Tarascon, 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: 24,329 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 | 62 | 402.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 59 | 383.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 77 | 500.1 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 6 | 39 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 97 | 630 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 35 | 227.3 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 21 | 136.4 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 24 | 155.9 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 9 | 58.5 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 217 | 1,409.5 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 35 | 227.3 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 129 | 837.9 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 83 | 539.1 | 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 | 62 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 136 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 186 |
| Drugs | 252 |
| Damage and public order | 129 |
| Other | 83 |
Questions about crime in Tarascon
- Is Tarascon safe?
- Tarascon: 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 Tarascon?
- Tarascon: Weighted crime: 24,329 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: Lycée Alphonse Daudet 1.7 km
- School: École élémentaire Jean Macé 1.9 km
- Railway station: Tarascon 2.3 km
- Doctor or clinic: Labio 2.3 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier d'Arles 15.9 km
- Supermarket: Discount Market 380 m
- Supermarket: Intermarché 770 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Saint-Rémy-de-Provence 5/10
- Châteaurenard 4/10
- Noves 3/10
- Saint-Martin-de-Crau 4/10
- Arles 2/10
- Eyguières 7/10
- Sénas 5/10
- Salon-de-Provence 3/10
Mayors of Tarascon since 2014
Tarascon: Far right. Département president: Martine Vassal (Union of the right)
Alexandre DUCOURET · Far right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Lucien LIMOUSIN · Other right
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Tarascon ▼ −3% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Lucien LIMOUSIN · Union of the right
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Tarascon ▲ +15% · 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).
