Laxou, 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: 19,842 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 | 37 | 250.5 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 47 | 318.2 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 70 | 473.9 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 6 | 40.6 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 124 | 839.5 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 37 | 250.5 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 17 | 115.1 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 37 | 250.5 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 18 | 121.9 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 94 | 636.4 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 11 | 74.5 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 194 | 1,313.4 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 97 | 656.7 | 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 | 37 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 117 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 233 |
| Drugs | 105 |
| Damage and public order | 194 |
| Other | 97 |
Questions about crime in Laxou
- Is Laxou safe?
- Laxou: 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 Laxou?
- Laxou: Weighted crime: 19,842 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: 8/10
- Transport: 2/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 8/10
Nearest places
- School: École Avenir 1.5 km
- School: École régionale du premier degré 1.5 km
- School: Collège Georges de La Tour 1.5 km
- School: Lycée Georges de la Tour 1.6 km
- School: École maternelle Albert Schweitzer 1.7 km
- Railway station: Nancy 4.1 km
- Doctor or clinic 1.8 km
- A&E: CHRU de Nancy Brabois 4.4 km
- Supermarket: Auchan 1.1 km
- Supermarket: ALDI 1.3 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Villers-lès-Nancy 7/10
- Maxéville 4/10
- Champigneulles 4/10
- Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 4/10
- Nancy 2/10
- Jarville-la-Malgrange 4/10
- Saint-Max 6/10
- Heillecourt 7/10
Mayors of Laxou since 2014
Laxou: Other centre. Département president: Chaynesse Khirouni (Union of the left)
Laurent GARCIA · Other centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Laurent GARCIA · Centre
July 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Laxou ▲ +40% · France ▲ +22%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Laurence WIESER
July 2017 – July 2020
changed during 2014–2020; date unknown
Laurent GARCIA · Other 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).
