Villefranche-de-Lauragais, 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: 16,346 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 | 11 | 216.9 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 8 | 157.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 23 | 453.5 | 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 | 31 | 611.2 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 19 | 374.6 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 6 | 118.3 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 16 | 315.5 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 5 | 98.6 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 26 | 512.6 | 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 | 39 | 768.9 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 35 | 690.1 | 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 | 11 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 31 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 77 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 39 |
| Other | 35 |
Questions about crime in Villefranche-de-Lauragais
- Is Villefranche-de-Lauragais safe?
- Villefranche-de-Lauragais: 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 Villefranche-de-Lauragais?
- Villefranche-de-Lauragais: Weighted crime: 16,346 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École élémentaire publique Jules Ferry 560 m
- School: École primaire privée Saint-Joseph 590 m
- School: École primaire privée Calandreta lauraguès 710 m
- School: Collège Jules Ferry 740 m
- School: École maternelle publique La colline aux enfants 750 m
- Railway station: Villefranche-de-Lauragais 960 m
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet Médical Docteurs Tricoire, Boulet, Blanchard, Hornac, Plénier, Dubois et Bonnet. 1.1 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Castelnaudary 22.0 km
- Supermarket: Biocoop 700 m
- Supermarket: Centre commercial Hyper U 1.2 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Escalquens 7/10
- Auterive 5/10
- Castanet-Tolosan 5/10
- Saint-Orens-de-Gameville 5/10
- Revel 4/10
- Quint-Fonsegrives 7/10
- Ramonville-Saint-Agne 2/10
- Labarthe-sur-Lèze 5/10
Mayors of Villefranche-de-Lauragais since 2014
Villefranche-de-Lauragais: Other left. Département president: Sébastien Vincini (Union of the left)
Valérie GRAFEUILLE ROUDET · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Valérie GRAFEUILLE ROUDET · Other left
November 2022 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Villefranche-de-Lauragais 0% · France ▲ +4%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Bernard BARJOU · Other left
July 2020 – November 2022
excludes types not published for this commune
Villefranche-de-Lauragais ▲ +6% · France ▲ +13%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Marie-Claude PIQUEMAL-DOUMENG · Union of the left
March 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Villefranche-de-Lauragais ▼ −14% · France ▼ −15%
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).
