Gif-sur-Yvette, 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: 13,522 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 | 47 | 208.5 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 71 | 314.9 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 21 | 93.2 | 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 | 158 | 700.9 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 85 | 377 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 46 | 204 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 81 | 359.3 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 46 | 204 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 28 | 124.2 | 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 | 129 | 572.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 136 | 603.3 | 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 | 47 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 92 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 416 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 129 |
| Other | 136 |
Questions about crime in Gif-sur-Yvette
- Is Gif-sur-Yvette safe?
- Gif-sur-Yvette: 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 Gif-sur-Yvette?
- Gif-sur-Yvette: Weighted crime: 13,522 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.2 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Le Centre 520 m
- School: École maternelle l'Abbaye 540 m
- School: École élémentaire Le Centre 550 m
- School: École élémentaire L'Abbaye 550 m
- School: Collège Juliette Adam 710 m
- Bus stop: Gare de Gif-sur-Yvette 250 m
- Bus stop: Gare de Gif-sur-Yvette 260 m
- Bus stop: Abbaye 270 m
- Railway station: Gif-sur-Yvette 270 m
- Doctor or clinic: Sophie Nedellec 620 m
- A&E: Clinique des Franciscaines 10.9 km
- Supermarket: Lidl 380 m
- Supermarket: Auchan Supermarché 1.5 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Bures-sur-Yvette 5/10
- Orsay 4/10
- Les Ulis 3/10
- Limours 7/10
- Palaiseau 4/10
- Villebon-sur-Yvette 4/10
- Marcoussis 5/10
- Igny 6/10
Mayors of Gif-sur-Yvette since 2014
Gif-sur-Yvette: Union of the right. Département president: François Durovray (Other right)
Yann CAUCHETIER · Union of the right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Yann CAUCHETIER
April 2023 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Gif-sur-Yvette ▲ +2% · France ▲ +4%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Michel BOURNAT · Other right
May 2020 – April 2023
excludes types not published for this commune
Gif-sur-Yvette ▲ +21% · France ▲ +2%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Michel BOURNAT · The Republicans
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Gif-sur-Yvette ▼ −26% · 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).
