Cannes, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 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: 34,378 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 | 213 | 286.5 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 527 | 708.8 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 486 | 653.7 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 16 | 21.5 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 169 | 227.3 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 2,126 | 2,859.4 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 421 | 566.2 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 317 | 426.4 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 266 | 357.8 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 84 | 113 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 605 | 813.7 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 114 | 153.3 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 1,164 | 1,565.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 660 | 887.7 | 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 | 213 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 1,013 |
| Robbery | 185 |
| Theft and burglary | 3,214 |
| Drugs | 719 |
| Damage and public order | 1,164 |
| Other | 660 |
Questions about crime in Cannes
- Is Cannes safe?
- Cannes: Safety 1 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 Cannes?
- Cannes: Weighted crime: 34,378 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 7/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Cannes Plongée 560 m
- School: École primaire Mont Chevalier 800 m
- School: École primaire Macé 950 m
- School: Groupe scolaire Square Méro 970 m
- School: École primaire Square Méro 1.0 km
- Bus stop: Quai Laubeuf 340 m
- Bus stop: Quai Laubeuf 350 m
- Railway station: Cannes 1.0 km
- Doctor or clinic: Chirurgie Plastique Esthétique et Réparatrice 1.1 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier d'Antibes - Juan-les-Pins 10.3 km
- Supermarket: Vival 760 m
- Supermarket: Spar 760 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Le Cannet 6/10
- Vallauris 4/10
- Mougins 4/10
- La Roquette-sur-Siagne 8/10
- Mandelieu-la-Napoule 3/10
- Antibes 3/10
- Pégomas 6/10
- Mouans-Sartoux 4/10
Mayors of Cannes since 2014
Cannes: Other right. Département president: Charles Ange Ginesy (Union of the right)
David LISNARD · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
David LISNARD · The Republicans
May 2020 – March 2026
Cannes ▲ +10% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
David LISNARD · Other right
April 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
Cannes ▼ −4% · 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).
