Sarlat-la-Canéda, 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: 23,463 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 | 31 | 353.8 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 46 | 524.9 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 42 | 479.3 | 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 | 58 | 661.9 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 27 | 308.1 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 8 | 91.3 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 31 | 353.8 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 9 | 102.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 69 | 787.4 | 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 | 90 | 1,027 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 50 | 570.6 | 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 | 31 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 88 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 133 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 90 |
| Other | 50 |
Questions about crime in Sarlat-la-Canéda
- Is Sarlat-la-Canéda safe?
- Sarlat-la-Canéda: 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 Sarlat-la-Canéda?
- Sarlat-la-Canéda: Weighted crime: 23,463 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 2/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École de Musique Jean Vilatte 1.8 km
- School: Collège privé Saint-Joseph 2.0 km
- Railway station: Sarlat 3.6 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Sarlat 1.9 km
- Supermarket: ALDI 630 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour 1.1 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Terrasson-Lavilledieu 3/10
- Boulazac Isle Manoire 6/10
- Trélissac 6/10
- Coulounieix-Chamiers 6/10
- Périgueux 1/10
- Bergerac 3/10
- Saint-Astier 5/10
- Montpon-Ménestérol 3/10
Mayors of Sarlat-la-Canéda since 2014
Sarlat-la-Canéda: Other right. Département president: Germinal Peiro (Socialist)
Basile FANIER · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Jean-Jacques DE PERETTI · Other centre
June 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Sarlat-la-Canéda ▲ +14% · France ▲ +7%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Jacques DE PERETTI · The Republicans
March 2014 – June 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Sarlat-la-Canéda ▼ −7% · 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).
