Boulay-Moselle, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime
5/10 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: 14,993 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 | 6 | 110.4 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 30 | 552.1 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 26 | 478.5 | 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 | 13 | 239.2 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 12 | 220.8 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | not published | - | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | not published | - | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | not published | - | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 5 | 92 | 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 | 25 | 460.1 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 28 | 515.3 | 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 | 6 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 56 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | not published |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 25 |
| Other | 28 |
Questions about crime in Boulay-Moselle
- Is Boulay-Moselle safe?
- Boulay-Moselle: Safety 5 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 Boulay-Moselle?
- Boulay-Moselle: Weighted crime: 14,993 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
7/10 Living 7 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 8/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 3/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: École maternelle Les Diablotins 1.3 km
- School: École Élémentaire Léon Krause 1.3 km
- School: Collège Victor Demange 1.4 km
- School: École maternelle intercommunale Les Lutins 1.5 km
- School: Lycée professionnel privé Interentreprise 1.5 km
- A&E: Hôpital de Saint-Avold 17.9 km
- Supermarket: Super U 230 m
- Supermarket: Lidl 920 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Creutzwald 3/10
- Saint-Avold 4/10
- Faulquemont 3/10
- L'Hôpital 6/10
- Hombourg-Haut 9/10
- Freyming-Merlebach 5/10
- Metz 2/10
- Talange 4/10
Mayors of Boulay-Moselle since 2014
Boulay-Moselle: Other right. Département president: Patrick Weiten (Union of the right)
Ginette MAGRAS · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Philippe SCHUTZ
August 2021 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Boulay-Moselle ▲ +14% · France ▲ +15%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
André BOUCHER · Other right
May 2020 – August 2021
excludes types not published for this commune
Boulay-Moselle ▼ −9% · France ▼ −5%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
André BOUCHER · Other right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Boulay-Moselle ▲ +17% · France ▲ +2%
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).
