Arles, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 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: 23,869 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 | 115 | 222 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 197 | 380.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 257 | 496 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 5 | 9.7 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 58 | 111.9 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 692 | 1,335.6 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 210 | 405.3 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 117 | 225.8 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 356 | 687.1 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 85 | 164.1 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 486 | 938 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 138 | 266.4 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 532 | 1,026.8 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 323 | 623.4 | 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 | 115 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 454 |
| Robbery | 63 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,460 |
| Drugs | 624 |
| Damage and public order | 532 |
| Other | 323 |
Questions about crime in Arles
- Is Arles safe?
- Arles: Safety 2 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 Arles?
- Arles: Weighted crime: 23,869 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
1/10 Living 1 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 1.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 1/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 4/10
- Supermarkets: 1/10
Nearest places
- A&E: Centre hospitalier d'Arles 12.8 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Saint-Martin-de-Crau 4/10
- Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône 3/10
- Fos-sur-Mer 4/10
- Istres 4/10
- Tarascon 2/10
- Miramas 4/10
- Saint-Rémy-de-Provence 5/10
- Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts 5/10
Mayors of Arles since 2014
Arles: Other centre. Département president: Martine Vassal (Union of the right)
Patrick DE CAROLIS · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Patrick DE CAROLIS · Other centre
July 2020 – March 2026
Arles ▲ +17% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Hervé SCHIAVETTI · Union of the left
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Arles ▼ −11% · 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).
