Charvieu-Chavagneux, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime
6/10 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: 12,499 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 | 5 | 47.4 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 26 | 246.5 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 12 | 113.8 | 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 | 40 | 379.3 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 56 | 531 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 63 | 597.3 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 75 | 711.1 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 83 | 787 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 19 | 180.1 | 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 | 89 | 843.8 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 56 | 531 | 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 | 5 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 38 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 317 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 89 |
| Other | 56 |
Questions about crime in Charvieu-Chavagneux
- Is Charvieu-Chavagneux safe?
- Charvieu-Chavagneux: Safety 6 out of 10 (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 Charvieu-Chavagneux?
- Charvieu-Chavagneux: Weighted crime: 12,499 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
9/10 Living 9 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 6.5 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 2/10
- Health: 6/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: École primaire Paul Éluard 640 m
- School: École primaire Alponse Daudet 720 m
- School: Collège Martin Luther King 750 m
- School: École maternelle Paul Verlaine 800 m
- School: École élémentaire Marcel Pagnol 1.3 km
- Bus stop: Charvieu-Chavagneux - Cité EDF 330 m
- Doctor or clinic: Pôle Santé 2.2 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier Pierre Oudot 17.3 km
- Supermarket: Coccinelle 670 m
- Supermarket: Leclerc Express 1.6 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Pont-de-Chéruy 3/10
- Tignieu-Jameyzieu 4/10
- Chavanoz 8/10
- Villette-d'Anthon 8/10
- La Verpillière 3/10
- Saint-Quentin-Fallavier 1/10
- Villefontaine 3/10
- L'Isle-d'Abeau 3/10
Mayors of Charvieu-Chavagneux since 2014
Charvieu-Chavagneux: Other right. Département president: Jean-Pierre Barbier (The Republicans)
Gérard DEZEMPTE · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Gérard DEZEMPTE · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Charvieu-Chavagneux ▲ +90% · France ▲ +2%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Gérard DEZEMPTE · Other right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Charvieu-Chavagneux ▼ −17% · 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).
