Fontainebleau, 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: 21,906 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 | 42 | 269.5 | 193.3 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Violence | |||
| Domestic physical violence | 43 | 275.9 | 375.5 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Physical violence outside the family | 65 | 417.1 | 315.6 |
| Counts victims, not offences. | |||
| Robbery | |||
| Armed robbery | not published | - | 11.6 |
| Violent theft without a weapon | 14 | 89.8 | 72 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft from people without violence | 202 | 1,296.3 | 910.1 |
| Counts victims who reported it, not offences. | |||
| Home burglary | 49 | 314.4 | 309.6 |
| Vehicle theft | 25 | 160.4 | 182.6 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft from vehicles | 77 | 494.1 | 341.5 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Theft of vehicle parts | 22 | 141.2 | 139.4 |
| Counts vehicles, not offences. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug use | 129 | 827.8 | 453.9 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences; on-the-spot drug fines are not included. | |||
| Drug trafficking | 18 | 115.5 | 84.8 |
| Counts people implicated, not offences. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Deliberate damage | 198 | 1,270.6 | 788.7 |
| Other | |||
| Fraud and payment card fraud | 131 | 840.7 | 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 | 42 |
|---|---|
| Violence | 108 |
| Robbery | not published |
| Theft and burglary | 375 |
| Drugs | 147 |
| Damage and public order | 198 |
| Other | 131 |
Questions about crime in Fontainebleau
- Is Fontainebleau safe?
- Fontainebleau: 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 Fontainebleau?
- Fontainebleau: Weighted crime: 21,906 per 100,000 people (2025).
Living
8/10 Living 8 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 5.8 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 7/10
- Transport: 2/10
- Health: 8/10
- Supermarkets: 6/10
Nearest places
- School: École élémentaire Internationale - Leonard de Vinci 1.8 km
- School: Collège International 1.8 km
- School: Lycée général François 1er 1.8 km
- School: École primaire privée Saint-Louis 1.8 km
- School: École élémentaire Lagorsse 1.9 km
- Railway station: Fontainebleau - Avon 3.4 km
- Doctor or clinic: Cabinet médical 2.6 km
- A&E: Centre hospitalier de Fontainebleau 1.7 km
- Supermarket: Biocoop 2.4 km
- Supermarket: Biona 2.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Avon 5/10
- Bois-le-Roi 7/10
- Champagne-sur-Seine 4/10
- Dammarie-les-Lys 3/10
- Vaux-le-Pénil 6/10
- Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne 6/10
- Melun 2/10
- Le Mée-sur-Seine 3/10
Mayors of Fontainebleau since 2014
Fontainebleau: Centre. Département president: Jean-François Parigi (The Republicans)
Julien GONDARD · Centre
since March 2026
Too early to compare
Julien GONDARD
July 2022 – March 2026
excludes types not published for this commune
Fontainebleau ▲ +18% · France ▲ +4%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Frédéric VALLETOUX · Other centre
July 2020 – July 2022
excludes types not published for this commune
Fontainebleau ▲ +10% · France ▲ +18%
Recorded crime per 1,000 people, the year before taking office vs the latest year in office
Frédéric VALLETOUX · Other right
April 2014 – July 2020
figures start in 2016
excludes types not published for this commune
Fontainebleau ▼ −27% · France ▼ −13%
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).
