Menton, 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: 20,701 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 | 58 | 189.5 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 140 | 457.5 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 146 | 477.1 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 19 | 62.1 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 372 | 1,215.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 68 | 222.2 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 132 | 431.3 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 61 | 199.3 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 33 | 107.8 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 92 | 300.6 | 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 | 434 | 1,418.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 201 | 656.8 | 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 | 58 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 286 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 666 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 434 |
| Other | 201 |
Questions about crime in Menton
- Is Menton safe?
- Menton: 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 Menton?
- Menton: Weighted crime: 20,701 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: 9/10
- Health: 5/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Saint-Exupéry 940 m
- School: École du Careï 970 m
- School: École élémentaire Saint-Exupéry 990 m
- School: École maternelle Carei 1.0 km
- School: École Jean Paul Lascaris 1.1 km
- Bus stop: Pinede 100 m
- Bus stop: Pinede 110 m
- Bus stop: Pinède Haute 110 m
- Railway station: Menton - Garavan 2.0 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Menton 3.5 km
- Supermarket: Intermarché Hyper Menton 930 m
- Supermarket 1.1 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Roquebrune-Cap-Martin 4/10
- Beausoleil 5/10
- Drap 6/10
- Contes 5/10
- La Trinité 3/10
- Villefranche-sur-Mer 3/10
- Saint-André-de-la-Roche 6/10
- Levens 8/10
Mayors of Menton since 2014
Menton: Far right. Département president: Charles Ange Ginesy (Union of the right)
Alexandra MASSON · Far right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Yves JUHEL
November 2021 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Menton ▲ +40% · France ▲ +13%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Claude GUIBAL · Union of the right
July 2020 – November 2021
excludes types not published for this commune
Menton ▲ +18% · France ▲ +8%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Claude GUIBAL · Union of the right
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Menton ▼ −31% · France ▼ −13%
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).
