questions about crime in Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban
- Is Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban safe?
- Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban: Safety 3 out of 10 (Above 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 Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban?
- Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban: Weighted crime: 20,734 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 5/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Collège Camille Reymond 350 m
- School: École primaire Paul Langevin 750 m
- School: École élémentaire Paul Lapie 1.2 km
- School: École maternelle Paul Lapie 1.2 km
- School: École primaire Elise et Célestin Freinet 1.8 km
- Bus stop: Collège Camille Reymond 240 m
- Railway station: Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban 2.1 km
- Doctor or clinic: Maison de Santé 1 3.8 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier intercommunal des Alpes du Sud 13.3 km
- Supermarket: Auchan Supermarché 640 m
- Supermarket: Intermarché 5.6 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Sisteron 3/10
- Oraison 5/10
- Digne-les-Bains 3/10
- Forcalquier 5/10
- Manosque 3/10
Mayors of Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban since 2014
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban: Other centre. Département president: Eliane Barreille (The Republicans)
Philippe BERTRAND · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
René VILLARD · Communist
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban ▲ +53% · France ▲ +24%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Patrick MARTELLINI · Other left
March 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban ▼ −26% · France ▼ −15%
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).
