Fort-de-France, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 2 out of 10 High crime
2/10 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: 26,745 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 | 206 | 272.8 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 509 | 674.1 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 454 | 601.3 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 110 | 145.7 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 90 | 119.2 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 422 | 558.9 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 293 | 388 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 236 | 312.6 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 520 | 688.7 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 96 | 127.1 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 341 | 451.6 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 80 | 106 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 560 | 741.7 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 308 | 407.9 | 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 | 206 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 963 |
| Robbery | 200 |
| Theft and burglary | 1,567 |
| Drugs | 421 |
| Damage and public order | 560 |
| Other | 308 |
Questions about crime in Fort-de-France
- Is Fort-de-France safe?
- Fort-de-France: Safety 2 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 Fort-de-France?
- Fort-de-France: Weighted crime: 26,745 per 100,000 people (2025).
Other places nearby
- Schœlcher 3/10
- Saint-Joseph 4/10
- Gros-Morne 3/10
- Le Lamentin 3/10
- Ducos 2/10
- Les Trois-Îlets 2/10
- Sainte-Marie 3/10
- Le Robert 3/10
Mayors of Fort-de-France since 2014
Fort-de-France: Other left. President of the Executive Council of Martinique: Serge Letchimy (Other left)
Didier LAGUERRE · Other left
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Didier LAGUERRE · Other left
May 2020 – March 2026
Fort-de-France ▼ −7% · France ▲ +5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Didier LAGUERRE · Other left
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
Fort-de-France ▼ −7% · 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).
