Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne, 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: 17,346 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 | 46 | 129.8 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 135 | 380.9 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 120 | 338.6 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 25 | 70.5 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 294 | 829.6 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 121 | 341.4 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 84 | 237 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 59 | 166.5 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 111 | 313.2 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 201 | 567.2 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 37 | 104.4 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 384 | 1,083.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 265 | 747.8 | 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 | 46 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 255 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 669 |
| Drugs | 238 |
| Damage and public order | 384 |
| Other | 265 |
Questions about crime in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois
- Is Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois safe?
- Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois: 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 Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois?
- Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois: Weighted crime: 17,346 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle l'Étang 450 m
- School: École primaire Marcel Cachin 610 m
- School: Collège Jules Ferry 700 m
- School: École élémentaire Romain Rolland 770 m
- School: Groupe Scolaire Ferdinand Buisson 870 m
- Bus stop: Sequigny 200 m
- Bus stop: Hôtel de Ville 310 m
- Bus stop: Hôtel de Ville 320 m
- Railway station: Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois 1.5 km
- Doctor or clinic 510 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Longjumeau 6.0 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour 710 m
- Supermarket: Diagonal 1.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Saint-Michel-sur-Orge 5/10
- Villemoisson-sur-Orge 7/10
- Morsang-sur-Orge 5/10
- Longpont-sur-Orge 6/10
- Épinay-sur-Orge 3/10
- Fleury-Mérogis 1/10
- Viry-Châtillon 3/10
- Montlhéry 4/10
Mayors of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois since 2014
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois: Union of the left. Département president: François Durovray (Other right)
Frédéric PETITTA · Union of the left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Frédéric PETITTA · Other left
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois ▼ −4% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Frédéric PETITTA
October 2017 – May 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Olivier LEONHARDT · Union of the left
about March 2014 – date unknown
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
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).
