Vitrolles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 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: 16,945 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 | 40 | 108.8 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 121 | 329.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 112 | 304.7 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 19 | 51.7 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 272 | 740 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 62 | 168.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 208 | 565.9 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 226 | 614.8 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 181 | 492.4 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 161 | 438 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 14 | 38.1 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 456 | 1,240.5 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 233 | 633.9 | 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 | 40 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 233 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 949 |
| Drugs | 175 |
| Damage and public order | 456 |
| Other | 233 |
Questions about crime in Vitrolles
- Is Vitrolles safe?
- Vitrolles: Safety 4 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 Vitrolles?
- Vitrolles: Weighted crime: 16,945 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 7/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Prairial 1.2 km
- School: École élémentaire Paul Gauguin 1.2 km
- School: École maternelle Paul Gauguin 1.2 km
- School: École élémentaire Prairial 1.2 km
- School: École élémentaire Jean de La Fontaine 1.2 km
- Railway station: Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille Provence 2.5 km
- Doctor or clinic: Robin Rouch - Ostéopathe Vitrolles 1.7 km
- A&E: Clinique Générale de Marignane 6.2 km
- Supermarket: Satoriz 1.8 km
- Supermarket: Leader Price 1.9 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Saint-Victoret 4/10
- Marignane 4/10
- Rognac 5/10
- Cabriès 3/10
- Les Pennes-Mirabeau 5/10
- Gignac-la-Nerthe 6/10
- Velaux 9/10
- Le Rove 4/10
Mayors of Vitrolles since 2014
Vitrolles: Other left. Département president: Martine Vassal (Union of the right)
Loïc GACHON · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Loïc GACHON · Socialist
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Vitrolles ▼ −15% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Loïc GACHON · Socialist
April 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Vitrolles ▼ −10% · France ▲ +1%
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).
