Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, 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: 28,767 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 | 35 | 402.1 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 23 | 264.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 39 | 448 | 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 | 292 | 3,354.4 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 25 | 287.2 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 16 | 183.8 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 20 | 229.8 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 10 | 114.9 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 82 | 942 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 25 | 287.2 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 138 | 1,585.3 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 91 | 1,045.4 | 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 | 35 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 62 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 363 |
| Drugs | 107 |
| Damage and public order | 138 |
| Other | 91 |
Questions about crime in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
- Is Chamonix-Mont-Blanc safe?
- Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: 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 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc?
- Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Weighted crime: 28,767 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
4/10 Living 4 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 3.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 1/10
- Transport: 5/10
- Health: 5/10
- Supermarkets: 4/10
Nearest places
- Railway station: Montenvers - Mer de Glace 930 m
- Doctor or clinic: Centre médical d'Argentière 5.8 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier Chamonix Mont Blanc 5.5 km
- Supermarket: Carrefour Market 4.4 km
- Supermarket: Sherpa 4.5 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Passy 3/10
- Saint-Gervais-les-Bains 5/10
- Sallanches 5/10
- Cluses 3/10
- Scionzier 4/10
- Marnaz 6/10
- Thyez 7/10
- Marignier 6/10
Mayors of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc since 2014
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Other centre. Département president: Martial Saddier (The Republicans)
François Xavier LAFFIN · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Eric FOURNIER · Other centre
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ▲ +25% · France ▲ +8%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Eric FOURNIER · Other right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ▼ −21% · 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).
