Sainte-Marie, La Réunion, 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: 18,200 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 | 53 | 142.9 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 240 | 647 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 156 | 420.6 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 11 | 29.7 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 181 | 488 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 34 | 91.7 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 57 | 153.7 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 64 | 172.5 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 41 | 110.5 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 164 | 442.1 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 92 | 248 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 235 | 633.5 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 129 | 347.8 | 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 | 53 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 396 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 377 |
| Drugs | 256 |
| Damage and public order | 235 |
| Other | 129 |
Questions about crime in Sainte-Marie
- Is Sainte-Marie safe?
- Sainte-Marie: 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 Sainte-Marie?
- Sainte-Marie: Weighted crime: 18,200 per 100,000 people (2025).
Other places nearby
- Sainte-Suzanne 5/10
- Saint-Denis 3/10
- Salazie 4/10
- Saint-André 3/10
- Bras-Panon 4/10
- La Possession 5/10
- Saint-Benoît 2/10
- Saint-Paul 3/10
Mayors of Sainte-Marie since 2014
Sainte-Marie: Other left. Département president: Cyrille Melchior (Union of the right)
Céline SITOUZE · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Richard NIRLO · Other right
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Sainte-Marie ▲ +46% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Richard NIRLO
January 2018 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Jean-Louis LAGOURGUE · Union of the right
about March 2014 – date unknown
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
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).
