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: 13,265 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 | 32 | 160.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 61 | 306.3 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 49 | 246 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 132 | 662.8 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 40 | 200.8 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 16 | 80.3 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 14 | 70.3 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 8 | 40.2 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 92 | 461.9 | 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 | 149 | 748.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 126 | 632.6 | 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 | 32 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 110 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 210 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 149 |
| Other | 126 |
Questions about crime in Vence
- Is Vence safe?
- 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 Vence?
- Vence: Weighted crime: 13,265 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.4 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: École Chagall et école maternelle des Baous 1.5 km
- School: Lycée Henri Matisse 1.7 km
- Doctor or clinic: Clinique médicale et pédagogique Les cadrans solaires 2.9 km
- A&E: Institut Arnault Tzanck 11.1 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Contact Vence 1.3 km
- Supermarket: Biocoop 1.6 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- La Gaude 9/10
- La Colle-sur-Loup 6/10
- Roquefort-les-Pins 8/10
- Carros 4/10
- Cagnes-sur-Mer 4/10
- Saint-Laurent-du-Var 4/10
- Villeneuve-Loubet 3/10
- Biot 9/10
Mayors of Vence since 2014
Vence: Other right. Département president: Charles Ange Ginesy (Union of the right)
Anne SATTONNET · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Regis LEBIGRE · Other
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Vence ▲ +22% · France ▲ +23%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Catherine LE LAN
July 2017 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Loïc DOMBREVAL · 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).
