Saint-Paul-de-Vence, 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: 14,347 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 | 19 | 593.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 7 | 218.5 | 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 | 27 | 843 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 7 | 218.5 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | not published | - | 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 | not published | - | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 21 | 655.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 28 | 874.2 | 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 | 26 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 21 |
| Other | 28 |
Questions about crime in Saint-Paul-de-Vence
- Is Saint-Paul-de-Vence safe?
- Saint-Paul-de-Vence: 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 Saint-Paul-de-Vence?
- Saint-Paul-de-Vence: Weighted crime: 14,347 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire La Fontette 650 m
- School: École maternelle Saint-Paul-de-Vence 660 m
- School: École primaire Teisseire 680 m
- School: École primaire Noël Lanza 1.5 km
- School: École maternelle Les Brusquets 1.7 km
- Bus stop: Noisetiers 270 m
- Bus stop: Noisetiers 270 m
- Bus stop: Noisetiers 280 m
- Railway station: Cagnes-sur-Mer 4.5 km
- Doctor or clinic: Clinique L'Oliveraie des Cayons 1.7 km
- A&E: Institut Arnault Tzanck 6.5 km
- Supermarket: U Express 1.3 km
- Supermarket: Les Comptoirs De La Bio 1.9 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- La Colle-sur-Loup 6/10
- Cagnes-sur-Mer 4/10
- La Gaude 9/10
- Saint-Laurent-du-Var 4/10
- Vence 5/10
- Villeneuve-Loubet 3/10
- Roquefort-les-Pins 8/10
- Biot 9/10
Mayors of Saint-Paul-de-Vence since 2014
Saint-Paul-de-Vence: no party label (small commune). Département president: Charles Ange Ginesy (Union of the right)
Jean-Pierre CAMILLA
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Jean-Pierre CAMILLA
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Saint-Paul-de-Vence 0% · France ▲ +14%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Joseph LE CHAPELAIN · Other right
March 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Saint-Paul-de-Vence ▼ −14% · France ▼ −16%
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).
