Gennevilliers, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 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: 20,869 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 | 87 | 170.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 219 | 429.6 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 223 | 437.4 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 5 | 9.8 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 48 | 94.2 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 718 | 1,408.4 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 35 | 68.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 120 | 235.4 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 218 | 427.6 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 42 | 82.4 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 345 | 676.7 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 146 | 286.4 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 496 | 972.9 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 311 | 610.1 | 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 | 87 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 442 |
| Robbery | 53 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,133 |
| Drugs | 491 |
| Damage and public order | 496 |
| Other | 311 |
Questions about crime in Gennevilliers
- Is Gennevilliers safe?
- Gennevilliers: Safety 3 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 Gennevilliers?
- Gennevilliers: Weighted crime: 20,869 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 9/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École Élémentaire B Denis Diderot 290 m
- School: École Élémentaire A Denis Diderot 310 m
- School: École maternelle Pauline Kergomard 330 m
- School: Collège Guy Moquet 330 m
- School: École élémentaire Paul Langevin 340 m
- Bus stop: Le Luth 40 m
- Bus stop: Le Luth 50 m
- Bus stop: Rousseau 120 m
- Railway station: Gennevilliers 1.4 km
- Tram or metro stop: Le Luth 40 m
- Doctor or clinic: Centre Municipal de Santé Étienne Gatineau-Sailliant 710 m
- A&E: Hopital Beaujon 3.3 km
- Supermarket: Hyper Pa'cher 720 m
- Supermarket: Carrefour 790 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Asnières-sur-Seine 4/10
- Bois-Colombes 7/10
- Villeneuve-la-Garenne 2/10
- Colombes 4/10
- Clichy 4/10
- Levallois-Perret 5/10
- La Garenne-Colombes 6/10
- Courbevoie 5/10
Mayors of Gennevilliers since 2014
Gennevilliers: Union of the left. Département president: Georges Siffredi (Union of the right)
Patrice LECLERC · Union of the left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Patrice LECLERC · Union of the left
May 2020 – March 2026
Gennevilliers ▼ −9% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Patrice LECLERC · Communist
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
Gennevilliers ▲ +3% · France 0%
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).
