1Lyon
Lyon, France: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 1 out of 10 High crime
1/10 in France · 5/10 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: 36,663 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 | 1,234 | 237.7 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 1,478 | 284.7 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 2,754 | 530.5 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | 182 | 35.1 | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 3,166 | 609.9 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 20,410 | 3,931.6 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 2,191 | 422.1 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 1,497 | 288.4 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 12,109 | 2,332.6 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 1,483 | 285.7 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 4,421 | 851.6 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 625 | 120.4 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 5,807 | 1,118.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 5,262 | 1,013.6 | 651.7 |
| Counts victims, in the commune where the victim lives, not where the fraud happened. | |||
Source: SSMSI (Ministère de l'Intérieur), updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2025)
| Sexual offences | 1,234 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 4,232 |
| Robbery | 3,348 |
| Theft and burglary | 37,690 |
| Drugs | 5,046 |
| Damage and public order | 5,807 |
| Other | 5,262 |
Living
10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 10.0 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 10/10
- Transport: 10/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School: École technologique privée Supdemod 150 m
- School: Groupe scolaire Lamartine 320 m
- School: École primaire publique Michelet 400 m
- School: École primaire privée Sacré-Coeur Centre Saint-Marc 410 m
- School: Collège privé Chevreul 530 m
- Bus stop: Bellecour A. Poncet 120 m
- Bus stop: Bellecour A. Poncet 130 m
- Bus stop: Simon Maupin 130 m
- Railway station: Minimes - Théâtres romains 1.1 km
- Tram or metro stop: Bellecour 180 m
- Doctor or clinic: Dr Ajzenberg 190 m
- A&E: Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse 2.8 km
- Supermarket: Biocoop 130 m
- Supermarket: Casino 190 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Neighbourhoods in Lyon
Other places nearby
- La Mulatière 3/10
- Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon 5/10
- Villeurbanne 2/10
- Caluire-et-Cuire 4/10
- Écully 5/10
- Oullins-Pierre-Bénite 3/10
- Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or 5/10
- Bron 3/10
