Chinon, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 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: 30,283 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 | 42 | 515.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 64 | 785.9 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 44 | 540.3 | 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 | 60 | 736.7 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 39 | 478.9 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 23 | 282.4 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 25 | 307 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 20 | 245.6 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 20 | 245.6 | 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 | 103 | 1,264.7 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 54 | 663.1 | 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 | 42 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 108 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 167 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 103 |
| Other | 54 |
Questions about crime in Chinon
- Is Chinon safe?
- Chinon: Safety 1 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 Chinon?
- Chinon: Weighted crime: 30,283 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 9.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 7/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: École Saint-Joseph 280 m
- School: École Mirabeau 300 m
- School: École maternelle Claude Monet 340 m
- School: Lycée général et technologique Saint-Joseph 350 m
- School: Collège privé Saint-Joseph 370 m
- Bus stop: Cimetière 170 m
- Bus stop: Cimetière 180 m
- Railway station: Chinon 940 m
- Doctor or clinic: Maison Médicale Paré 410 m
- A&E: Centre hospitalier du Chinonais 4.2 km
- Supermarket: ALDI 290 m
- Supermarket: Biocoop 730 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Monts 7/10
- Ballan-Miré 7/10
- Luynes 4/10
- Joué-lès-Tours 4/10
- La Riche 3/10
- Fondettes 5/10
- Veigné 7/10
- Chambray-lès-Tours 2/10
Mayors of Chinon since 2014
Chinon: Other right. Département president: Nadège Arnault (The Republicans)
Jean-Luc DUPONT · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Jean-Luc DUPONT · Other right
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Chinon ▲ +45% · France ▲ +23%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Jean-Luc DUPONT · Other right
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Chinon ▼ −19% · 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).
