Freyming-Merlebach, 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: 14,910 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 | 26 | 196 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 36 | 271.4 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 37 | 278.9 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | not published | - | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 31 | 233.7 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 21 | 158.3 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 11 | 82.9 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 21 | 158.3 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 14 | 105.5 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 166 | 1,251.3 | 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 | 140 | 1,055.3 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 42 | 316.6 | 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 | 26 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 73 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 98 |
| Drugs | not published |
| Damage and public order | 140 |
| Other | 42 |
Questions about crime in Freyming-Merlebach
- Is Freyming-Merlebach safe?
- Freyming-Merlebach: 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 Freyming-Merlebach?
- Freyming-Merlebach: Weighted crime: 14,910 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 7.3 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 3/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 9/10
Nearest places
- School: Section d'enseignement professionnel du Lycée polyvalent Ernest Cuvelette 910 m
- School: École primaire Elie Reumaux intercommunale 960 m
- School: Lycée polyvalent Ernest Cuvelette 960 m
- School: École primaire Marcel Pagnol 1.0 km
- School: École primaire Marcel Pagnol 1.0 km
- Railway station: Béning 2.7 km
- Doctor or clinic: Dr Nadine Friedrich 1.1 km
- A&E: Hôpital de Saint-Avold 7.2 km
- Supermarket: Auchan Supermarché 910 m
- Supermarket: ALDI 1.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Hombourg-Haut 9/10
- L'Hôpital 6/10
- Farébersviller 5/10
- Saint-Avold 4/10
- Petite-Rosselle 8/10
- Forbach 3/10
- Behren-lès-Forbach 5/10
- Creutzwald 3/10
Mayors of Freyming-Merlebach since 2014
Freyming-Merlebach: Other right. Département president: Patrick Weiten (Union of the right)
Marc FRIEDRICH · Other right
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Pierre LANG · Other right
May 2020 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Freyming-Merlebach ▼ −11% · France ▲ +6%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Pierre LANG · Other right
March 2014 – May 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Freyming-Merlebach ▲ +34% · 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).
