Salazie, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 4 out of 10 Above average crime
4/10 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: 16,947 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 | 13 | 178.9 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 50 | 687.9 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 23 | 316.5 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 12 | 165.1 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | not published | - | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 27 | 371.5 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 46 | 632.9 | 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 | 24 | 330.2 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 9 | 123.8 | 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 | 13 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 73 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 24 |
| Other | 9 |
Questions about crime in Salazie
- Is Salazie safe?
- Salazie: Safety 4 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 Salazie?
- Salazie: Weighted crime: 16,947 per 100,000 people (2025).
Other places nearby
- Cilaos 4/10
- Sainte-Marie 3/10
- Bras-Panon 4/10
- Saint-Benoît 2/10
- Sainte-Suzanne 5/10
- Saint-Denis 3/10
- La Possession 5/10
- Saint-André 3/10
Mayors of Salazie since 2014
Salazie: Other right. Département president: Cyrille Melchior (Union of the right)
Sidoleine PAPAYA · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Sidoleine PAPAYA
October 2023 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Salazie ▲ +8% · France ▲ +4%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Stéphane FOUASSIN · Other right
May 2020 – October 2023
excludes types not published for this commune
Salazie ▼ −23% · France ▼ −1%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Stephane FOUASSIN · Union of the right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Salazie ▲ +8% · 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).
