Tarbes, 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: 24,649 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 | 109 | 245.5 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 230 | 518 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 250 | 563.1 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 7 | 15.8 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 31 | 69.8 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 611 | 1,376.2 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 145 | 326.6 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 69 | 155.4 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 175 | 394.2 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 44 | 99.1 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 275 | 619.4 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 67 | 150.9 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 573 | 1,290.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 315 | 709.5 | 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 | 109 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 480 |
| Robbery | 38 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,044 |
| Drugs | 342 |
| Damage and public order | 573 |
| Other | 315 |
Questions about crime in Tarbes
- Is Tarbes safe?
- Tarbes: 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 Tarbes?
- Tarbes: Weighted crime: 24,649 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Lycée professionnel Reffye 30 m
- School: Lycée Technologique Privé Pradeau-La Sède 220 m
- School: Collège privé Pradeau-La Sède 290 m
- School: École élémentaire Victor Hugo 460 m
- School: École Maternelle Publique Berthelot 580 m
- Bus stop: Pradeau/La Sède 70 m
- Bus stop: Pradeau/La Sède 90 m
- Bus stop: Lycée Reffye 120 m
- Railway station: Tarbes 370 m
- Doctor or clinic: Docteur Jean-Bernard BARERE (Cabinet médical) 350 m
- A&E: Polyclinique de l'Ormeau 1.7 km
- Supermarket: Netto 640 m
- Supermarket: SPAR 690 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Aureilhan 7/10
- Bordères-sur-l'Échez 10/10
- Séméac 7/10
- Lourdes 2/10
- Lannemezan 1/10
- Bagnères-de-Bigorre 1/10
Mayors of Tarbes since 2014
Tarbes: Other centre. Département president: Michel Pélieu (Other left)
Pascal CLAVERIE · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Gérard TRÉMÈGE · Other right
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Tarbes ▲ +29% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Gérard TREMEGE · Union of the right
March 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Tarbes ▼ −32% · France ▼ −13%
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).
